As we are now fully immersed in the Holiday Season, I think it is incredibly important for all of us to take a moment to offer our thanks and gratitude to those around us, especially our supervisors and coworkers in our volunteer sites. We now have three months of the service year behind us with nine more months of opportunities to grow and learn. Yes, the organizations that benefit from our service are exceedingly grateful for all of our time and effort. Much of the work we do would not exist without our dedication. Yet, I think we will completely miss out on an even greater aspect of our volunteer year if we fail to see the ways that these coworkers have led us to unique moments of growth and change.
Last month my supervisor at Americans for Immigrant Justice announced her resignation, effective in just a few short weeks. She is moving to a different city for an exciting opportunity to continue her work in immigration law. The news of her departure came as an absolute shock, though. She has been my principal mentor during the previous 15+ months. Much of my decision to continue with the law school application process stems from the commitment I saw in her work each and every day and my desire to emulate that passion in my own life. I am grateful beyond words for the experience that HMVS has given me to work with such an amazing attorney. And she will be greatly missed by all of us here . . .
At the same time, I know that my other supervisor and all my fellow staff members at AIJustice have infinite lessons to teach me in the months ahead. People come in and out of our lives every day. Let’s all try to be more conscious of their immeasurable contributions by offering a sign of gratitude from time to time.
--Adam
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