Austin Gruber
lieutenant
“I haven’t been changed by a volunteer, but I’ve worked with Habitat for Humanity in Virginia and was part of the Airmen Against Drunk Driving—basically seven years of volunteering.”
Judy Sachson
retired
“When I first saw the Santa Maria Dog Shelter and what they do there, it made me want to volunteer, which I did for years, and it got me back into dogs.”
Kelsey Ferguson
childcare worker
“My mom used to volunteer in my class when I was in elementary school, and it made me want to volunteer ever since.”
Krista Cowell
childcare worker
“While I was a cheerleader, volunteers would come in from the dance community to teach new dance moves, and since then, I have been volunteering because I saw the impact it left.”
This article appears in Jan 14-21, 2010.
