Text Box: Whitmanews March 2010 Text Box: Probably our volunteer with the most varied experience, Joan Martin has been an active volunteer since she stopped Nursing. She has served as Cancer Volunteer, spent time as a Hospice volunteer; and worked at a hospital gift shop. Text Box: Text Box: for 10 years. She makes sure flyers for the Purchase a Miracle campaign are delivered, and participates in other fund raisers. Joan has also been the chaplain for the local chapter of D.A.R. “My heart melts a little when I hear of the various Text Box: Joan Kennedy began her volunteering with scouting. Early on she experienced the care given at Children’s Orthopedic now Children’s Hospital. Seeing the need for uncompensated care, she volunteers with the Des Moines Guild. She has been money making officer Text Box: cases. I feel a need to give back and this is the way I do it.” Text Box: Page # Text Box: Meet our Volunteers! Text Box: nursing. The City of Des Moines was advertising for candidates for a Senior Citizen Advisory board. Georgie applied and ended up serving two terms and then moving to the Legacy Board. Currently she is the volunteer coordinator for a Horticultural group at the Senior Center. They meet every Friday to hear speakers or tour garden oriented sites. Usually they combine a lunch out with the tours. Georgie needs to think ahead in this job. Plans must be Text Box: made from 3-6 months ahead in order to get into the Des Moines Calendar. One of the fun things she has done at the center was to assist in painting bus shelters in the area. Groups talked with an artist about their design; the artist blocked it out and then the volunteers painted. You can see Georgie’s work on First Avenue just south of John Knox Church on the east side of the road. Why does she do it? It’s FUN! Text Box: Georgie Nupen began her volunteer career like many of us with Cub Scouts. After she retired she knew she needed to do something positive with her time so she looked for something outside the field of

Currently you can find her helping with lunch at the Des Moines Senior Center or  on the food distribution line at the Des Moines Food Bank.

The most fun was at the gift shop., and the food bank.  Joan enjoys being around other people who are appreciative.  She mys that helping others makes you feel good too!

Volunteering  makes both the volunteer and the one who is served feel   better!