Your Southern Co-Chair is Janis. People get volunteered for a variety of reasons. Well, she got it.
Creativity goes a long way when there is no budget.
Never did I anticipate how rewarding the experience would be or how many outstanding people I'd get to know. We get to meet so many talented people throughout the years. First, I called and introduced myself to Bakersfield school district librarian Janis Kessler, who also was volunteered for our opportunity assignment. Janis had just gotten an e-mail address. We used the plain old telephone and came up with a purpose and strategy.