The Friends Volunteer Spotlight- March 2025

Tiffany is the Friends of the MA Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Agawam's first "Volunteer Spotlight" with the most volunteer hours in 2024!

Many thanks to Tiffany and all of the many dedicated "Friends" volunteers!

We would also like to thank Tiffany's employer, Empower, for promoting volunteering. We were fortunate to have several Empower employees volunteer with The Friends during the last year.

Read about what motivates Tiffany below:

When and how did you get involved with this organization?

My employer, Empower, offers a ton of volunteer opportunities. I was scrolling our intraweb to see if any volunteer opportunities piqued my interest and that were in my area.

What are your activities and what do they involve?

I am a people person, a girl’s girl. I love listening to others, talking to others, and encouraging others. Pretty much any and everything I do revolves around this.

What do you enjoy most about volunteering?

It sometimes feels selfish of me to volunteer because it MAKES ME FEEL SO GOOD! I do it for the ‘feel goods’. I do it for the connections. I love making connections with people whom I never would have met outside of volunteering.

What motivates you to stay involved?

The people. People motivate me to want to be a better human. A helpful and loving human.

What have you learned through volunteering?

We were created to have community. We were created to fellowship, and this is exactly what volunteering curates. I have learned everyone has their own story and each is meant to be shared. I’m reminded that caring is sharing, and we make more of an impact TOGETHER.

Interested in volunteering with us? New volunteers are always welcome!