by Lorna Catrambone | Dec 3, 2020 | Volunteers
During World War II the Women’s Volunteer Service of England worked to help meet the needs of their fellow citizens whose homes were destroyed by bombing raids. They would prepare meals, loading them into baby prams, keeping them warm with straw or felt hats, and...
by adminThreadsofLife | Nov 19, 2020 | How We Help, Volunteers
She is a traveler. She is a helper. She is a lover of people. Elisa is also a mother. One of her children, her son, Jeremy Bowley, died Aug. 1, 2013. He was working with a crew setting up a wedding tent on the rain-soaked lawn of a farmhouse, when a pole for the tent...
by adminThreadsofLife | Sep 30, 2020 | Health and Safety, How We Help, Volunteers
Dress up days and swear jars and more So many things have changed this year – how we work, care for our children, go to school, and even how we shop. Most aspects of our lives have changed, both personally and professionally. But one thing that has not changed – is...
by Lorna Catrambone | Sep 24, 2020 | Volunteers
If you’re a Threads of Life volunteer, you will be familiar with our ongoing request that you track the time you spend on volunteer activities. You can probably attest to the fact that we ask this repeatedly of all our volunteers. The reason we do this is so that we...
by Tammy Lundgren-Costa | Sep 10, 2020 | How We Help, Volunteers
Whenever I want to find peace within myself, I love to visit the ocean.It has to be the most peaceful place on earth;I feel like I’ve come to visit an old friend who haswelcomed me back home again.I can sit and stare out at nothing but water and sky andnot have a care...
by Lorna Catrambone | Sep 3, 2020 | Volunteers
Since early April, when the full realization of the impact of COVID-19 began to take hold, I’ve received many requests from associations representing the non-profit sector and volunteer administrators to complete surveys. They want to learn how the pandemic has...
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