Joanne and Ben have been volunteering with LSCO for over two decades now. Like many of our wonderful volunteers, Joanne and Ben are committed and dependable. They truly love to give of their time and share their talents with LSCO. They believe that one of the most important things LSCO does for people is giving them the space to get out and meet others, socialize, then later at home they will have a good memory of what they did.
In the past Joanne and Ben have volunteered in the Kitchen. They were also regular Meals on Wheels volunteers until just recently when Ben sustained an injury; however, Ben is getting a bit better with each passing day. When he is ready Joanne and Ben would like to deliver Meals on Wheels again.
Joanne continues to keep busy with her other weekly volunteer role with LSCO at Winner’s Bingo helping raise essential funding. Joanne not only volunteers at Winner’s Bingo for LSCO but other charities too! She is truly remarkable. Joanne puts it beautifully when she said she volunteers because, “It feels good. It’s more for me. It helps me rather than somebody else as it gives me a feeling of accomplishment and something I’m proud to do… It feeds me. It is what I need to do.”
Ben’s favourite thing about volunteering is “the feeling you get”. It truly is a great feeling, isn’t it?!
It has been lovely getting to know Joanne and Ben. They both have a wonderful sense of humour as they joked around about how their daughter inspires them to get out and go shopping when she comes to visit. But in all seriousness, they truly feel inspired by their daughter, who is a go getter, and passes on her great energy to them. Joanne said, “She knows how to get you going.”.
To those in the community thinking about volunteering, Joanne and Ben suggest, “Do it! Give it a try.”, “You gotta try!” Joanne says her motto is, “You get what you give” – Joanne and Ben are true to this inspiring motto. Joanne said, “It’s not about the free lunch, it’s about feeding the soul”.
Thank you, Joanne and Ben. We here at LSCO feel fortunate to have you as volunteers. We feel equally lucky to have so many other
wonderful volunteers on our volunteer team and we will continue to be spotlighting volunteers monthly.
If you would like to nominate a volunteer for the monthly spotlight, please contact our volunteer coordinator, Bonnie at 403-320-2222 ext 202 or by email at [email protected]