My Mother's Volunteer Work Online
I don't usually blog about my family (that's worth a whole other post of its own) but I wanted to share a story of technology and community. My mother is a volunteer with Project Linus, a totally volunteer run group of people who make blankets and quilts for kids in the hospital or other traumatic situations.
As my mom got more and more involved with the organization, she turned to technology to help her work. Email to contact people, then an email list, then a website that a volunteer maintained, then a way that she could update the text on the site... and...and... and. Each new tool extended her reach or efficiency.
Last weekend they had their annual 2005 Make a Blanket Day. One of the volunteers got my mom a digital camera so she could capture blanket and volunteer pictures. And wow, look at them working.
My mom is a smart, determined woman. She would have figured out how to get this done without technology, but it really is fun to see how it has extended Project Linus' work in the San Jose area. Go Mom!
posted by Nancy White at 7:52 PM
1 Comments:
You should see all the worker blanketeers that weren't in the picture on the blog.
Go to www.sjlinus.org and see what we do.
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