CONVIO volunteers make their (book)mark
May 16, 2009 at 2:28 am recycreads 4 comments
Today Recycled Reads was ground zero for the total energy generated by 11 volunteers from Convio, a world-leading provider of web enablement software for non-profit organizations. These energetic young professionals brought everything a volunteer-dependent organization like Recycled Reads could hope for: speed, efficiency, intelligence, self-motivation and a sense of pride in their work.
Admittedly the store did not make a great first impression today. Due to the delivery of a misplaced book pallet the day before, the thermostat controlling temperatures in the back half of the store had been rendered useless – NOT a good thing in central Texas in May!. Nevertheless, our troop of volunteers jumped right in to tackle a long list of physically-demanding projects we had prepared for them. From rearranging shelves to shifting and categorizing thousands of books, records and media, these folks had it covered. In fact, what we thought was a full day’s work schedule barely lasted until lunch!
As the group took their well-deserved lunch break, those of us on the “seasoned” team (myself, Marcia and Shane) worked through lunch to prepare for a completely new list of projects to occupy their afternoon shift. Fortunately (?) there was a LOT of work that needed to be done, so projects which we had put off for weeks due to lack of time and energy were now on the table. Suffice it to say, today was a busy but extremely productive day at Recycled Reads!
At the end of the day, when the last book had been shelved and the last cabinet cleaned, our valiant team of volunteers posed for this group photo.
For those of you who have been to our store before, you are in for a nice surprise when you come in for tomorrow’s Armed Forces Day event. New categories of fully-stocked and sorted shelves await your shopping pleasure, with hundreds of new books in Fiction, Sci-Fi, Features and many other categories. Since a picture is worth more than words, here’s what you can expect:

After the Convio volunteer whirlwind
On behalf of all the staff and volunteers at Recycled Reads, THANK YOU CONVIO!
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Samuel Yu | May 16, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Glad we could help out a worthy cause! I went in today to purchase a few items, and apparently they already sold! Business is good at Recycled Reads!
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recycreads | May 20, 2009 at 2:55 am
Samuel,
Thanks again for helping us last Friday! Sorry you missed out on the items you wanted – hopefully we will have more that you will enjoy the next time you come in to shop!
Regards,
Dave
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John Pelley | May 16, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Thank you for making a difference by your volunteering.
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recycreads | May 20, 2009 at 2:57 am
John,
Thanks again to everyone who volunteered on Friday! We really appreciate the help that our volunteers provide and hope to keep improving the store with all their hard work.
Regards,
Dave