Well, I was thinking about what to blog about again today. I was drawing a blank.....again. Then it occurred to me that I am going to be doing some community service volunteering.
It's been a while since I've given a tour. I am a docent - tour guide at the Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate in Oakland, California. I have been volunteering there since 1987.
I used to give tours all the time when I worked a 9-5 Monday through Friday job. I was able to give to Sunday tours no problem. Being a Real Estate Agent I find my Sundays are taken up with open houses or showing clients around and hopefully writing contracts...
Not only has Real Estate cut into my volunteer time but so has being caregiver for my mother who is being treated for cancer. I really don't mind, you've got to do what you've got to do. Karma Points!!!
I really enjoy volunteering there. It's a great place to get a way from the hectic East Bay life. So I was asked by Teresa up at the mansion if I could do a tour on August 26th. I jumped at the chance. I am so very much looking forward to leading a group around the mansion and talking history. As if you would have to twist my arm to do that.
And now for some photography black and whites of the Dinkelspiel House on the grounds of the Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate. This house was built in the in 1920s as the Florence Hellman-Dinkelspeil's summer home on the grounds near the Northern entrance to the estate. It's a wonderful Storybook Style Tudor.
Awesome Job Michael!! Keller loves to be involved in Community Service we would love to have someone like you on our Team!!!!! Keep up the great work.
Pamela
Well, yesterday was my tour day. I had so much fun giving the tour. It had been several years since I had actually lead a tour through the mansion.
I have done duty staffing some of the rooms for the annual Christmas show, but walk throughs do not count as actual tours.
I the reason for my slow down in my 21 years of volunteer activity was I became double caregiver for both my mother and father.
Anyway, yesterday turned out to be a group from Novato California. It was a small group of about 10 senior citizens who are suffering from early onset alzheimers disease.
Judy was my back-up docent who followed behind the group making sure the group was all together and not wandering around the home.
I thought that I would have forgot some of the details of the historical content. It all came back to me when I started yapping about the history. The tour started at 11:30 and we finished up around 1:00pm
I just love volunteering. Now, I need to find some time to get back with Make-A-Wish.