The Soul Test
I am VOA. Have you ever taken a personality test? I took one called a “soul” test one time and found out: I’m a Server, a person who...
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Aug 14, 20211 min read
Window of Opportunity
I am VOA. I had a window when I first started, over in the Broadway building. When I interviewed at VOA, I was so nervous. I had to start...
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Aug 10, 20212 min read
Not Everyone Can Go To The Grocery Store
We are VOA. “Washington is home,” Mark Greaby says. Until June 2020, long hours at work and difficult schedules prevented him and his...
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Aug 10, 20212 min read
You Can Make Today Better
I am VOA. I just like to help people. It was just before my 7th birthday when my mom and I were driving home from school and a commercial...
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Aug 9, 20212 min read
Frosting & Faith: VOA's Cupcake Magician
I am VOA. Jessica Moore is a magician with cupcakes. She makes them for friends' and coworkers' birthdays: Lemon Raspberry, Lemon...
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Aug 6, 20212 min read
Warming Up To Humans
I am VOA. I usually like dogs more than people. They’re not judgy. I’ve got Jake, who’s a mutt. And Oliver is a Cardigan Welsh Corgi. I...
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Aug 4, 20212 min read
One Hour of Service
We are VOA. Ellie the potato puller. Ellie the Christmas Elf. Ellie the recipient of the Presidential Volunteer Service Award for the...
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Aug 3, 20211 min read
The Meat Man
I am VOA. When my wife Donna said she was going to start volunteering at the Everett Food Bank last year, I told her to sign me up as...
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Aug 3, 20212 min read
Taking Stock at the Everett Food Bank
I am VOA. I grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana doing volunteer work in my early teens. I went to elderly neighbors' houses and did small...
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Jul 29, 20211 min read
Other Duties As Assigned
I am VOA. Working for VOA for the past 12 years I have been able to witness the wide range of services that VOA offers in the community....
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Jul 29, 20212 min read
A Tradition of Giving
I am VOA. “I could never imagine what some of my clients are going through. I just want to help.” Born and raised in Everett by a...
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Jul 28, 20212 min read
The Spirit of Grams
"I am humble because I’ve been there. My mom got WIC when we were kids. I’ve had just buttered noodles for dinner or chili all week. I...
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Jul 28, 20213 min read
The Big One
Claire Danielson, the new VOA Controller, is explaining about the Big Four: The four biggest accounting firms in the United States. They...
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Jul 20, 20213 min read
Acts of God
Jessica Marburger has experience with what insurance companies call Acts of God. “Flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes, fires, riptides. I...
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Jul 9, 20213 min read
One Person
Chris Eck remembers. She remembers that old farmhouse they lived in in the DC area, when her Dad was in the Army, and their Dalmatian,...
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