MELDRUM BAY鈥斺�淭here are a lot of newcomers that have moved to 澳门三肖三码 Island in recent years,鈥� said Anne Steele-Giffin. 鈥淚 would recommend that they contact a board or group and volunteer their time to a community group or activity. It is the best way to benefit your community, meet new people and make new friends.鈥�
Ms. Steele-Giffin recently decided to move from her home in Gore Bay to the Steele family home in Meldrum Bay. 鈥淚 love Meldrum Bay; it is so peaceful. I am selling my house in Gore Bay and moving here on a permanent basis.鈥�
Ms. Steele-Giffin is a member of the Dawson Citizens Improvement Association (DCIA) board, having joined a couple of years ago.聽
She also volunteered for Gore Bay Child Care after working in the agency for many years. 鈥淲e started the Gore Bay Child Care in 2007,鈥� said Ms. Steele-Giffin. She worked for years as an assistant supervisor and as a pedagogical lead, retiring from Gore Bay Child Care in 2019. 鈥淏ut I came back to volunteer as a member of the board and have done so since 2020, having served as chair for a year-and-a-half. I like being a member of the board and assisting the organization.鈥�
鈥淚 have been a member of the DCIA board for two-and-a-half years,鈥� said Ms. Steele-Giffin. She explained there are seven members of the board. 鈥淪ince there is no government council here, the DCIA does the job a town clerk or town staff would do for the community. We run the marina, Breakwater Park Campground (which has 17 sites) and the (Meldrum Bay) Community Hall.鈥�
鈥淚t can be a lot of work, but I get to work with great people that volunteer their time, in helping to maintain all three sites, and for instance cooking at special events,鈥� said Ms. Steele-Giffin. 鈥淎s a board we hire the marina manager and people to run the campgrounds.鈥�
鈥淲e are hoping that with the marina it will hopefully be busier this year with COVID seemingly over,鈥� said Ms. Steele-Giffin.聽
鈥淚 feel volunteering in your community is important,鈥� said Ms. Steele-Giffin. 鈥淚t is sometimes difficult getting enough people to serve on a board. Yes, it can be time consuming, especially for a small group of people because there are fewer people to do all the work, but it is gratifying to help out and know that you are helping the community.鈥�
鈥淢ost of the time we meet monthly. But DCIA is much more hands on than a lot of groups because we have the marina, hall and campgrounds,鈥� said Ms. Steele-Giffin. 鈥淚 certainly enjoy being a volunteer. It is nice to be around people who have the same vision, commitment and interest in common.鈥�
鈥淰olunteering gives you the chance to do something for the community, that benefits the community,鈥� added Ms. Steele-Giffin.
