Spotlight on Volunteers

Friendship House appreciates the dedication of each one of our volunteers and we are pleased to tell you a little bit about them in our Spotlight on Volunteers series. We hope you enjoy meeting John “Preacher” Milligan and join us in thanking him for his service.

John “Preacher” MIlligan

With his great sense of humor and a little mischief, Preacher sure brings a smile to everyone’s face at Friendship House.  He’s been right here stocking shelves and unloading deliveries for as long as we can remember - volunteering for over 20 years!  He says “I’m not tired of it yet!  It gives a veteran a good place to go and do good work.” 

It was a few years ago now that Preacher was in the middle of his volunteering day when he began to experience a stroke.  Everyone made sure he was taken care of that day and hoped it would not end his Friendship House volunteering.  As a matter of fact, it didn’t.  With hard work, persistence and a year’s time, Preacher made it back to his regular 3 - 4 day a week volunteering schedule!  That’s determination and we couldn’t be happier. 

Oh, and if you ask him how he came by his nickname, he’ll tell you; “Tad Lafler starting calling me that and it stuck! So much so that people forgot my first name.”  And, he’s okay with that!   

Thanks for everything you do, Preacher!