Sunday, April 25, 2010
All That and a Bag of Chips: Volunteer Appreciation Week
This past week, the City of Mesa held Volunteer Appreciation Week. Though I am considered an intern, I am not paid so that makes me a volunteer also. The week started with a get together on Monday where the Mayor would come and recognize you with your supervisor, but with the end of the school semester approaching, I was unable to attend due to my heavy course load. After skipping this event, I kind of forgot about Volunteer Appreciation Week, but to my surprise on Thursday, my co-workers (Remy and Stella) came bearing gifts. I was excited and grateful to have such great co-workers. Even though the job does not pay, the work environment at the City of Mesa has been one of the best I have experienced. They gave me some candy, a box of chips, and a cake. They decided to give me food because they never see me snacking, and they felt bad. I was touched by their thoughtfulness and realized that when I leave in May I would truly miss working here. Since I had to leave early that day, we ended up having cake at 10 in the morning which is nothing new for me, but it was great to talk with them. The gesture made me feel truly appreciated during Volunteer Appreciation Week.
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That's really cool that the City of Mesa has a volunteer appreciation week. I have been a volunteer coach for four years now and sometimes it can be frustrating because I feel like my work goes unnoticed. Even though I don't get any sort of "appreciation week" the work itself is rewarding enough. Isn't it crazy how working for free can be rewarding. It sounds like you have a similar experience with your internship. It's also great to have such awesome co-workers. I think it can make all the difference when doing any job.
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