This week is National Volunteering Week. I do a lot of volunteering with sports organizations, festivals and Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). I also have done every major sporting event in Winnipeg over the last 5 years from FIFA Women’s World Cup, Grey Cup, Canada Summer Games. Last year my sweetie and I volunteered at the World Men’s Curling Championships in Las Vegas and next year we will do the National Women’s Curling in Moose Jaw.
I enjoy volunteering, the rewards received in giving back are priceless and life changing. One of the activities I do with CMHA is share my mental health story with middle and high school students through the Speak Up program. The students are so in tune with what you are saying and are in touch with their own lives that they relate. Sometimes my story touches nerves in ways I am not expecting. The challenges students and adults face each day dealing with mental issues is real. Everyone is affected in some manner shape or form. The small difference I make is twofold I get back as much if not more than I give.
Be kind. Be open to share and volunteer wherever possible. The connections you make can last a lifetime. A friend of mine lives in Minneapolis and he volunteers as much if not more than I do. He just finished a stint at the Final Four and last year did the Super Bowl. We met over 20 years ago at guess what a volunteer organization Toastmasters. Way to go Keith. You are an inspiration
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