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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I serve as a volunteer on the Board of a local educational non profit.  I work on a committee and volunteer for periodic events.  What seems to cause friction is the fact the many of the volunteers are retired and have much more time to give than the people who are still working/raising kids.  It’s a catch 22 though since this organization would eventually die out without younger members stepping in, but it’s these younger members who don’t have the same amount of time to volunteer as the older ones do.  The older members then sometimes express frustration with the younger members lack of availability.  Not sure how to break this cycle, and it’s making me seriously reconsider my role as a working mom with young kids.  At the end of the day, we’re all volunteers.[/quote]

Oh man, this plays out over and over again at our very multi-generational church where there are tons of retirees. There's a strong desire for the younger generation to step up to do things, but the younger generation are working and parenting and caring for elders and all the things. It's definitely led to things like VBS being canceled.[/quote]

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