VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

An interview with ELSIE KENT

Q: How many years have you been volunteering at the Needham Community Council?

A: I've been here for 17 years.

Q: Why did you start volunteering? 

A: I really wanted to do something.

A friend of mine invited me to come try it out, and I enjoyed it so much that I've been here ever since.

Q: What do you do when you're here?

A: I sell clothes at the Clothes Closet.

Q: How many hours a week do you work?

A: I work 9-2 every Wednesday, so 5 hours.

Q: What is your favorite part of volunteering?

A: Definitely meeting people, and getting to know them. Many of them even become good friends.

Q: What do you get out of working here?

A: I really enjoy meeting and working with everyone. They've really become a family to me.

Q: What is your motivation to stay here and work for so long?

A: I love feeling like I am contributing to the community. It's a good way to fill a day, too.

Q: Do you have anything you want to say about the Council?

A: It is one of the best organizations around.

Q: What advice would you have to a new volunteer just starting here?

A: You must have patience. But most of the people are lovely; you just have to extend yourself to others.