Fete Ny AC

December 5 was Health Volunteer Day and I decided to throw a party celebrating the ACs in my community. ACs volunteer their time to work at health resource centers, write reports, give presentations, and be available to the community for general health information. They don't receive pay and they have jobs, families, and other responsibilities to juggle in addition to their AC role.

I baked chocolate cake and made a poster expressing thanks, and the AC brought soda and crackers. A few speeches were made, lots of pictures were taken, and a little dancing happened. Everyone had fun and the party was a success. I hope this motivates the ACs to continue their work as they are critical to the health system in my community (two doctors, one midwife, one matron, and one pharmacist serving over 15,000 people).

You know you're a PCV when
- No one shows up to your meetings
- Similar to a phantom limb, you get phantom smells. I swear I smelled pepperoni pizza the other day