Today I was pleased, on behalf of the American Association of Museums and as the fiscal agent for the MCCA grant project, to present a check for $1,400 to Karen Lemire, Director of Volunteer Connections in Albion, Indiana.
Karen will be one of the U.S. team members who will travel to Dushanbe this spring and coordinate volunteer training for zoo staff. She has been instrumental in helping Black Pine take our volunteer program to a higher level having created professional staff manuals and helping to coordinate several volunteer orientations. She formerly was the Volunteer Coordinator at the Fort Wayne Childrens Zoo so brings years of experience to this project.
Volunteer Connections is a relatively new organization serving our county (a region of about 40,000 people) by working to achieve the highest level of volunteerism amoung counties throughout the state! She works every day to connect those who want to help with those organizations who need help.
Congratulations Karen and Volunteer Connections! Certainly this contribution will help facilitate more great things locally, and now abroad!
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