Jim Strathearn
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Jim Strathearn
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Volunteer of the Month
July 2010
Our July Volunteer of the Month is Jim Strathearn from Delta, Pennsylvania. Jim has been working with NILMDTS since the fall of 2009, and he has always gone above and beyond the call of duty.
According to families he's served, Jim is great to work with, and had perfect timing in photographing their children. He always takes beautiful pictures while continually striving to learn more about how to give the most complete gift possible to the families that he serves. One grandmother says, "there must be a special place in heaven for people like you" who give something so special to families who are facing the darkest days of their lives.
Jill Myers, Jim's Area Coordinator, calls him a valuable asset because of his willingness to take sessions other photographers are not able or not willing to take, his drive to constantly improve the quality of his work, and his ongoing encouragement and support of not only other affiliated photographers, but also of Jill herself. In fact, Jill can't say enough about Jim, but her concluding thought is this:
"Despite all this, Jim is very humble and I'm sure will argue that he doesn't deserve this recognition and that he's just doing what needs to be done. Don't listen to him though....he does deserve it!"
Jill Myers
Area Coordinator, John Hopkins Health System
Please accept our thanks, Jim, for being such a dedicated volunteer and always going above and beyond to serve families in need.
A huge thank you to all of our wonderful Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Volunteers!
The Process for choosing the Volunteer of the Month
The Co-Founders select the Volunteer of the Month by considering many deciding factors including -- Nominations from families, hospitals and fellow photographers
- The nominee’s established leadership in their community
- And their hard work following the necessary guidelines within NILMDTS including completion and logging of consent forms.
Nominations should be e-mailed to headquarters@nilmdts.org with the subject line of "VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH NOMINATION". The Headquarters Office will accept nominations at any time throughout the month.
Each NILMDTS Volunteer of the Month receives a congratulatory plaque which can be proudly displayed in their studios as well as a profile here throughout the month of their award.
This is a wonderful way for us here at NILMDTS to recognize the outstanding achievements and the giving nature of ourvolunteer base.
Thank you to each and every one of you!