MICHAEL MICHAELSEN • Special to the Sun
National Volunteer Week is celebrated in April, and this year it was April 21-27. Patricia Tindall, director of the Plesant Senior Center in Winnemucca, said the center celebrated National Volunteer week on Wednesday, April 24, by giving the center's many volunteers certificates and gifts. The center is a nonprofit organization, Tindall said, and for the most part runs on a small staff and volunteer energy. The senior center has 14 people that volunteer at the front desk, two volunteers that work on computers, a volunteer (Americorps member) who is the center's social worker, a bingo caller, and a volunteer board member who is serve-safe certified and works in the kitchen as a server, as well as a board member volunteer who does all the handyman work, and is trained as a bus driver. The craft room has 11 volunteers, and the choir (our community ambassadors) has 22 members now, Tindall said. "We also really wanted to appreciate all the seniors who help at the spur of the moment and help with fundraisers, decorations, clean up, set up of special events, etc., Tindall said. Lastly, the best thing is, being a volunteer really makes you feel better, Tindall said. "There is always someone who needs the smile you give or the helping hand. We couldnt run the programs we do without our volunteers, so we needed to recognize their input and contributions to the center."
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