Ever have a comment made by a friend and the comment just stays in your mind?
Such was an experience with a friend, Tom Norton. Some 10 years ago we discussed volunteering to help people in some way in St Petersburg. We both did a lot of research on the issues as well as the organizations that already existed for those we wanted to help to get some help.
The conclusion was that most everything we wanted to do was being done somewhere else. At that point, my heart sank as I thought my friend, Tom, was going to say we needed to move on to something else as a way to volunteer.
And then he said it. 'I am confident that these people we want to help will be just fine without us. But I won't be fine without them. I think I need them more than they need me.'
When someone first learns about Faith House Florida, they get an invitation to take a tour of the place. If they accept, at some point in the tour they will hear, 'If this place speaks to you and you want to become a part of it, there is a place for you to help.'
As a member of the board, I have been a part of Faith House Florida for about four years. It continues to speak louder and louder to me. And I know I will not be fine without the opportunity to help these people.
Thanks Tom Norton, for the message that will not go away. I love giving that introductory tour. Give me a call; 727-823-7205 Tom Shay.
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