OUR VOLUNTEERS: 

Through the years, from the founding to the present

Some “lifers,” some “short-termers,” some retirees, a few high schoolers and college students, people who only worked in the winter, people who only worked in the summer, people who came once a week, and those who came once a month. Here are the people who worked the racks, did morning set up, and end of the day takedown. Here are the people who kept the coffee fresh, the counter tidy, the dishes clean, the people who chatted with newcomers and regulars, the ones who did the dirty work and kept the restrooms clean, the folks who worked the jigsaw puzzles for fun and to get to know their fellow puzzlers. Volunteers are the computer whizzes who rescued you when you needed their expertise and the technologically challenged ones who could at least commiserate with you. These are the people who welcomed you every time and once in a great while asked you to take a break, the friends who shared your triumphs and your tears. These are the people who listened and sometimes suggested where help might be available. These are the indispensable volunteers, without whom there would be no Gathering Place.