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Mary Brooks started as a volunteer 11 years ago at the Park Avenue Ronald McDonald House, starting by answering the Tab Top Program hotline.
“One little thing evolves into something big,” Mary said.
Mary now coordinates the entire Tab Top Program, works at the registration desk twice a week, volunteers at fundraising auctions and works as a member of the Volunteer Committee.
While Mary is happy to step in and help with any project, her energy and time are mainly invested in the Tab Top Program and Tab Top Pandemonium. She is responsible for distributing collection houses, answering the program’s hotline and coordinating Tab Top Pandemonium.
“She has taken on so much responsibility,” said Alison Kaspar, Volunteer Coordinator for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Metro St. Louis. “It’s not often you find someone willing to commit that much time to one organization.”
It’s not only her time that she commits. She brings along her husband, Bob, to help out. Bob Brooks helps out wherever he’s needed and works on special tasks at the Park Avenue House.
The Brooks began their work at the Park Avenue House after seeing a volunteer special on the local news.
“I thought, ‘This fits in with what I do,’” Mary said, since she is a retired nurse.
Mary and her husband began volunteering one day a week for a few hours. Now she works a total of nine hours each week over two days and fills in whenever she’s needed.
Mary works hard for the Park Avenue House, but it’s a labor of love. It’s also simply the right thing to do, she says.
“The pay is great,” Mary said. “It’s a very rewarding.”
As a RMHC volunteer veteran, Mary knows what it takes to be a great volunteer and why others should get involved.
“The satisfaction you get from it just makes you feel like you’re doing something worthwhile,” Brooks said. “When a person is blessed, you have to say thank you. This is how you can do it.”
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