Even after I left my paying job, I still worked in the same field, in education and mentoring,” she says. Early in their marriage in Scotland, Rita was a thoracic nurse and Tom worked with an energy company. He says among the greatest benefits of the Arboretum volunteer job is the opportunity to share life skills. Poletes left the workforce in 2008 and, like Malone, chose a volunteer job related to her career. In addition to her work with the museum, Poletes has been a volunteer in church choirs over the past 65 years.

Source: thestar November 30, 2019 22:06 UTC