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The Long Run

Grow from volunteer to coordinator

The shift from doing the work to organising it: training new hands, keeping the roster full, staying honest.

A coordinator pinning a weekly rota of time slots on a shelter noticeboard, two new volunteers watching the grid

When the shift happens

Training the new hands

Keeping the roster full

Staying honest for years