Greetings!
It's a New Year and, like always, I'm making about 70 bazillion resolutions. Some of them I'm fully expecting to fall by the wayside in about a week and a half (get up early every day and exercise before work. Ha!). But certain ones, YAVA will help me stick to.
1) Get out more.
I run a lot of events through my job, and spend pretty much all day every day on the phone. So when I'm off the clock, my natural tendency is to crawl under a blanket and spend some quality time with Hulu. With YAVA, I have lots of options to get out and meet people without having to plan anything (Thanks Lauren and Yael!). This year, YAVA will help me explore the world outside my apartment.
2) Get cultured. Cheaply.
Anyone will tell you, and most of you know, that you get more out of volunteering than you put into it. Usually, this payment comes in the form of warm fuzzies. Occassionally, it means access to events you wouldn't get into otherwise. Last year I volunteered at a shmancy auction - a night of pretty clothes, catered food, and interesting people. Late January, I'll be volunteering at the Boston Wine Expo and will get "thanked" with a free ticket.
3) Meet more people.
Kind of ties in to resolution number 1, but important enough to warrant its own category. Since college, meeting new people in the city has become something I need to go out of my way to do. YAVA throws me into the city, give me a chance to not only meet other volunteers, but to meet homebound senior citizens, schoolkids in Cambridge, and the women at Rosie's Place.
4) Make YAVA the best it can be.
Joining YAVA has been one of my best decisions of the last few years. And speaking for the entire board, we're committed to make 2009 YAVA's best year yet, so that all of you love this group as much as we do.
See you in 2009!
Stephanie
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