Team Alchemy Recognizes Volunteers

"Volunteers are not paid... Not because they are worthless but because they are priceless"

"How can you enjoy all you have when all these people have nothing?"

"The greatest challenge is making a friendship with somebody who's not gonna last very long."

''I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.'' - Mother Teresa

"We could easily be on the other end of things."

"The highest of distinctions is service to others" -King George IV

"Working at the Taylor Room has made me aware of the serious struggles that these families go through and how badly they need a shoulder to cry on."

"There's a brief and important period in the life of parents and their newborn, when they connect for the first time, all huddled together in the same room. Just them. That's when families are born. And that's why it's so important "

"It has made me stronger and the woman I am today."

"In college you had choices, and I chose to better my college community." Alan talking about volunteering in college

"Most kids these days think only about entitlement. They just don't realize that there are things you can do that you don't get paid for or get a title out of that benefit people."

Julie Horrigan founded Champ to help those with disabilities.

My dad loved to travel, it was his chance to see the world. Every time He left He gained more responsibility.

"...Anne does all with grace and responsibility."

Be of service. Whether you make yourself available to a friend or co-worker, or you make time every month to do volunteer work, there is nothing that harvests more of a feeling of empowerment than being of service to someone in need. - Gillian Anderson

Inspiration does not come from what you do. It comes from the fact you are willing to do it.

"Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more" - H. Jackson Brown Jr.

"There is no greater gift than getting a child" - Mary Lefcourt

''Be the change you want to see in the world.''

"Ambassador of Happiness"

"Be my nights of the blind"

"Volunteering should not be rough or a burden. The whole point of community service is to make your neighbors happy and to make your community a better place." - Laurie Singer

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." • Mae West