SOME PEOPLE NEVER STOP WORKING!

There is this fellow I know, who never stops working. I think of him as an unselfish ‘volunteeraholic’, and probably is a workaholic, to boot. I’ve known him about 15 to 18 years, and he is a very likable guy, and a fellow board member. For the sake of privacy, we’ll call him “Ken”.

“Ken” works 2 jobs, one at a major financial institution, and one as a mattress tester after work, at night. He takes his work very seriously. He spends his morning hours being financially responsible, then in the early evening, he dresses up with a suit and tie, and goes to his real job: mattress testing. Often one will find “Ken” working into the wee hours of the morning tirelessly plugging away testing mattresses. Overtime means nothing to him, nor does double and triple overtime!

“Ken” is dedicated to both his jobs, and over the holidays, if you walk along Fifth Avenue; you will see him testing in the store fronts. As you can see from this recent photo put out by Bed Bath and Beyond, he enjoys his work, and rain or shine, healthy or not, you can rely on “Ken”.

Once he was found sleeping on the job, and was given a big raise!

But his best work is done as a volunteer, doing only good, and bringing a sense of gratefulness from his fellow board members and parents like me. He has been with the Special Olympics every step of the way, giving up his time, and YES, even his testing job, to help run it. He was a great board president, a great committee member, sacrificing his work time for volunteering.

Thanks “Ken”, for all you do for the agency, my daughter, the financial world, and most importantly, MY nap time.