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Adysha King, Fund Development Coordinator with Volunteer Lethbridge · Community Champion of the Week

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  SPEAKER_01: Windspeaker Radio Network community champion of the week.
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  SPEAKER_01: Hi, my name is Adisha King, and I'm a fund development coordinator at Volunteer Lethbridge.
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  SPEAKER_01: We are a nonprofit organization that works with other nonprofits uh to link volunteers with opportunities within the city.
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  SPEAKER_00: You're making such an impact in the community.
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  SPEAKER_00: What does it personally mean to you helping others?
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  SPEAKER_01: I think there is so much value with volunteerism.
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  SPEAKER_01: You can gain so much experience and a great network of individuals, and it's a fantastic way to give back to our community.
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  SPEAKER_00: And what's the one thing that you love about your organization that loves giving back more and more every day?
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  SPEAKER_01: Everybody in this office is so passionate about volunteerism, and we really do emulate that with everything that we do.
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  SPEAKER_01: We want to give back to each one of our members and really do the best by them and our volunteers that donate their time to our organization.
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  SPEAKER_00: And tell me a little bit of some success stories, some volunteers that have helped out with your organization that has done so many powerful things in the community.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yes, we have an excellent um volunteer that comes into our office every Wednesday to help us out.
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  SPEAKER_01: She's fantastic.
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  SPEAKER_01: She's been doing it for a few years now.
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  SPEAKER_01: And then we also did an event of giving back to the community where we gave little gift baskets around the city to just give back to the volunteers that do support us.
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  SPEAKER_01: So we have so many people that come back to us every year and time and time again to the organizations that we support.
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  SPEAKER_01: And we hear such great feedback from them with working with those guys, and it's really fantastic.
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  SPEAKER_00: And if anybody wants to volunteer with your organization, where can they get more info?
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  SPEAKER_01: Everything is on our website.
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  SPEAKER_01: So we have all the application processes completely on there.
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  SPEAKER_01: We also do have contacts with emails, and our fantastic volunteer coordinator is on there, and it's just a fantastic way to reach out to us.
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  SPEAKER_00: And if you would like to volunteer, connect with our friends volunteerlethbridge.com.
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  SPEAKER_01: This has been the Windspeaker Radio Network Community Champion of the Week.