New VISTAs!

Kylee (left) and Amy, the Food Bank's two new VISTAs, arrived on Thursday.

Amy is my replacement, but our terms of service are going to overlap until I'm done in August. Which means she is going to inherit my phone and my email account and I will basically be there to help her learn the ropes and make the transition. At your service!

I remember feeling so confused my first week, having no idea what I was supposed to do or what anyone was talking about when they threw around acronyms and agency names. I was really glad to have Tonya and Brie there to ask questions. So hopefully I can help her feel a little more at home in Toledo and with Ohio Benefit Bank.

Kylee isn't replacing anyone. She is a brand new VISTA position, so there will now be three VISTAs at the Food Bank instead of two (and four (!) for the next two months, until I am done). Kylee was actually already a trained and experienced Ohio Benefit Bank counselor before she applied for this job, so, unlike most new community trainers, she is coming in with a big jump on the steep learning curve.

Anyway, I'm excited to get to know these two girls :)

Welcome Amy and Kylee! Here's to an awesome VISTA year!

Here are the beautiful resource binders I put together for Amy and Kylee. Even though they are more boring than Sharon's, I am pretty much in love with the festive tabs :)