CHAPTERS CELEBRATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABI L I T I ES AWARENESS MONTH (DDAM)
VOLUNTEERING IN HER COMMUNITY
“I like helping people when they need help. It makes me feel good. And I like making friends with the other volunteers. We laugh and smile a lot together while we work.” Jessica enjoys working with her fellow volunteers at the Amen Place Soup Kitchen so much that one day she baked them brownies and delivered them in person. The food pantry was so appreciative that they publicly thanked Jessica for her generosity on their Facebook page. Jessica also received a thank you card for her thoughtfulness from a board member of the food pantry. “Volunteering really brings Jessica’s inner self out,” Samantha said. “She enjoys the environment, the laughs, and the interactions with others. The community service is bringing out a side of her that she has never shown anyone else outside of Liberty. She is showing her true fun and caring self to her community.”
When Jessica Romano of Liberty ARC volunteers at the Amen Place Soup Kitchen, a community food pantry in Amsterdam, it is a great day of giving back to others, filled with laughter and smiles. During DDAM, Liberty ARC recognized Jessica for her work with the soup kitchen and her care for others in her community. Jessica began volunteering with the food pantry in 2021 and continues to do so two days a week with Direct Support Professional Samantha Anthony. During her days at the food pantry, Jessica helps unload the trucks that come in with food and other items. Jessica and Samantha began volunteering at the Food Pantry together after Jessica expressed interest in wanting to help others.
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