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| Sharla: Parade Marshal and Berkeley Cares Volunteer. Photo by Sharla Hanley |
My name is Sharla
Hanley, I am 34 years of age and I am a volunteer for Berkeley Cares. I have
been doing volunteer work for a long time and when I decided to start college
again, that did not leave me. One of the things I love to do is help others
that cannot help themselves.
This past Monday
November 11, I volunteered for the Veteran’s Day Parade as a Parade
Marshal. The day started out cold. As I
walked down 5th Avenue from Berkeley College, I saw the NYPD putting up the
barricades so all traffic can be stopped.
Our job was to keep
the marchers in line until it was their time to go on the route. The parade
marshal has a very important job, because without them, the parade would not go
on. It was cold that day as it is every
year, but we know that we came to do a job, and that is exactly what I did.
I love to be a parade
marshal and this was my second time being a part of that spectacular parade to
support vets all around the country. The Veterans Day parade brings many people
together, not just New Yorkers. I met
people from as far away as California and the high school bands all the way
from Illinois. As they marched up from 23rd street to 52nd street,
many people gathered on the streets of New York to watch them pass by and say
thanks for serving our country well.
I will
continue to be a volunteer even after I leave Berkeley College, and I would
love to leave a legacy behind. Anybody can help, and lend a helping hand, and
if you love what you do then you would not think about getting paid for doing it.
My resume is filling up with all kinds of volunteer work that I have been involved
with through Berkeley cares.
Find something to do. As President John F. Kennedy said “Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” It will be worth it.
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| Veterans Uniform Display Photo by Sharla Hanley |
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