Volunteer Superstars
by Billie Karel - Vea el artículo en español

Toxic Free NC owes much of its success to the work of volunteers. We're starting this new "Volunteer Superstars" feature to highlight the work of some of our most dedicated and active volunteers. In this issue, we bring you two exceptional Toxic Free NC volunteers: Jasmine Wilson and Christopher Grohs. Enjoy!

Jasmine Wilson has been volunteering with Toxic Free NC over the course of the past 4 years, ever since she was a freshman in high school. She’s worked at our information and activity booths each year with passion and professionalism, and has even recruited and trained other volunteers for us. In the fall, Jasmine’s headed to Montreal to study vocal performance at McGill University. Thank you so much for all your help, Jasmine, and good luck!

It's always been such a pleasure to work with you, Jasmine. Have a great time at school in Montreal - we'll miss you very much! Jasmine, left, volunteering for Toxic Free NC with her classmates Rosie and Candy at the Piedmont Earth Day fair in Winston-Salem in 2008. Photo by Fawn Pattison.

Christopher Grohs quickly made himself an indispensable part of Toxic Free NC’s team when he started volunteering last winter. Chief among Christopher’s list of impressive projects is coordinating LOVE BUG: The Great Bug Draw Off, a fundraising party for Toxic Free NC. This bug drawing contest and art exhibit featured works by local artists all about insects, healthy food and sustainable farming.

Christopher, we can’t thank you enough for your energy, passion and dedication. For more information about any of the projects mentioned here, or to get more involved as a volunteer, please contact Billie at 919-833-1123, or email her. Thank you!     Christopher smiles at the crowd from beind the artists' drawing table at LOVE BUG, the fundraiser he coordinated. 8/7/09, photo by Ana Duncan Pardo.

Toxic Free News is a publication of
Toxic Free NC
206 New Bern Place, Raleigh, NC 27601, (919) 833-5333, Toll-free 1-877-NO-SPRAY
, http://www.toxicfreenc.org

Mission: Toxic Free NC advocates for alternatives to toxic pesticides in North Carolina by empowering people to make sound decisions about their health and environment.

Staff: Ana Duncan Pardo, Communications Coordinator; Billie Karel, Program Coordinator; Fawn Pattison, Executive Director; Renée Tucker, Administrative Associate; Laura Valencia, Farm Worker Documentary Intern; Christopher Grohs, Special Events Intern; Lowell Wood, Outreach Coordinator Intern; Amy Freitag, Outreach Coordinator Intern; Carolina Cardona, Website En Español Intern; Sara Moore, Communications Intern; Claudin Mangum, Farm to Child Care Intern.

Board of Directors: Colleen Boudreau, Treasurer; Ghassan Hamra; Laxmi Haynes; Mindy Hiteshue; Cathy Jones; Michelle Nowlin, President; Annie O'Leary; Katherine M. Shea, Immediate Past President; Allen Spalt.
Emeritus Board Members: Billie Rogers, Jane Sharp MacRae, Erick Umstead.

Community Leadership Council: Melissa Bailey, Mary James, Anna Jensen, Silvia Peterson, Juvencio Rocha Peralta.

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