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night and just know that we
have changed a life.”
Employees of WYS also know
that they are doing the kind of
good that not every organiza-
tion can do for their communi-
ty.
“We are often confronted with
children and families that oth-
ers might have written off or
called a ‘lost cause,’” Lorry ex-
plains. “But we don’t look at
reasons why we can’t serve
somebody. We always consider
how we can. We always ask our-
selves, ‘How can we help this
person?’”
“So the work is very rewarding,”
she says. “And that’s what em-
ployees tell us. They know they
have a purpose, that they are
making an impact.”
It was recently ‘Employee Ap-
preciation Day’ at WYS, and
Lorry sent out an email with a
thank you message to the staff.
She received a response that
she believes exemplifies the
kind of passion that WYS’ team
members have for their work:
“Thank you for this email, your
words are truly appreciated,”
the reply went. “I have felt be-
yond blessed to be a part of
such a dynamic and incredi-
ble team, agency that demon-
strates power, a power that is
literally changing and empow-
ering the lives of so many chil-
dren and families in our com-
munities. Thank you for letting
me be a part of this team, and
for the work that you do to ad-
vocate and support us so we
can do the work that we do.”
APRIL 2019