House that Love Built

Through a Volunteer’s Eyes: Value

July 31st, 2019

Recently, I found myself questioning my value working at the House. I am a Hospitality Volunteer and felt like, due to some back constraints, I wasn’t contributing as much as I have in the past. I worried I was letting my team down by not being able to clean multiple kitchens, or do multiple vacuuming of rooms, but was only able to do minimal dusting and cleaning tasks.

I prayed about it one day driving home….Asking if I was doing enough. Was I of value?

The next day I had another shift. I questioned myself about even going in; but I did. I did several tasks, not as much as I always had done in the past. My favorite thing to do is to take families to the Magic Room. This day, I went down with a mom and her son. As we were walking back, she started to share her story. I listened and let her know that I understood. At the end, I told her what a pleasure it was for me to meet her. She looked me deep in my eyes and said “I am so very glad you are here.”

I realized then and there that it isn’t what we do or how much we do; it is that we are there for others. The Ronald McDonald House® is a House that is built on love. It truly is a gift to be a volunteer here. What a gift it is for me to be of value to someone and, more importantly, to feel their gift of love back to me.


Newsletter Sign Up

"*" indicates required fields

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Subscribe

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 442 other subscribers



BBB accredited charity charity navigator 4 star charity
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Wisconsin will not trade, share or sell a donor’s personal information with anyone else, nor send donor mailings on behalf of other organizations.
® RMHC, The following trademarks used herein are owned by McDonald's Corporation and its affiliates; McDonald's, Ronald McDonald House Charities , Ronald McDonald House Charities Logo, RMHC, Ronald McDonald House, Ronald McDonald Family Room, and Ronald McDonald Care Mobile.