European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Besides helping each other volunteering gives you a Chance to use the skills you have and team now at Tho acs office Volunteer Carol Nacho i is an example of the never say impossible Altitude thai makes the military Volunteer programs so dynamic she has become known As Cool Carol the Gal who always has a solution. For example a Young military couple the Wilo nine months pregnant wore on their Way to the Airport to pick up relatives from the United Stales when their car broke Down the couple had Money. Among their arriving relatives was a 70-year old grandmother who had never been out of he United Stales. The Young Wilo was in tears in no time Rae Lucr had everything in hand. The a Calives wore paged Al the Airport and transportation was arranged. Tho couple was. Calmed Down and Given advice on obtaining a loan Lor another car volunteers play an even More important role in Iho Community chapels this mini Stry ust could not exist without volunteers says Chapki a col Slan o Loughlin of the Patrick Henry Village Chapel in Heidelberg there would be no sunday school no youth groups " the Secrel he says is not in finding people to fill needed spots but to Lind the needs within people. " when someone comes to me altering help i ask what if they had their . Thurr dream Job would be " o Loughlin and chaplain it col de Sullivan who Heads the Catholic congregation try to hand out jobs Hal come close to those dream positions what Type of Volunteer programs do chapels Oiler Carol Brosseau and her husband and anole or couple Lead a Catholic youth organization for children from Iho 9lh of 12lh Grade it is a purely social group she says it is a Chance for kids to get to know each other Ellen peppers a chairman of the worship Camm Jilee makes sure ibo care Lay readers for the sunday services. Semi sch Nigerl. A senior in High school conducts sunday sermons for children. The women of the Chapel also step in and provide hot meals when needed because of illness or a family crisis the list of services goes on and on. Deborah Seekins. Who o Loughlin says saves him around 10 hours a week in office work is to Mother of three Small children i find it therapeutic to get out of the straight housewife Mother routine she says adding thai her husband encourages her Volunteer activities sometimes he Bab Sils other times to comes along and helps with the Volunteer work one of the Many projects that the Catholic and Prole Siant women work on together is the monthly soldiers supper at Tompkins Barrack when the project firs began Only around 60 men came for the Friday evening Home cooked dinners word spread and now the Chapel women must Cook for a steady dinner crowd of from 200 to 250 Debra Seekins chairperson of the project says there is never a problem though in finding Karen Hammond who will Lake Over from Barbara Roberts As new president of the protestant women of the Chapel. Sums up the reason people Volunteer by saying it Tases already we have had 25answeis," says . Special ass Island arid we a c 10 kids mod up to snarl corresponding Adris Amanda the chairperson in March. S3usafe Viseu Alegri Honoreda a banquet in ram slim Al which diehard ourt. Rte u 3 ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany. Up Csc 5k5iln in by Lynda w Stia a Twomey maj. Bob Youmans uses lunch hours for Volunteer scout work. Here a talks Over plans Lor a trip. Joe z Mii left and Pete Gonzalez virile letters As part of Rhein main kids in touch with kids program. Sunday May 17. 1987 the stars and strips Page 17
