Journeys, March 2019, Volunteer Activities
Volunteer Activities
Volunteer Appreciation
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month and April 7-13 is Volunteer Appreciation Week.
Travelers Aid of the Inland Empire – April 8, First Quarter Appreciation Luncheon. TAI CEO Kathleen Baldwin is traveling to California to attend.
Travelers Aid/Reagan Airport – May 13, Volunteer appreciation lunch at Sam and Harry’s inside the airport. TAI CEO Kathleen Baldwin will attend.
Travelers Aid/Dulles Airport – May 14, “Destination Appreciation” will be held at the airport. TAI CEO Kathleen Baldwin will attend.
Social Events
Travelers Aid/Washington – April 6, Volunteers from both Reagan and Dulles airports will take in the Cherry Blossom Festival with a tour of the budding trees, music and fireworks.
Outreach
Travelers Aid/Chicago – In an effort to increase community awareness of its Airport Practice Experience program for those passengers with visual impairments and developmental disabilities, Travelers Aid has been meeting with Chicago Lighthouse, Access Chicago, Comprehensive Early Autism Services and Bradley Cameron Association.
Travelers Aid of the Inland Empire – Program Manager Chet Sobotka will participate in an April 9 “Conversations on Courage” podcast to explain the agency’s services and “life rewarding” aspects of being a volunteer.
Training
Travelers Aid/Chicago – A March training session was devoted to providing volunteers with more information on the region’s mass transit options and connections at Chicago O’Hare.