{"id":4406,"date":"2018-02-12T18:02:42","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T23:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/chesapeake\/?p=4406"},"modified":"2018-03-19T19:07:16","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T23:07:16","slug":"pats-on-the-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/chesapeake\/2018\/02\/12\/pats-on-the-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Pats on the Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Ask any volunteer why they give so much time to causes that interest them, and they will tell you that they want to make a difference, and that they get more out of volunteering than they put into it.<\/h3>\n<p>At Assistance League\u00ae of the Chesapeake, we have the added benefit of working well as a team and acknowledging each other\u2019s accomplishments. We have a special program called \u201cPats on the Back\u201d that we use to draw attention to what our members do for each other and to thank them. Pats on the Back are yellow construction paper \u201chands\u201d on which the giver writes what they are thanking their fellow member for.<\/p>\n<p>At a recent meeting, members received \u201cPats on the Back\u201d for helping with our new donor database, for helping with tutoring at one of our partner schools, and for helping with measuring students for uniforms in our Kids in Need program. This public recognition is always warmly received.<\/p>\n<p>We would work as hard as we do, of course, even without the recognition. But, these \u201cPats on the Back\u201d are one of the reasons Assistance League is so special.<\/p>\n<p><em>Assistance League\u00ae of the Chesapeake is a nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults through community-based philanthropic programs.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ask any volunteer why they give so much time to causes that interest them, and they will tell you that they want to make a difference, and that they get more out of volunteering than they put into it. 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