Phyllis Karsina is more than happy to man the ducks and geese table--after we decided a "Fowl" booth was a stinker of an idea and gave the chickens a booth of their own.
Phyllis was introduced to Heifer by her son. After doing some further research, she was impressed with the way that Heifer helps people. Retirement means that Phyllis has some spare time to donate, and Heifer was a natural place to volunteer.
This isn't Phyllis' first stint working at an animal booth. At the 2005 Living Gift Market, she helped out at the rabbit booth. Last year she worked at the Heifer products booth, and this year she wanted to do more. Since working tables at the LGM is a better fit for Phyllis than public speaking, Nancy suggested she keep the minutes of the organizing committee's meetings. Phyllis has been doing a great job of keeping everything straight.
When I asked Phyllis to name her favorite Heifer animal, she had a hard time. "I like all animals except chickens and cannot really say I have a favorite." I guess it's a good thing we separated those birds. We would hate to "fowl up" our relationship with one of our best volunteers.
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