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JoeOtterbein

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4. I worked for 12 years for a non-profit meal delivery org...

Sun Feb 7, 2021, 08:38 PM

Feb 2021

...Every year we would hold an appreciation party for the volunteers. One of our volunteer board-members was always against the idea. Never would go and never accepted any of the many awards he would receive for his devotion to the cause.

He always said it was wrong to accept anything for his valued work. Because being a "volunteer" meant just that, and nothing more or less.

I always respected and admired him more than almost anyone I've ever personally known.

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Buddhism and giving anonymous gifts,,,Like a DU star. [View all] safeinOhio Feb 2021 OP

Thank you for this leftieNanner Feb 2021 #1

Do you mean a du heart? left-of-center2012 Feb 2021 #2

yes, i'm old and forgetful safeinOhio Feb 2021 #5

St. Francis: For it is in giving that we receive Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #3

I'm a big fan of St. Francis and St. Clare. safeinOhio Feb 2021 #6

YW! I like St. Clare as well. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #7

If you ever get to Italy, go to Assisi. safeinOhio Feb 2021 #9

He is also the patron saint of ecology. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #11

Here you go safeinOhio Feb 2021 #12

It sounds beautiful. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #13

I worked for 12 years for a non-profit meal delivery org... JoeOtterbein Feb 2021 #4

He didn't need or want his feathers rubbed for doing the right thing. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #8

Yep JoeOtterbein Feb 2021 #10