FCA is fortunate to have incredible and dedicated volunteers helping with everything from events and fundraising to tutoring and organizing donation drives. This Volunteer Appreciation Month we are highlighting just a few of these incredible people. Today, meet Will! An ASPIRE after-school program volunteer for nearly two years, this year Will has been recognized as an Outstanding Emerging Volunteer by the Community Fund of Darien! Congratulations, Will!
What first brought you to FCA, and what made you decide to volunteer?
I had always wanted to work with kids and help out in some way, a friend of mine told me about where she volunteered so I reached out.
How would you describe your volunteer role to someone who’s never head of it?
I would describe my volunteer role as tutoring and working with some pretty amazing middle school students.
What’s a moment that has stayed with you, something that reminds you that this matters?
A moment that’s stayed with me is when I was working with a student on an assignment that they had already spent a couple of hours on and I was able to teach her the concepts and get the assignment done.
What do you wish more people understood about FCA or the people we serve?
I wish more people understood that FCA is about equality of opportunity and in ASPIRE equality in education.
How has volunteering affected you personally?
Volunteering has affected my life view in the sense that I have a wider view of the opportunity that I have been blessed with and that it is a part of my purpose to spread that opportunity.
Has your volunteer work taught you anything you’ll bring to your work and school in the future?
My volunteer work has reminded me that everybody has something going on, and that I need to express that view through constant compassion; which I will bring to college in the future.
