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Vanceburg View
An Update From the Director
of Glenmary's Volunteer Office
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Jovanni Hernandez (left, from Glenmary's mission in Eupora. Miss.) takes a break while Terry Tyrrell from St. Ignatius High School, Chicago) keeps weeding the garden at the the Glenmary Farm. |
Summer 2005
A Bounty of Volunteers—and
Vegetables!
I hope everyone is enjoying the summer--always a busy time at the Glenmary Farm! I want to share some of our happenings in the last couple of months.
Valerie McDaniel has completed her time as a Farm manager. After the garden was in, Val left the Farm to serve as a volunteer teacher in Memphis, Tenn. I would like to thank Val for her time at the Glenmary Farm. She brought laughter, joy, song and Christ to many volunteers and people in the community during her time with us. She has been a true joy to work with and has been a great leader at the Farm. We will miss Val. I wish her good luck as she continues to put others first in her life.
The garden is in. Before leaving, though, Val and her fellow managers Mike Dorn and Dave Turner put in the summer garden using raised beds fertilized with love by Wild Woman's cows. They planted corn, potatoes, sweet peas, cucumbers, watermelon, tomatoes, green peppers, green onions and lettuce. Summer volunteers have had the pleasure of not only enjoying the produce but also weeding the beds!
The week of June 20 was exciting! Not only did we welcome volunteers from New Jersey and Chicago, we had a group from the Glenmary mission in Eupora, Miss., who were there to experience a mission trip with their "twin" parish in Midland, Mich. In the midst of all that (nearly 50 volunteers!), we welcomed Jay Damron as a new Farm manager. Jay is a native of Pikeville, Ky., and calls himself a "mountain boy."
Comprehend, Inc., celebrates the volunteer efforts of the Glenmary Farm. Comprehend treated Mike, Val and Dave to a meal and a celebration of the work that the Glenmary Farm volunteers have done with the organization over the past few years. At Comprehend the Farm managers and over 500 volunteers a year share their time, talents, and laughter in a ministry of presence to people who have gone through extreme psychological trauma throughout their lives. Mike, Val and Dave were presented a plaque celebrating this occasion.
I would like to thank all the volunteers who have made our ministry in Appalachia a success and hope many new people will come and serve with us in Lewis County, Kentucky.
Peace and God bless,
Joe Grosek
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