I'll Show You A Volunteer

Thanks to Wendy Baker, who shared this reading with the Guiding Mailing List.

Show me a person who spends

endless hours in training without pay,

And, I'll show you a volunteer.

Show me a person where

a cry for help brings split-second dispatch,

And, I'll show you a volunteer.

Show me a person who is

devastated when lives are lost or maimed,

And, I'll show you a volunteer.

Show me a person who is

graciously welcomed as a next-door neighbor,

And, I'll show you a volunteer.

Show me a person who often

takes more ridicule than complaints.

And, I'll show you a volunteer.

Show me a person whose car

is garaged with the grille facing out.

And, I'll show you a volunteer.

Show me a person who

sacrifices home life, TV...even tender moments,

And, I'll show you a volunteer.

Show me a person who

may be asked to give more than just dedication,

And, I'll show you a volunteer.

Show me a person who

is asked to give more... and more... and more...

And, I'll show you a volunteer.

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