Artifacts!

Digging through our storage here at New Beginnings and what do we find?

Check out this old t-shirt! It only comes in one size unfortunately and that size is "80's exercise fit."

Live from the North End Community Health Fair!

On Tuesday, we attended the North End Community Health Fair and snapped up some photos. As over a dozen of you have pointed out through ridicule of my Zach Morris phone, yes, my phone makes for a horrible camera. I've had this phone since 2007(!) but rest assured readers, I'm due for an update so I promise a better quality of images this summer.

As for the event itself, we talked to some interesting folks and it never gets old hearing from people that they know New Beginnings and that our services helped them/their friend/their sister, etc.

We also tabled right next to a great organization that provides support for low-income children and families. We always try and give a shout out to one organization we meet when at events like these: check them out here.

"You want some birdseed?!"

This is actually a Mennonite church.

UW Bothell was there representing. They had a ton of stuff to give away (as usual).

I'm not sure what this booth was, but it was voted "Most Attractive Looking Booth" by the crowd.

April Volunteer of the Month! - Cathy Helwig

Hey folks, we're thrilled to announce in our latest installment of Volunteer of the Month, our winner for the month of April: Cathy Helwig!

Cathy has been a dedicated volunteer with New Beginnings since 2005 and here's what some of our staff had to say about her:

"Cathy has been a long standing volunteer who has helped a great deal. She started on the Help Line and then moved into helping me with my caseload. She really goes the extra mile for the families that we serve and she takes her commitment to New Beginnings' families very seriously. Currently Cathy comes in every Wednesday morning and calls the women that I worked with as an advocate. What I hear from our families is that 'Cathy called me to check in and she is always so friendly, she is very helpful in finding things in my life to be grateful for...If I need an appointment she sets one up she lets me know that she cares and that I am being thought about.' I believe that Cathy has helped in every way at our agency."

We had a chance to sit down with Cathy and here's what we found out:

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Q: What do you do when you're not volunteering with New Beginnings?
A: I've just moved to a condo on a Lake from the home I've lived in for 45 years. Fun! I also walk the dog and work on my flowers.

Q: What do you like about volunteering with New Beginnings?
A: I like the help that [NB] gives, the great people working here and it's easy to get to!

Volunteer training food and cleanup signup!

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Hey folks, here's the signup for the spring/summer volunteer training.

For food/drinks:
Thursday May 5th: Avital
Tuesday May 10th: Thomas and Emily
Thursday May 12th: Willa
Tuesday May 17th: Teresa and Leslie
Thursday May 19th: Clare
Tuesday May 24th: Kathy and Christy
Thursday May 26th: Mayra
Tuesday May 31st: Arthur
Thursday June 2nd: Kasey and Caitlin
Tuesday June 7th: Lindsey
Thursday June 9th: POTLUCK! All are invited to bring food and drink. No alcoholic beverages, please. We don't want a repeat of the infamous Winter volunteer training of 2002.

For cleanup:
Tuesday May 3rd: Arthur and Deanna
Thursday May 5th: Thomas
Tuesday May 10th: Frances and Emily
Thursday May 12th: Willa
Tuesday May 17th: Teresa and Leslie
Thursday May 19th: Clare
Tuesday May 24th: Amal, Kathy and Christy
Thursday May 26th: Mayra
Tuesday May 31st: Lindsey
Thursday June 2nd: Kasey
Tuesday June 7th: OPEN
Thursday June 9th: EVERYONE!

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If you forgot to sign up and would like to, let us know in the comments!