FEATURED VOLUNTEERSVolunteers of the Spring Quarter- Carole and Al Hansen
Carole and Al Hansen are the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program’s volunteers of the quarter. Their nomination for this honor came from Laurie Switzer, Director of Volunteer Programs, USS Midway Museum. On any given day, dozens of volunteers welcome guests to the USS Midway Museum in San Diego. Quite often Carole and Al Hansen are among them, two of the 700 plus members of the Museum’s Volunteer Corps, or about a sixth of the more than 4,000 men it took to staff the carrier in its sea going days. The couple helps the ship come alive for visitors who tour its acres of steel, decks, and ladders. They admit that volunteering on a ship they had never seen wasn’t on their radar when they retired from the corporate world over 20 years ago. But then their son, Leon, who was living in Australia came to visit them in San Marcos. One of the things Leon wanted to do was see the newly opened Midway Museum. “While we had supported it by becoming members in 2004, we had never been aboard. So, we toured the ship together,” Al says. Al was very impressed with the yellow-hatted volunteer who gave the tour high up on the ship’s Island. Listening to the talk, he thought to himself, “I’d like to do that.” A couple weeks later the Navy veteran signed up to wear a yellow hat himself and began training for the Midway’s docent team (2005). He subsequently joined Docent Class 12. Carole joined him shortly thereafter, choosing a red hat and training for the ship’s safety team. Carole is now a Safety Team Lead, a supervisory position. When asked in which branch of the military she served, she proudly answers, “Girl Scouts.” They both say, “It’s the best job I’ve ever had!” Like all on Midway volunteer teams, Carole and Al enjoy a unique camaraderie common to people glad to be helping visitors live the ship’s adventure and honor its legacy. Thank you, Carole and Al, for serving your community and helping to keep history alive! Annual Volunteer Recognition Event presented by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors on
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