{"id":45,"date":"2014-02-27T09:10:55","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T09:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/79gifts.com\/blog\/?p=45"},"modified":"2014-02-27T09:10:55","modified_gmt":"2014-02-27T09:10:55","slug":"volunteering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.79gifts.com\/blog\/volunteering\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteering"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are a few things you should know about me. I’m Jewish, was raised as a Reconstructionist<\/a> (not many people can say this), and I believe strongly in one of its core tenants, the principle of Tikkun Olam, meaning “repair the world,” as in, one of my purposes in life is to work toward making the world a better place for everyone.<\/p>\n

Repairing the world takes many forms.\u00a0 For my family, it means a lot of volunteer work. My grandmother was a life member and volunteer for Na’Amat<\/a> – her calendar was bursting with meetings and events well into her late 80s. \u00a0\u00a0My mother and father were tireless volunteers for the City of Hope<\/a> – every Thursday night for over 20 years my mom was busy running a bingo game, and the twice annual Lox Box projects were full family events lasting a week or more, and of course there were the casino nights we helped run.<\/p>\n

I was a member of Camp Fire<\/a> growing up and spent many hours volunteering on community service projects.\u00a0 I married a man with similar beliefs who is currently the Scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 67<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>in Northbrook.\u00a0 We both volunteer for the countless needs of our\u00a0<\/span>synagogue community.\u00a0 And of course, we’ve raised our two boys to volunteer as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, it should come as no surprise to you, that when the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce <\/a>needed volunteers to help with the annual silent auction and other projects, I stepped up to help.\u00a0 It was just one more thing to give back to those who have helped me, no big deal. However, this year they’ve decided to present me with the Volunteer of the Year award – I am being presented with this on Monday the 3rd – and I am moderately terrified. \u00a0 Getting into the trenches and doing the work – definitely my skill set. \u00a0Standing up in front of 200 people I don’t know – not so much. \u00a0 \u00a0 Wish me luck!<\/p>\n

Lise<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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