April 6 - 12, 2014 is National Volunteer Week in Canada, and I want to take this opportunity to say a big 'Thank You' to all those who volunteer so that my family can enjoy living in our community.
Whether it is organizing a community event, sitting on a board or committee that delivers a community service, or just taking the time to clean up around town after the snow melts in spring, my family appreciates all that you do to enhance our quality of life.
When I think of the number of hours of effort delivered by volunteers, just in Killam alone, I am in awe. Multiply that by several times for the Flagstaff community. Provincially and federally, the result is staggering. I think we can all agree that our world would be a very different place without volunteers.
Your effort is even more impressive when we realize that you are volunteering during your lunch hour or perhaps leaving the house & your family on a cold winter evening when it would be quite easy to just head for the couch.
I wrote about volunteers in Killam three years ago ( Volunteers – The Lifeblood of any Community ) and I think that message is still valid today - we are blessed in our community by the engagement; it's what makes Killam "Life Without Compromise".
So from our family to you & yours, thank you so much for all you do - you really are making a difference.
Sincerely,
Bud James
