VOLUNTEER IN ACTION
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Frances Story was nominated as Volunteer of the Month for July 2023 by Rosemary
Pope, Executive Director of the Fourth District Senior Resource Center (FDSRC). Frances has been a Volunteer with RSVP since April of 2022, averaging 95 hours per month with 1,520 lifetime hours. Some of Frances’ volunteer roles include: Special Events Coordinator, Telephone Reassurance Peer Advocate, Front Desk Receptionist, Member of the FDSRC Board of Directors, Outreach/Recruitment Coordinator, and Nutrition and Health Specialist. Among her many responsibilities, Frances has helped organize monthly food distribution events to help those facing food insecurity. Frances has also helped organize fundraisers to support FDSRC. Recently, Frances assisted FDSRC as the organization proudly held their 27th annual Juneteenth Event. Frances has been at the center as early as 4 a.m., assisting with Fish Fridays, and has stayed as late as 11 p.m., helping with accounting and administrative work. There have been weeks that Ms. Frances has dedicated over 50 hours to volunteer service! “Frances’s winning smile and pleasant demeanor earn her much respect, love, and praise. She performs these volunteer services with little or no recognition yet gives us life’s most precious commodity...her time,” says Rosemary Pope. Congratulations, Frances! Thanks for all that you do for your community. |