Challenging Changes
BY
Keith CrOssler
The one thing that can make or break a volunteer organization are the people in that organization. I’ll tell you that when I first started in the MVFD, I never would have imagined the changes that have occurred in the last couple of years. I truly think that, as a young person starting out anyway, that you have trouble seeing forward. What would it be like in 10 years, 20 years, etc? Most of us put on the cruise control and think that you don’t want the change. You get dependent on your peers, lean on each other to grow, and ultimately want to continue the goodness of the organization together. Unfortunately, change does come. The guy you went through basic with moves on to something different and can’t volunteer anymore. Or, that cruel reality of growing older. The folks you looked up to and learned so much from, retire. It’s a good thing. Until it isn’t.
