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MineralMan

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2. Cool. You're right. There are always more volunteers

Reply to Brickbat (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 18, 2013, 03:20 PM

Dec 2013

than openings. That's heartening, I think. All those people wanting to be of service to their community. It's a wonderful thing, and small towns are full of people like that. They deserve our thanks!

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My grandfather was a volunteer, and I live in a town that has an outstanding VFD. Brickbat Dec 2013 #1

Cool. You're right. There are always more volunteers MineralMan Dec 2013 #2

Actually, many places are having difficulties filling the volunteer positions. In some places it's Brickbat Dec 2013 #3

Interesting. I wonder if the leadership of the department MineralMan Dec 2013 #4

From what I have read, it is often smaller towns that have lost local businesses who have trouble Brickbat Dec 2013 #5

I suppose that's true. If so, it's too bad for those communities. MineralMan Dec 2013 #6