From a Volunteer’s P.O.V.

This is a guest post by Cassie Hoisington, the administrative intern at TrueNorth. She is currently a senior at Fremont High School and will be going to Grand Valley in the fall to pursue a degree in Public and Nonprofit Administration.

“The first time I ever experienced a service of TrueNorth was in fifth grade. I participated in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program and I had a Big Sister named Rachel. She would visit once or twice a week during recess and we would play games together. Her influence helped me open up to her and other people. She was a high school senior, the same age that I am now, and though I only got to spend a year with her, I think she became a role model for me. She was a girl scout, just like I am, and she ran for Baby Food Festival Queen. She didn’t win, but I still had a sense of pride knowing that she had been my Big Sister. Since then, I’ve wanted to be able to help people like Rachel helped me.

Now I’m a high school intern at TrueNorth and have experienced all sorts of different tasks. I started out as an intern because I wanted to be a social worker, but I discovered that it wasn’t for me. I figured out that I would rather help manage a program that is helping people, so now I help by doing work on the administrative side. I’ve done every sort of task that there is here; I’ve folded business cards, worked in the food pantry, planned routes for a project, and almost everything in-between. The best thing about volunteering is when I feel like I’ve truly made a difference in someone’s life, even if it’s a tiny one. Just smiling at someone or helping bag their groceries can make a person feel better, even if it’s only for just that moment. “

Thanks for the post Cassie!