Happy Volunteer Appreciation Week!
It’s Volunteer Appreciation Week! At There Goes My Hero, we are proud to shine a spotlight on our wonderful volunteers who generously give back. Since the beginning of this year alone, our volunteers collectively dedicated 304 hours to our mission, and we want to express our sincerest gratitude for all your support. Your willingness to give your time, skills, and passion has brought about positive change, profoundly touching the lives of those impacted by blood cancer. Thank you for everything you do!
Over the last few months, we asked some of our volunteers why they volunteer with There Goes My Hero and we are so excited to share with you their heartfelt reasons.
Frona volunteers with There Goes My Hero “to give back to the community in a productive way.”
Marissa volunteers with There Goes My Hero “to make a difference.”
Mary volunteers with There Goes My Hero “to help others and give back to the community. [She also] wants to make a difference for others.”
Morgan volunteers with There Goes My Hero “to bring a smile to someone’s face.”
Sintya and Mitchell, daughter-father duo, volunteer with There Goes My Hero “to make the world a little better” and because “love is always the answer!”
Tanesha, Kate, and Kristy volunteer with There Goes My Hero because “Black Lives Matter,” “all they do to give back to those that need it!,” and “to pay it forward.”
Melissa volunteers with There Goes My Hero “to make a difference.”
McKenzie volunteers with There Goes My Hero “to grow the bone marrow registry.”
Cody volunteers with There Goes My Hero because “of those in need.”
Walker volunteers with There Goes My Hero because “of Erik Sauer,”
Sean volunteers with There Goes My Hero to “help save lives!!!”
Arnetta volunteers with There Goes My Hero because “it’s necessary.”
Kaci and Eileen volunteer with There Goes My Hero to “help others and those in need” and “to make a difference.”
Greg volunteers with There Goes My Hero because he “believes everyone should help out.”
Paul volunteers with There Goes My Hero because “if we all put in a little, we can, together, make a BIG difference.”
Nicole volunteers with There Goes My Hero because “a little effort can make a big difference.”
Kiro volunteers with There Goes My Hero “to give back to the community.”
Andrew volunteers with There Goes My Hero because “cancer sucks but good people make it suck less!”
Will volunteers with There Goes My Hero to “provide hope for those dealing with blood cancer.” He also volunteers “for Cam” and “for Sean.”
Siafa volunteers with There Goes My Hero because he “loves helping people and [his] aunt is a cancer survivor.”
Darrin volunteers with There Goes My Hero “to spread awareness about the importance of joining the bone marrow donor registry.”
Jamal volunteers with There Goes My Hero he “loves [his] people.”
Mosope volunteers with There Goes My Hero because “it is important for our community to learn about the ways we can help each other through health and wellness.”
Erin volunteers with There Goes My Hero because “it spreads joy.”
Chrissy volunteers with There Goes My Hero because “my person [(Geneau)] is a leukemia survivor.”
Amy volunteers with There Goes My Hero because of Geneau.
Interested in volunteering with There Goes My Hero? Complete this volunteer application or contact andrea@theregoesmyhero.org to learn more.