Wildlife Center of Virginia Blog

I live about 20 minutes away from the Wildlife Center.  I knew the Center was in Waynesboro - I have taken a critter or two there and even watched when there was a TV program on Animal Planet.

I volunteer at the Wildlife Center as an Environmental Education Docent and a Rescue/Transporter for two reasons:

Why do I volunteer at The Wildlife Center? Just as a general rule from a selfish perspective, volunteering seems a good way to get to do interesting things on one's own time for as many or as few hours per week as one might wish.

When major shoulder surgery in fall 2010 ended my part-time career as a wine warehouse and delivery manager, it gave me the opportunity to put into action a thought I had entertained for many years – put my energy into volunteering somewhere.