You might not realize how often the volunteer work of Tracy Dunham, mother to three adopted children from Ethiopia, is regularly impacting your awareness of our work through Mothers with a Heart for Ethiopia.
Tracy works on the Communications Team. The posts you see on social media, including the Prolapse Surgery updates, are managed by our communications team. Tracy gets such fulfilment when reading the stories of the work we are funding and feels intimately connected with those we serve. She gets to see and hear so much of what is going on, and she gets to know the names and faces of the people who are being impacted. In the four years she has been volunteering, she said “that is still my favourite part and keeps me motivated to stay involved.” Tracy is also a behind-the-scenes member of the Logistics Team for our flagship event, Gems & Java.
Volunteer Tracy Dunham is a pastor and an incredible musician and singer. (Also an amazing organizational and technological whiz!!)
Tracy is a pastor to a church in Kitchener, Ontario, and along with her husband, is raising three teenaged kids. She is passionate about organizing (anything), gourmet donuts, coffee, her husband’s culinary skills (she gets clean-up duty), and her faith. She donates her valuable time to Mothers because of the simplicity and power of the organization. She tells us that “when we volunteer and money is raised for these projects, lives are changed one person at a time in ways that are obvious.” She also loves that we have incredible partners right in Ethiopia who are making a difference through their dedication to the children and women they serve.
When Tracy was asked what she would say to someone considering joining our volunteer team, she responded:
“We all want our lives to count for something and sometimes wonder how to make that happen. Volunteering with MWAHFE means that you will not only be arm in arm with others who are making a difference, not only be working with an organization that strives for excellence in all things, but you’ll be in touch with the tangible results of your work as life after life is changed by the funds we raise. Win-win-win.”
If you volunteer alongside Tracy, you will come to know she works with passion and joy, and a great sense of fun. We are so glad that Tracy Dunham chose Mothers With a Heart for Ethiopia to dedicate her time, heart and passion for caring for others.