by Lorna Catrambone | Apr 20, 2023 | Volunteers
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...
by Susan Haldane | Apr 13, 2023 | Volunteers
Twenty years ago this month, Threads of Life-the Association for Workplace Tragedy Family Support, was created. We always say we wish Threads of Life wasn’t needed but while it is we will do our very best to support those affected by work-related tragedies. From its...
by Susan Haldane | Mar 16, 2023 | Volunteers
Learning new things and having a project underway are two of the key motivations for Marj Deyell as one of Threads of Life’s long-time volunteers. Marj comes from a family of teachers, so learning is an important part of her life. And she loves to have a project on...
by Lorna Catrambone | Nov 17, 2022 | Volunteers
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...
by adminThreadsofLife | Nov 3, 2022 | Steps for Life, Volunteers
One of the inspiring aspects of each Steps for Life-Walking for Families of Workplace Tragedy event is the volunteer committees which organize each local walk. These volunteers truly walk together, and work together too, to ensure the event comes off without a hitch....
by Sarah Wheelan | Oct 19, 2022 | How We Help, Volunteers
Who else knows what you’re facing after a workplace injury, illness, or death, except those who’ve also been there? Our volunteer family guides, FamiliesConnect and Family Forum participants, and even the stories shared in our newsletter or here on our blog, are all...
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