Volunteer Blog: Melanie and Calgary Stampede Caravan -
Passion, commitment and early morning describe Melanie Davis, a volunteer of six years with the Calgary Stampede Caravan Committee. His strong sense of civic pride and a family relationship led her to become heavily involved in the committee that it is unequivocally delighted to be a part of. But with the committee require that volunteers are available for events that have changes starting from 4am, you're probably wondering what the draw is
For Melanie, it is simple: .. From give
for those of you who are not familiar with the Caravan Committee for 35 years, the group of about 130 volunteers welcomed pancake breakfasts throughout the city during the Stampede and year. Their roots can be found in a van of 15 people, back when the batter was mixed with hockey sticks. Today, the Stampede Caravan visit places like Montana, Washington, Quebec, Toronto, England and Hong Kong. It has become a revenue generating element at Calgary Stampede. All logistics, transport, storage and handling of food - Stampede Caravan is a well oiled machine
But in the words of Melanie: "I just want to show, to have pleasure and return a few. pancakes with friends. "(Melanie flips personally about 10,000 pancakes in the race a year.) She firmly believes that this type of volunteering profoundly affects in a positive community. Each year, the committees of companies in Calgary neighborhoods and put up in local community centers and malls that offer residents free breakfast and entertainment. (in a week of Stampede, they feed almost 100,000 people!)
during 2013 Floods Alberta Stampede Caravan showed up a camp in Kananaskis to literally feed the army. they have also set up shop in the mission and the Siksika nation and fed as many people as they could. in addition external events, Melanie annually takes a week off to realize its commitment to the Stampede. over the past six years, she has only missed a pancake breakfast because her sister had a baby. But she really misses because she ended up taking her niece to him, she just did not volunteer it.
The deep family ties can be seen through several generations of volunteer families side-by-side, "We had three generations of the family on the committee. It shows our pride of heritage and of the community, "she said." and my father is vice president, uncle is president and my mother and my sister are both committee volunteers. It is an opportunity for us to volunteer and spend time together. It's a good family experience. "She also loves the extended family offers a large committee. In fact, in the time of a week, she and members of more than twenty visit Canmore committee for other volunteers marriage. While there, they will also be put on a pancake breakfast for guests!
there are no plans for Melanie to assume an executive role as his father and uncle, but she's happy where she is and closed with, "I just like flipping pancakes!"
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