CEDAR RAPIDS — Little did Claire Sharp know when she filled in for a friend who sorted mail at Mercy Medical Center that she would continue to volunteer her time there for the next 45 years.She is, and Sharp has no plans to stop as she approaches 10,000 hours of volunteered time.Sharp describes herself as a “people person” and says that as a volunteer at Mercy, as a driver for the Riders Club and St.
‘i Know I’m Helping’ Volunteer Says Of Her 45 Years Of Service
James Q. Lynch, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Sun, 08/12/2018 - 12:24pm
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Topics: Iowa Linn County Cedar Rapids
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