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I hope your September is well underway!
I hope you’ll find the Shalom Blog a safe place to express yourself and your own unique experiences. We look forward to hearing what you have to say!
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This week’s question will allow you to reflect on how volunteering (or working!) at Shalom has impacted you…
What have you learned about yourself through this experience? Have your motivations for being involved at Shalom changed? In what ways?
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Dear Shalom Volunteers…
This blog is part of a group we’re starting called ‘SAALT’- Shalom Awareness, Action, & Leadership Team. Salt is often called the “fifth element” after water, air, fire, and earth. SAALT will be the fifth element of Shalom after Volunteers, Guests, Employees, and Administration, seeking to empower all volunteers to become leaders of social change. We plan to meet in October to discuss individual concerns, stories, and to reflect on service at the Center. Information about this meeting will be announced on this site at a later time.
The purposes of SAALT are to: 1) Provide a support system for which volunteers can connect with each other; 2) Raise awareness of social issues regarding homelessness and poverty in the community on “Action Days”; 3) Improve interaction with Shalom guests by reflecting on the subjective value of serving others; and 4) Empower volunteers through gratitude and reflection.
It is our hope that this blog will be a tremendous resource for you to learn about and connect with each other. But we can’t do it alone!!! As volunteers, you are an integral part of the Shalom Team, and we would love to hear your stories. I will be posting some questions to get you thinking soon… So go ahead, blog… I dare you!!! :0)
Warm Regards,
Nicole Holderman
Your Advocate for Community Engagement
Shalom Community Center
P.S. Please email admin@shalomcommunitycenter.org with the email address you registered with and we will add permissions for you to post to this blog!!!
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