Posts tagged “Why I Volunteer”
More 2102 Ontario Service Award Winners from the AGO
In addition to the three winners profiled last month, here are more volunteers recognized not only for their long service, but outstanding contributions to the AGO. We asked our winners about their background, what inspires them, and maybe a little something people may not know about them… Stephen Edson, Daytime GG I came to […]
Why I Volunteer by Joyce Lagunoff (Grange)
This month Joyce Lagunoff offers her thoughts on what it means to be a part of the AGO’s group of dedicated volunteers. Originally posted March 2, 2012. When I retired in 2008, I was looking forward to spending my first six months putting my feet up and collecting my thoughts. That plan was very short lived. […]
Why I Volunteer by Michaela Novotna (Prints & Drawings)
This month Michaela Novotna offers her thoughts on what it means to be a part of the AGO’s group of dedicated volunteers. Originally posted January 13, 2012. I volunteer in a place that reveres the mind’s journey through history. Each art object in our collection represents a thought, made manifest, in time. In that light, the […]
Why I Volunteer by Steve Edson (Gallery Guide)
This month Steve Edson offers a piece on what it means to be a part of the AGO’s group of dedicated volunteers. Originally posted November 30, 2011. As an adult I have always volunteered. For a number of years, when I was a High School teacher, I coached a girls’ swim team and boys lacrosse. […]
Why I Volunteer by Phyllis Couzin (Volunteer President)
At the recent Annual Gathering of the Volunteers of the AGO, Volunteer President Phyllis Couzin spoke of her experience here at the Gallery, and what it has meant to her to be part of this dedicated group. Her remarks will form the first piece in our new monthly Intranet series, Why I Volunteer. Originally posted October […]