In a movie approximately twenty years old, the protagonist “Dave” who is a mirror image of the President of the United States, who in turn has suffered a stroke, is thrown into the unlikely situation of be a liberal person stuck impersonating his conservative twin. Prior to that, Dave ran an agency whose goal was to find “Everyone (unemployed person) a job today!” Both the Seacoast Division and the Northeastern Region NMRA have a similar problem, except our problem, is not people without jobs, rather it is jobs without people. These are not jobs that all require substantial commitment of time and effort. Given enough people willing to “work,” some of the more complicated jobs could be broken into smaller portions designed to fit a volunteer’s available time.

This is written by someone who has volunteered considerable time to both the Division and Region, enough to earn the Achievement Program Volunteer Certificate several times over and the program’s Official Certificate five times over. Time tends to fly when you’re having fun. I am encouraging all of you who have an interest in helping the NMRA, at the Divisional, Regional, or National level to volunteer. By the way, I forgot to mention that I also have had a role in the NMRA National Contest Committee for five out of the last six years. I don’t expect anyone to volunteer to the level I have. I probably enjoy and have more fun at it than a “normal person.”

However, if all who could gave a little, it certainly would count a lot. I suggest starting out volunteering for what you like, or feel comfortable doing, and then if you are inspired, tackle something that pushes your limits and your imagination more.