VOLUNTEE SPOTLIGH ALL-STAR VOLUNTEER ANN MILLER
has been on the road as a volunteer for four years with The Cavaliers and would not have it any other way. A quintessential member of the food truck team, the greatest benefit for her is the four hugs a day she One of the most important things Miller receives when she sees her son, Andrew, emphasizes is that parents who are considduring meal times over the summer. ering volunteering should not be hesitant to do so, regardless of whether they have “My son and I are very close and now that had previous volunteer experience or not. he’s in college, this is a guaranteed way I Being a part of what makes The Green get to be around him and help the corps,” Machine run is special in its own right. Miller said. “It’s a great opportunity.” “Your sons want you here; They may say you When it comes to the day-to-day as a food don’t, but they really do,” Miller said. “The truck volunteer with The Cavaliers, Miller corps needs volunteers, so don’t think that says that the typical day starts two hours because you don’t have any experience before the members get up to prepare for you can’t, we can train you. I came in not breakfast and lunch directly after that. With knowing anything and I had great teachers. a small bit of downtime between lunch You need to get into the flow of things, and and dinner, set up for dinner and snack is somebody can help and guide you.” much easier with advanced preparation of anything they can. All in all, Miller said they If you have the ability to plan some vacaserve around 800 meals a day and while tion days and travel with the corps, Miller it may be a grueling task at times, it is all recommends you take advantage of worth it to be able to greet the members that opportunity to get an inside look at and ask them about their days. what your sons go through as marching members. “It’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever done in my life, but I’ve never been happier “From getting on the bus to sleeping in and felt more that I was doing something classrooms, you get to really see what they rewarding,” Miller said. go through on a daily basis and it brings it home to you,” Miller said. “They give up their entire summer and the conditions aren’t always great but they’re passionate and you get to see the passion and be a part of it. There’s nothing more rewarding than getting to be a part of The Cavaliers.” 36 CAVALIER NATION