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Sara was one of the very first volunteers to join the mentor program in the library’s teen space and has been a weekly volunteer mentor for teens in The Ground Floor at the Monroe County Public Library for the past four years. Her volunteer position is to teach different crafts to the teens who hang out there. Her ACTUAL role …

Raquel Anderson doesn’t know any other way to be. “Active and involved” was the model she witnessed in her own family while growing up in Puerto Rico. It came naturally to her then when she moved to Bloomington to find ways to be of help. The lucky recipients of her time, talents, and dedication are Middle Way House where she …

Dianne Shewmaker has memories of being a young college student in Memphis and the effect the message of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had on her. She had been raised in the south and lived during a time when the message of Dr. King was not as accepted, but what she heard and observed during those years affected her life …

It was a lucky day for both McKenzie Goodrich and Barney the dog when they met years ago at the Bloomington Animal Shelter. The match was a good one. And one that would blossom into something good for the community as well. They have been volunteering together as a V.I.PAWS pet partner team through the Monroe County Humane Association program …

Sara Laughlin came to Teachers Warehouse nearly a decade ago through her association with the Bloomington Rotary Club. She loves the mission of supporting teachers who support their kids. Teachers Warehouse is a resource for teaching and student supplies for teachers in Monroe County and a few surrounding counties. Sara has slowly elevated her engagement with Teachers Warehouse. She began …

Lori Dahlstrom has volunteered with Global Gifts fair trade store since it first came to Bloomington nine years ago.  She was looking for an opportunity that would be enjoyable and not super stressful as a counterbalance to her professional life as a counselor. She enjoys meeting the customers who come into the store and educating them about the mission of …

Shoes and a handbag make the outfit and Donna Lobdell knows her shoes and bags. It all started at the Farmers’ Market one day five years ago when Donna struck up a conversation with Sandy Keller, director of My Sister’s Closet. That simple ask turned into a twice-a-week volunteer shift for Donna in the nonprofit resale boutique and the opportunity …

Joan Hawkins had done a lot of creative writing as a younger person, but she mostly abandoned that pursuit as she advanced in her academic career and other priorities took over. Recently she began to feel the pull to return to memoir writing. She attended an open mike night sponsored by the Writers Guild and read one of her memoir …

Kathy Morrison has been the volunteer behind the volunteers for the past 7 years of Hoosiers Outrun Cancer, a fundraising run for the Bloomington Health Foundation Cancer Support Fund that assists – at no charge – those in our community with needs beyond clinical care. Beginning in March each year, Kathy joins the planning committee to begin the seven-month process …

Kathy Pratt has been a volunteer with Meals on Wheels for over 20 years. She originally got involved after being asked by a friend to join her as a partner on her delivery route. She has stuck with it all of those years and enjoyed not just spending time with her friend, but has gained an appreciation for the need …