It has been a great fall as a VISTA here with Seattle Works. One highlight was partnering with a local park alliance to create a PARKing space for PARKing Day (an international event that encourages a re-thinking of how urban space is used) and ending up on the front page of the Seattle Times :). Another highlight was this past weekend, when we had our annual auction, Emerald City Swank. This was my first time being behind the scenes at a major fundraising event. It was an evening replete with lessons about being both foresighted and flexible, and was pretty entertaining as well (and my dress was fabulous- check out the picture with me and some of the volunteers for the evening). This week marks the beginning of a new round of Team Works, and the end of the previous round. Team Works is one of our major volunteer programs, and my addition to the programming staff has allowed us to run two rounds concurrently, which means 21 teams of 15 people volunteering with a community organization each month. Finally, I've had the pleasure of getting a new VISTA partner in crime, Stephanie, who shares my love of everything pumpkin. Meetings are always better when they include Mighty-O Pumpkin Doughnuts...
Kym, Volunteer Program Coordinator, Seattle Works
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