New Volunteer

The BOCES program has an office here on campus and we are offered volunteers to help in the library on a regular basis. Our last worker didn't find the work to her liking (they get to clean the computers and keep the books neat and straight on the shelves - very serious and necessary work). She got reassigned to a dining hall in another institution and loves it. I am relieved she found a better situation.

Now we have a new person, and it turns out he is an amazing artist. He brought his portfolio along, and I am seriously considering hiring him to do some artwork for Jairus House. He could surely make a decent living with his brush and pencil skills. Still, there is more to life than just being a one sided individual, and his volunteer work will help him gain job experience and the ability to understand the ethics of working for someone else and doing stuff you really would rather not do in ways you would really rather not do it.

I expect he will chafe a bit under the constraints of this work, but will do it well. The best part about getting him set up was to hear updates on our previous volunteers. They are all doing well and gainfully employed. I am delighted to know that we were able to provide some small supporting role in their ongoing success. Now if I could just figure out who's plate to put the volunteer supervision back on in our reconfigured workforce . . .