She may be retired, but she is far from retiring. June Malchow formerly worked in the banking industry, but when she retired from employment last year she quickly became bored with the quiet life and has transformed herself into a volunteering tornado.

June has been a long-term financial supporter of the work of the Orange County Rescue Mission. She began donating some 25 years ago when a member of her family experienced a period of homelessness; she has continued to make regular donations ever since.

June was looking forward to retiring and "taking it easy" from work last July, but after only a short while she suffered a resurgence of her depressive illness that she attributes to not having sufficient order in her life. When she had recovered, after medical treatment, June thought about volunteering as a means of adding an extra layer of interest to her week. Naturally enough, the Orange County Rescue Mission came immediately to mind.

In September last year, June attended an orientation meeting and decided to volunteer for three hours a week assisting with filing in the Volunteer Management office. She was shortly to transfer to the case management office where she is currently supporting three case workers with their filing requirements. She says, "I feel useful doing this work, I like to organize things and it frees up the time for the case workers to spend more time counseling the residents."

June has obviously made a strong impression on the other staff, she adds modestly, "I don't need them to thank me, I really enjoy the work and it helps me even more than I help them." There is a possibility that all filing will be centralized in the near future and June expects that if this happens she will be involved with filing for a full day each week.

June strongly commends the work of the Orange County Rescue Mission for putting order and structure into the lives of the residents, as well as providing a caring environment for their Spiritual growth. She explains, "I think one of the main things that homeless people lack is a clear structure to their lives; the Rescue Mission provides this vital sense of order for them."

The turning point for June was attending the volunteer orientation at the Rescue Mission. She suggests that anyone with time on their hands take a good look at the work OCRM is doing by attending a similar event getting involved in whatever area in which their skills can be best used.

Thank you, June! Keep up the good work.