Oak Creek Patch has a good news story about the role volunteer drivers play with South Milwaukee-Oak Creek Interfaith.
Check it out here. From it:
South Milwaukee-Oak Creek Interfaith Director Jennifer Rundell calls them the “bread-and-butter of the community.” The people in the passenger side of Maletta’s vehicle have an entire lifetime’s worth of stories. Many lived through the Great Depression, a World War, a moon landing and more. But they’re now left with nowhere else to turn – many of their friends are gone, and a lot of them don’t have family that live in the area.
Not only does Maletta and some 60 other Interfaith volunteers help older residents get from Point A to Point B, the relationships often extend far beyond the drive itself.
Many of them, simply needing someone to talk to, form a strong connection with volunteers, Maletta said.
“I have a motto – we should plant some trees we will never sit under,” she said. “If the nicest thing you can say at my funeral is that my house is spotless, I have not lived a good life. People are more important than things and you realize that (volunteering with Interfaith) and at the end of the day, you feel really good.”
And check out these other local headlines of note:
- We Energies Creates Hotline To Report Debris From Bluff Collapse (Journal Sentinel)
- Man Charged With Stealing $15K In Jewelry From Oak Creek Home (Oak Creek Patch)
- A Good Cudahy Neighbor (New Kid’s View blog)
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