Featured Story - March 2006

Lee’s place, a grief and counseling center, meets a profound need in our community in a truly unique way. Founder Brenda Rabalais recognizes the value that volunteers bring to Lee’s Place and continually expresses her gratitude to each of them. The volunteer program is extraordinarily managed by Tara Stalnacker, an excellent communicator, providing clear direction, detailed information and a great deal of motivation. Lee’s place does a fantastic job in widening its impact through a well-designed volunteer program. By seeking volunteers from a diverse group of ages, backgrounds, backgrounds, industries, and geographical areas within the community, Lee’s Place ensures that it volunteers can empathize with its clients. Lee’s Place’s effective use of volunteer labor helps keep the costs of client services affordable to those of limited means. It’s a young organization with a small staff, and its success is dependent on volunteer service. ~ Verbiage provided by the volunteers who nominated Lee's Place.