Volunteer Odyssey

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Epilogue: Meredith DeLeeuw

2017-09-12T09:29:58+00:00September 12th, 2017|

Life is a journey, not a destination.  This quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson perfectly sums up my last 8 days.  What started out as a hopeful destination towards a career, led to one of the greatest journeys of my life.  Never did I think I would learn so much, have

Day 8: Cultivate Inspiration at Shelby Farms

2017-09-11T11:27:05+00:00September 11th, 2017|

Meredith DeLeeuw has created her own #VolunteerOdyssey in order to get to know Memphis better and give back to her new community. She’ll be volunteering with 8 nonprofits and sharing her experience through her blog.  On Day 8 she volunteered with Shelby Farms. Check out her story below!   The last

Day 7: Beers for Volunteers

2017-09-07T16:16:29+00:00September 7th, 2017|

Meredith DeLeeuw has created her own #VolunteerOdyssey in order to get to know Memphis better and give back to her new community. She’ll be volunteering with 8 nonprofits and sharing her experience through her blog.  On Day 7 she volunteered with us for 901 Day's Beers for Volunteers. Check out

Day 6: Miracles in Motion

2017-09-06T14:13:07+00:00September 6th, 2017|

Meredith DeLeeuw has created her own #VolunteerOdyssey in order to get to know Memphis better and give back to her new community. She’ll be volunteering with 8 nonprofits and sharing her experience through her blog.  On Day 6 she volunteered with Southern Reins. Check out her story below!   Day

Day 5: End Hunger, One Fig at a Time

2017-09-05T10:19:59+00:00September 5th, 2017|

Meredith DeLeeuw has created her own #VolunteerOdyssey in order to get to know Memphis better and give back to her new community. She’ll be volunteering with 8 nonprofits and sharing her experience through her blog.  On Day 5 she volunteered with Catholic Charities at their Fig Tree Food Pantry. Check out

Day 4: Have You Eaten This Morning?

2017-09-02T12:00:27+00:00September 2nd, 2017|

Meredith DeLeeuw has created her own #VolunteerOdyssey in order to get to know Memphis better and give back to her new community. She’ll be volunteering with 8 nonprofits and sharing her experience through her blog.  On Day 4 she volunteered with Urban Bicycle Food Ministry. Check out her story below!

Day 3: Big Bugs

2017-09-01T12:00:08+00:00September 1st, 2017|

Meredith DeLeeuw has created her own #VolunteerOdyssey in order to get to know Memphis better and give back to her new community. She’ll be volunteering with 8 nonprofits and sharing her experience through her blog.  On Day 3 she volunteered with Memphis Botanic Garden. Check out her story below!  

Day 2: One Hour, One Book, Huge Difference

2017-08-31T13:37:16+00:00August 31st, 2017|

Meredith DeLeeuw has created her own #VolunteerOdyssey in order to get to know Memphis better and give back to her new community. She’ll be volunteering with 8 nonprofits and sharing her experience through her blog.  On Day 2 she volunteered with Read to Me at St. Jude. Check out her

Day 1: Sustainable Gardens for Sustainable Communities

2017-08-30T17:43:07+00:00August 30th, 2017|

Meredith DeLeeuw has created her own #VolunteerOdyssey in order to get to know Memphis better and give back to her new community. She'll be volunteering with 8 nonprofits and sharing her experience through her blog.  On Day 1 she volunteered with Memphis Tilth. Check out her story below!   I

Prologue: Meredith DeLeeuw

2017-08-28T17:26:59+00:00August 28th, 2017|

My Memphis journey is a long and winding road that started last November. My husband was in the middle of interview season for his internal medicine residency when he received an invitation to interview at UT Memphis. I had never been to Memphis, so I figured it would be a

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