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 Baylor and join us in thanking him for his service.

Have you been seeing all our Friendship House projects lately?  Meet John Baylor, one of the many people behind our improvement projects!  John has been our resident handyman for the past four years and has contributed his talent to our projects.  John has been putting up cupboards in the sorting room, helping to spruce up the Bread Shed, hanging the racks in the new Kid’s Room and even re-constructing the thresholds in doorways so carts can easily move through. All important things for volunteers who work here and people who visit Friendship House. 

John has a long history of service.  He is a veteran who served in the active Army for two and a half years and then the Army Reserves for 19 years. Closer to home, he’s served the town of Rushville as a firefighter.   In his spare time, he is an avid fisher and hunter, a proud dad and granddad.  Rumor has it, after Thanksgiving he has been known to spend some time in a special red suit with fur trim.  

Our entire team  appreciates everything John does week in and week out to keep Friendship House running smoothly and make improvements where needed.  It is true, we have a perpetual “to do” list for him but we also have loads of praise and thanks!  Thank you John, for all your hours of service.