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What did Jim Wentz do when no one volunteered to lead Pine Island F.I.S.H. — Fellow Islanders Sending Help?
Jim volunteered himself!
And after talking with Jim, we discovered that he and Jan don’t simply run an organization. They are part of the volunteer team, the administrative team, the fundraising team, the coordination team—and when a volunteer isn’t available, they step in themselves.
At the heart of F.I.S.H. is something very Pine Island:
❤️ People taking care of people.
🌴🏝️ 👩🏼🦽👨🏻🦼➡️𓋿🩼📚🎒🏫 👟👕 👖👼🎄🎁 ⚽ 🧸🚗 🚂💳
But there’s one thing F.I.S.H. needs more of: volunteers.
✨ “The only thing we don’t have is a big enough volunteer base. Partly that’s a blessing, partly that’s a curse.”
— Jim Wentz
Maybe you’ve thought:
“I’d love to volunteer, but I just don’t have much time.”
Jim has an answer for that.
✨ “We don’t have a normal volunteer structure. It’s not one day a week or one week a month or one month out of the year. It’s when our phone rings, we call a volunteer and see if they’re available to take somebody to a doctor’s appointment…”
You don’t have to commit to a regular schedule. When someone needs help, F.I.S.H. calls volunteers to see who is available.
And Jim says you can simply call the F.I.S.H. phone line at 239-283-4442 and ask to be contacted about volunteering.
Sometimes a couple of hours is all it takes to make a difference in a neighbor’s life. ❤️
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