{"id":150,"date":"2017-04-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/southern-california\/2017\/04\/24\/playworks-socal-celebrates-national-volunteer-week-2017\/"},"modified":"2017-09-28T10:53:24","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T17:53:24","slug":"playworks-socal-celebrates-national-volunteer-week-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/southern-california\/2017\/04\/24\/playworks-socal-celebrates-national-volunteer-week-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Playworks SoCal Celebrates National Volunteer Week 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"300\" width=\"300\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 300px; margin: 10px; float: left;\" class=\"media-element file-media-original\" src=\"https:\/\/www.playworks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/09\/Laura_300x300.jpg\" data-original=\"{&quot;fid&quot;:&quot;13557&quot;,&quot;view_mode&quot;:&quot;media_original&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;media&quot;,&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;height&quot;:300,&quot;width&quot;:300,&quot;style&quot;:&quot;width: 300px; height: 300px; margin: 10px; float: left;&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;media-element file-media-original&quot;}}\"\/><span>In recognition of National Volunteer Week, Playworks Southern California would like to thank all of our volunteer groups and individuals who give their time and talent to ensure that every kid has a place on the playground.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Laura Rickert began her full-time spring internship in January. She was eager to serve on any project in the office and visited various playgrounds in our partner schools. Get to know our amazing volunteer Laura:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>In one word, how would your friends, family, or colleagues describe you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Punctual<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>When, where, and what was the first place you ever participated as a volunteer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>2007 at Suamico Elementary School for their Read-a-Thon<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What motivates you to volunteer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>I want to see change in this world so what better way to see that change than changing it yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What have you found most inspiring during your volunteer work with Playworks?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Everyone here is so passionate about the work they do to impact the kids in the community. 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