Making a difference through volunteering

More than eight years ago, Aaron Olson, executive director of Kinship of Morrison County, encouraged Jeanne Lee, branch manager at Mid Minnesota Federal Credit Union in Little Falls, to consider mentoring a child. Little did she know at the time that it would lead to a fulfilling relationship for her whole family that would last for nearly a decade.

Making a difference through volunteering
After learning more about being a mentor to a child through Kinship of Morrison County, the Lee family was matched with Anna Kahler, a young girl whose father had died. The friendship continues after more than eight years.

“He asked me to be on their board and I said, ‘Not right now.’ Then he said, ‘I have somebody who’d be perfect for you to mentor.’ So I said, ‘OK, talk to me about that,’” she said.

Read the full article from the Morrison County Record here.