“Had I been in Charge?” | Grandma’s Stories

Sep 16th “Had I been in Charge?”

When you belong to different organizations and there are a lot of things that you could do – do you volunteer? During the monthly meeting and everyone is sitting and listening to what someone is talking about – they are giving a financial report or discussing some event that will be coming up this summer – and you r mind begins to wonder off in another direction instead of keeping your full attention – in the moment? Or would you say that you are giving some serious thought to what you would like to do – “if and only if “– you had some help to do this something – but you need some help from the organization?

One of the ways that I would help different groups, that I was a member for – was in providing gifts for prizes at the events to be held, sometimes food and drinks – and just plain ole donations from out-side sponsors – if there was one person available in the group – who would have the time to go with me to collect – from businesses and wherever we were given addresses to seek needed supplies – because as with all organizations , you do need paper goods of all sorts – down to the last plastic “FORK!” We would log all donations – and give out receipts to all the donors – for their tax accountant.

Just lately heard of a woman that had found a small acreage of ground near a Church – this would be nice for the inner City youth groups of children that really had no way to enjoy the summer – as some children go off to “CAMP” for a couple of weeks – and usually they all like the “FUN” and GAMES” that are available. So, this “woman” brought her ideas and what she had found to the “GROUP” that she was “VOLUNTEER” for – and they all like the idea – that they would offer a “Summer Day Camp” for children and got more Volunteers that could offer Crafting Sessions – Working of Wood Projects – Nature Classes – Nature Classes with Hiking – Sports – also food and drink donated for all the Day Campers.

With the Volunteers all working together and lots of children attending – seems that this idea is producing good fruit and with the children enjoying – and the adults all cooperating – this “Day Camp Project” – was a very “good idea ” – made possible through the willingness and the helping hands – of Volunteers working for the greatest good – the good of our children!

At the end of the summer and the progress reports all came in – the Church groups would like to give the “woman ” – the woman behind this event for “Summer Day Camp” – a little recognition for this venture that seem to work so well – a “Luncheon” was planned for her honor and so the invite went out to her.

At the “Luncheon” there was a lady – who decided to take the floor and announced – “Had I been in charge – things could have been done so much better – with a lot fewer mistakes and the whole “CAMP” idea would have much better – my way!”

Have you ever found that – in a case like this – someone who is not at the meetings and or did not help – when the new project was started – will show up after – all is said and done – will knock all those who gave of their time and talents freely and without pay – will now mortify and knock the good efforts of the Volunteers – but, we all know that the Almighty will give good credit to where it really should go – when not received here and now – in His Heaven – where all good is recorded – for all eternity!