TES Volunteer of the Month

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11/04/09

It is with great pride that The Eulenspiegel Society recognizes the Volunteer of the Month for the month of November 2009.

The winner of this month's award is another whose presence and contributions are absolutely vital, but because she performs her task with aplomb, you may never even notice her.  She has been of great assistance to the Operations staff.  You always see her name at least twice a month as an operations volunteer, and she will do even more when she can.  She has been consistent in her contributions to this vital committee and her knowledge has been very valuable.

As a result, the Volunteer Committee would like to recognize Chrissy as The Eulenspiegel Society Volunteer of the Month for November 2009.

For her display of the spirit of volunteerism, Chrissy will be entitled to TES meetings, workshops and parties for the month of November 2009. In addition, she will be featured in the TES Newsletter, the TES Weekly and noted in the TES Oracle and on the TES web page.

Thanks to Chrissy and all the other volunteers whose sacrifice is the reason The Eulenspiegel Society exists.

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The Volunteer Committee realizes the there are many people who make many sacrifices to make The Eulenspiegel Society work.  Many of those are unsung heroes, foot soldiers toiling laboriously in the field anonymously.  The Voluntweer of the Month award is meant to shed light on their sacrifices.

There are others, whose toil in positions of responsibility are often not noticed.  It is because they are doing their jobs well and without fanfare that you may not recognize the work that they do.  They may be committee chairs or vice-chairs, or SIG facilitators, but their contributions are just as vital.

For the month of November 2009, we wish to recognize the Vice-Chair of the Operations Committee, Ted, for his continued work in that committee. 

When brought into the Operations as a relatively new TES member, his work ethic made him stand out and he was appointed Vice Chair of Operations.  Due to circumstances beyond his control, he ended up being tasked to run the committee alone.  When Lou was appointed as Chair, he did as much as possible to acclimate Lou to the position and worked multiple shifts, making sure that the transition was a positive one.  He could have opted out after the election of a new Board, but elected to stay on and is highly valued by the committee chair.

In view of his hard work, of the Volunteer Committee of The Eulenspiegel Society wish to make special recognition of Ted, the Voce-Chair of the Operations Committee.  Way to go, Ted.

Sir Guy
Chair
Volunteer Committee