This was our last day volunteering with Florence Crittenton. Our group tackled various small tasks, like adding more items to the linen closet, sorting and taking inventory of keys, and placing letters in the welcome baskets. Another volunteer Molly and I took care of counting and organizing keys. Just like every other task during our week, we worked on small tasks that may have initially seemed unimportant, but the Florence Crittenton staff thought the world of us for it. A lot of us didn’t necessarily feel worthy of the praise they were giving us for these odd jobs we completed over the week. It’s not that we didn’t do a great job, but rather that we were taking on seemingly small projects.
But you have to start somewhere. Looking at the big picture, those little projects held more significance because it allowed the professionals to accomplish what they needed to instead of worrying about the small tasks that weren’t a part of their job description. In addition, we were strongly impacted by the encounters we had with the staff and residents, no matter how brief they were.
Toward the end of the day, Andrea informed us to come to her office once we were done with our task. She said the staff wanted to thank us and wish us well. We didn’t expect to have cupcakes, a gift basket, and gift bags for each person waiting for us. I was overwhelmed and touched by how much they thought of the group. They also gave us a card addressed to the “Wonderful Kansas Seven” – a nickname that we acquired, unbeknownst to us, during our week there.The week flew by. About five staff members and two residents ,with their recently-born babies, wished us a safe trip and thanked us. Many have heard the quote, “It’s the little things in life that matter,” but I would like to edit this. It’s the emotions, feelings, passion, humility, and kindness that matter, which are often the result of those little things.
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