Marie Molloy
Lake Country Volunteer Spotlight
鈥淒uring and after WWII, my mother was always volunteering while also employed as a nurse. She fed kids from poorer families and assisted the mailman who suffered from diabetes. As a kid, you learn that and it becomes part of your life,鈥� Kerri Black said.
The first thing you may notice about Kerri is her upbeat, natural way with people. Kerri is a born communicator who volunteers with the Carr鈥檚 Landing Community & Recreation Association (CLCRA) as a board member and director of communications. She also recruited volunteers to clean-up Gable Beach.
Before moving to B.C. with Kevin and their boys, Kerri competed nationally as a synchronized swimmer and held employment positions as a swim coach, swimming pool supervisor and foreman in Calgary for 30 years.
鈥淎s a coach I tried to inspire kids to be the best they could be in the sport. I was pretty successful at it and wanted to share my swimming passion with them in hopes my love of it would also inspire them.鈥�
Kevin was a professional accountant and believes, 鈥渢he most important thing in life is we鈥檙e here to serve people. You gotta leave this world a better place than how you found it.鈥�
Kevin鈥檚 volunteer roles include treasurer and coach for non-profit hockey organizations as well as his current position as treasurer for the CLCRA. His passion is organizational and team effectiveness.
鈥淯nless people are aligned around a mission and objectives, organizations won鈥檛 be that effective.鈥�
And nothing means more to Kevin鈥檚 vision for achieving success, than to include a diversity of perspectives and experiences in the process.
鈥淥thers can really open-up a window to a world you鈥檝e never really ever thought about or imagined before. When you bring different perspectives into volunteerism and non-profit organizations, the value of that diversity can be very beneficial.鈥�
Working with the CLCRA during COVID restrictions, Kevin made it possible for members to make automated annual membership payments as well as attend meetings. In fact, more members attended the 2020 virtual annual general meeting than in previous years.
鈥淵ou can gain skills and confidence doing volunteer work you may not have the chance to get in an employment position,鈥� Kevin said. 鈥淰olunteering is also a great way to meet people and help others to achieve things of benefit to organizations and the community.鈥�
On-line information about Carr鈥檚 Landing Community & Recreation Association may be found at:
Carr鈥檚 Landing website:
Carr鈥檚 Landing Facebook:
District of Lake Country volunteering opportunities:
KCR Volunteering opportunities:
Marie Molloy is a community activist who lives in Carr鈥檚 Landing and is chairperson of the District of Lake Country Access & Age-friendly Committee
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