Part Time With the United Way

I have a new part time volunteer job and I'm really enjoying it. I'm helping out in the office at the United Way of Wells County. Today was my second time there. I'm really enjoying it. For the most part I had no idea what the United Way was all about so it's a real educational experience for me.

Last week my first educational experience there was learning to transfer phone calls without hanging up on the caller. My apologies to that first caller. Fortunately she called back. Most of that first afternoon was free time so I started reading through the 211 guide. I am amazed at the help resources available for people in the area...and saddened that we have the need for them.

Today I learned to check inside my clothes before leaving home. I didn't learn it until I was at the United Way though. I was standing in by the copy machine and put my hand on my hip. What was that lump? Uh...okay, what was that sock doing in my slacks? LOL

The other big thing I learned today was how to enter children into the Imagination Library database and send out the welcome letters to their families. The Imagination Library is a really neat program. It is free to all children from birth to age five. They receive an age appropriate book every month. United Way of Wells County is the Wells County affiliate. If you live in other areas you can find your local affiliate on the Imagination Library website at http://www.dollysimaginationlibrary.com. If you have a child age birth to five years of age I urge you to sign them up for the Imagination Library program!