Today is my official last day here at Allies Linked for the Prevention of HIV and AIDS (a.l.p.h.a.) as the volunteer coordinator. Words can’t describe how grateful I am to have had this opportunity over the last year. Although Ill still volunteer, Im very sad to go and will miss everyone so much! Ethan Page and Justin Sesek, Friday night politics with you two is far better than anything from Jon Stewart and Stephan Colbert. Jessica Nelson, your dedication to bettering the community is inspiring and we LOVED having you as an intern last semester. Mayra Valeria Arizmendi, you are so gifted in so many aspects and you have left wonderful impressions with many of our community partners. Kevin Writer, you are such a wonderful person by every definition of that phrase. Hopefully, we have some classes together as we get ready for nursing school. Ricky Aguayo, you have been an amazing volunteer since you first started- whichever med school steals you away from us is lucky to have you. Toni Carles, thank you for the advice and support you have given me over the past 6 years and I hope I can continue to solicit it as I go to nursing school. Brittney Sage Brubaker, the peace corps is lucky to have you; we will miss you so much as you travel the world! Jonathan Walgamott, you are so gifted and the new designs look amazing. I can’t wait to see how they turn out. Landon Browning, you truly have been a pleasure to work with. Your enthusiasm for the greater good is amazing. I hope we can be study buddies this semester. Bennett Muñoz, it’s been so fun getting to know you over the last year. Hopefully I get into that class so we can be study buddies. Selah Hendrickson, I’m so happy for you since you got into the social work program. You’ve been a wonderful volunteer for us. Jared Homnick, it’s great to have you in the office. I hope your birthday trip is amazing and hope your parents are proud of your recent accomplishments! Tyler K Fisher, your Mpowerment events are always so great! You are a phenomenal volunteer coordinator. Ashton Hadfield, you’re an awesome tester and will be a great nurse. Ken Constant, the commitment you have shown toward HIV prevention and care in your lifetime is amazing. Michael Martindale, so excited to see what is in store for you when you move to Seattle. You will be missed. Charles DeLong, where do I begin? You’re just awesome. Dab Garner, I’ve loved getting to know you over the last few months. Please don’t hesitate to call if you need anything- big bear hug! Renay Van Cleave, You have been such an asset for us over the last year. Thank you! Valerie Rourke, thank you for everything you’ve done for us. A huge portion of why our food pantry is so successful is because of you and your generosity. Paul Kennedy and Aidan Regan, you both are so mature. It’s hard to believe how young you are. Angela Scheef Moran, I’ve loved getting to know you. We still need to work out together! Daniel J Fredrickson, thank you for always helping me with the tech stuff! I don’t know what I’d do without you! Carlos A Negrete, I will never forget what we experienced together. Boy! What a learning experience! See you tonight. Taylor Park, thank you for fueling my addiction all year long! To the men of AKL, thank you for enthusiastically helping us out with everything from condom raids to ripping up tile. Love you all! Laurie Johnson, I wish I got to know you better! It’s always a pleasure to have you in the office. Meagan Walker, I love that you’ve gotten all our friends to volunteer with ALPHA too. Bladen Williams, thank you for always being so patient with my constantly changing schedule and so supportive of my career goals, love you! Charlotte Lanier, it’s a shame you’re coming on right as I’m stepping down. Please stay in touch. I’d love to get to know you better. Jonny Collins, I love our daily inappropriate jokes and all the cool music you are always showing me. Ingrid Ibambasi, you are such a talented artist, it’s been wonderful getting to know you and I hope you love Oakland. Austin Foudy, I’m so glad things are going so well for you right now. Allies Linked for the Prevention of HIV and AIDS will miss you when you move to Portland. Nick Nolan, where do I begin? You are wonderful by every definition of the word. Kendra Deines, thank you for dedicating what little spare time you have to ALPHA. Cody Ehrmantraut, you have been an amazing volunteer for us and will go very far in the field of social work. Melanie Radford, you are such a wonderful volunteer. Let me know when your next concert is. I’d love to see your band play. Emily McAteer, it’s been great to have you in the office. Jennifer Llewellyn, it’s been so great getting to know you! Please stay in touch. John Hanson, you’re so hilarious. I love all your little quips. Let me know when your next play is. I’d love to come see it. Deanna Wagner, thank you so much for arranging everything between ALPHA and Treasure Valley Roller Derby. Jenn Dunn, thank you for arranging everything with RENT. We need to have another coffee meet up soon! Thank you so much to the Imperial Sovereign Gem Court Of Idaho for supporting ALPHA for the last 11 years! We’re very happy to have you for allies. Levi Swisher Drauszewski, thank you for choosing to help out ALPHA as much as you do! Hema Sanmuganathan, thank you so much for volunteering with us. Hope to see you at Hyde Park Street Fair! Craig Phillips, I love whenever you come into the office. You’re an absolute pleasure to have around. Hope to see you soon. Chris Nutt, what luck that we just randomly ran into each other while filling our parking meters. So glad that happened though! I’m anxious to see what plans you have in store for ALPHA and the Idaho Food Bank. And thank you to anyone I missed! I know I likely missed a few since we have SOOOOOOOO many volunteers. During this transitional time I’d especially like to thank Jonny Walker, Duane Quintana, Kavin Dehner and Judy Thorne for taking a risk in allowing a socially awkward 17 year old who couldn’t find an appropriate outfit to save her life, to become an HIV test counselor. Thank you for investing in me when I was so young. I wouldn’t be who I am today if it wasn’t for my family here at Allies Linked for the Prevention of HIV and AIDS. I’d also really like to thank the board and again thank Jonny Walker for hiring me last October. This has been a whirlwind of learning experiences! With all that being said (sorry for the longwinded post everybody!) I’m excited to see this organization grow even stronger with Nathan Aiken as the new volunteer coordinator.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 21:03:47 +0000
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