I’m
a volunteer who takes things personally.
That’s the bottom line. I’m the
Wednesday and, if I am lucky, the Friday, book lady at the American Cancer
Society Discovery Shop here on the Point.
For the longest time, there have been few donations. We are talking one shelf’s worth of priced
books. That’s all.
I
pass the word, “Please donate books.” I
tell everyone, “Please donate books as all the pennies we make go to
research.” I become a nuisance. But I keep at it with everyone I know. “We are out of books, please donate.”
Sometimes
there’s delay after I say something and before a donation appears.
This
week there were so many donations that I worked an extra shift just to get them
priced. When I came in Wednesday, there
was another whole shelf of books.
“Thank
you all for donating.” I’ll say that
over and over too…but I am just a volunteer because I have had friends and
family die of cancer. Now what we need
are more volunteers. Please volunteer…if
not for us, for a cause you believe in.
August
3: I’m really slow about buying things for myself. I did see a really ugly linen shirt on Friday
that I laughed at. By Sunday afternoon,
I thought we could stop in and get it.
We did, and I found a skirt…an ugly print thing. Made me laugh too. But a peek in at my newly cleaned book area
made me cringe. All those newly emptied
shelves were filled once again as was the floor and chairs near the
shelves. Filled full. I’ll go in today
for a couple of hours and see if I can improve things a bit.
I’ve
put the word out now. “You can stop
donating books now. Thank you.”
There can certainly be worse problems than having too much in donations, right? Keeps you busy, I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteBeing a volunteer for a good cause is the icing on the cake at the end of our lives. We can be helping others.
ReplyDeleteApparently you have much influence.
ReplyDeleteI've got luggage now that I'm donating to Big Brothers, Big Sisters. :- ) You are wonderful to work so hard for your organization, Mage.
ReplyDeleteYou are such a love!
ReplyDeleteAs my first husband used to say 'Carry on the good work.'!!!
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