Today I want to give a "pat on the back" to our Volunteer of the Week, Dee Wiens. Dee has been a volunteer at the Home for several years and has shared her many talents generously with us. She is a great cook, an excellent hostess and handles large crowds with ease. As a tour guide, she is very knowledgable about Phillips history and makes guests feel special. From time to time, she works on a contract basis for us when we need extra help and fills in nicely when a staff person is ill or on vacation.
One of my favorite things that she does each year is the decorating of the huge Christmas tree in the Library. It takes her about two full days to completely cover the tree with vintage and time-appropriate ornaments. When completed, the tree looks very similar to how the Phillips' Christmas tree looked in the late
1930s-1940s. Bobby Phillips, Frank's and Jane's grandson, was delighted with her work on the Christmas tree, noting that it looked "just like Granny's".
Like Jane Phillips, Dee loves jigsaw puzzles, and we try to keep her happy by finding very challenging ones. She was one of the volunteers who helped put together Jane's collection of jigsaw puzzles so we could show them to the public. On occasion, Dee will reenact Jane Phillips, and dressed in her early 1940's clothing, looks remarkably like her!
Dee enjoys doing mission work in Mexico and goes once or twice a year. Thanks Dee for all you do for the Home!
One of my favorite things that she does each year is the decorating of the huge Christmas tree in the Library. It takes her about two full days to completely cover the tree with vintage and time-appropriate ornaments. When completed, the tree looks very similar to how the Phillips' Christmas tree looked in the late
1930s-1940s. Bobby Phillips, Frank's and Jane's grandson, was delighted with her work on the Christmas tree, noting that it looked "just like Granny's".
Dee enjoys doing mission work in Mexico and goes once or twice a year. Thanks Dee for all you do for the Home!
