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Need to be Needed? Beverly Meier's Response?

April 15, 2016March 19, 2026 by NFED Category: News

By Cathy Deters The year I retired from a teaching career (2008), I knew I would need to do something to occupy the time I had spent in the classroom. There was a void in my life and I wasn’t sure how to fill it.  My dear friend, Beverly Meier, suggested that I volunteer for…

The NFED Doesn't Need You!

April 1, 2016May 13, 2017 by Lea Richardson Category: News

Who needs volunteers? Not the NFED. We can do without volunteers!  No need to ask for a helping hand, our staff can do it all.  Why create a strong Volunteer base?  Volunteers are overrated, a nuisance, and a royal pain. Today is a celebration of mischief and misbehavior. It has become tradition on the first…

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