The last day at FOVA have come and gone. Our last day was just like any other. If I expected a party or at least a gathering, I was mistaken. It takes such little effort to make folks feel like they are important. Just a call or a visit means a lot.
Our supervisor did stop to see us, at about 3:30pm he knocked on our door and came in for a visit. He left us with a goodie bag with some mementos such as key lanyards, a stainless steel NPS cup and a few other items. We had a nice visit. He did mention that we were invited to return in the future. There are plans for increasing the number of pads for VIPs. They are thinking of locating them somewhere over in the Vancouver Barracks area. In addition to adding the number of volunteers for the Fort, it would provide a “presence” in an area to discourage vandalism.
It was mid-morning when I hitched up to the trailer and R returned our official keys and our volunteer shirts. So we became hooked up and unattached at the same time.
The time at FOVA was fun, interesting, a learning experience. We met some nice people. We visited some new and some old places. Fort Vancouver National Historic Park
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I agree it doesn't take much to show you are worth something. Last Friday, we had a volunteer appreciation bbq at Stewart state park at Lost Creek Lake. It wasn't a real big deal,it lasted two hours and it did show that the volunteers are important and needed and we do save the state parks alot of money. They had some great gifts for everybody and great food & drink.. We enjoyed it!
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