After retiring four years ago, Goderich resident Pat Healy wanted to give back to her community so she decided to offer her time at the local Salvation Army.<\/p>\n
Pat began volunteering in the kitchen for the \u201cHuron Out of the Cold\u201d program which was at the time managed out of The Salvation Army Suncoast Citadel. \u00a0The program provided overnight shelter to guests overnight from December to March.\u00a0 A light meal and breakfast were also provided to the guests. Pat helped prepare the meals and clean up.\u00a0 It was through the other women working in the kitchen that she learned about the need for volunteers at The Salvation Army Food Bank.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been doing that for a year now. I work half day shifts every other Monday at The Salvation Army Food Bank and during the Christmas season I helped with their food hamper program,\u201d said Pat. \u201cI really enjoy this part of volunteering with The Salvation Army. I\u2019m able to help the most vulnerable in our communities when they are in need. .\u201d<\/p>\n
Along with other volunteers, Pat helped pick up toys stored in Clinton and sort them for The Salvation Army Christmas Toy Drive.\u00a0 She also helped pick up and sort food for the hampers.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a very friendly environment and I really enjoyed the work,\u201d said Pat. \u201cThese are all excellent programs and The Salvation Army does so much for people in need. It\u2019s a great place to volunteer, you can help for a few hours and they make you feel so welcome. I can\u2019t say enough about how comfortable they make you feel there.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cMaya Angelou once said \u2018I\u2019ve learned that you shouldn\u2019t go through life with a catcher\u2019s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back,\u2019\u201d said Salvation Army Lieutenant Derek Kerr. \u201cPat has thrown much back to our ministry unit by way of the countless hours she spends volunteering in our food bank. Pat, thank you for your tireless dedication to serving others.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After retiring four years ago, Goderich resident Pat Healy wanted to give back to her community so she decided to offer her time at the local Salvation Army. Pat began volunteering in the kitchen for the \u201cHuron Out of the Cold\u201d program which was at the time managed out of The Salvation Army Suncoast Citadel. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5131,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"location":[],"class_list":["post-2251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-interest"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n