Volunteering Weaves us Together

Volunteering Weaves us Together

The theme for 2023 National Volunteer Week is Volunteering Weaves us Together. It’s a time to celebrate individual and collective actions that create strong, vibrant, and interconnected communities.  The theme for 2023 National Volunteer Week brought to mind the idea...
VOLUNTEER PROFILE: Eugene Gutierrez

VOLUNTEER PROFILE: Eugene Gutierrez

In 2017, Eugene Gutierrez and his family experienced an unimaginable tragedy when Eugene’s father Eulogio “Bot” Gutierrez, a veteran mining survey technician, on the verge of retirement, died after being struck by a piece of mobile equipment in an underground...
Volunteering – Empathy in Action

Volunteering – Empathy in Action

Empathy is defined as the ability to understand how people feel, see things from their point of view and imagine yourself in their position. While empathy isn’t officially one of Threads of Life’s core values, it certainly is an integral part of what drives the...