Sheila Lowry works hard at the Best Buddies Jacksonville office
by MARY WHITE
Best Buddies Florida
Thursdays in the Best Buddies Jacksonville office have gotten a whole lot brighter. Each week, volunteer extraordinaire Sheila Lowry visits the Southpoint Business Center to help the Best Buddies Jacksonville Staff with various tasks. She has written countless thank you cards, drawn at least 100 pictures of what Best Buddies means to her and is responsible for getting 50 Jaguar Tickets donated for a Citizens Program Event!
Since participating in the Buddies United in Leadership Development training, Shelia has also taken on the role of head speaker at the Best Buddies Jacksonville events. Through her speaking engagements, she has inspired students at the Leadership Training Camp, motivated participants at Best Buddies Day and encouraged athletes at the Halloween Pub Run. Most recently she was selected Volunteer of the Year and was presented with a plaque at the Best Buddies Jacksonville Friendship Ball.
Q&A with Sheila:
Q: Name:
A: Shelia Lowry
Q:Occupation: A: Pizza Hut Box Maker
Q: What is your favorite thing about volunteering with Best Buddies?
A: One of my favorite things is to write letters when you guys have special events
Q: What do you want to learn this year?
A: To learn how to be more independent
Q: What is your favorite memory?
A: My most exciting thing of all is probably when I played on the gambling machines at Casino Night
Q: What is your favorite food? A: I’ve got a lot of those! If I had to choose one that I liked more than the rest, that would probably be chicken.
Q:Do you have a special talent?
A: Probably art stuff - doing coloring and making a lot of artwork. I also do Karate and I am getting good at that.
Q:Who is your Best Buddy? A: Stephanie. My favorite thing to do with her is get our nails done and go out to dinner and shopping. Plus we make special things like Valentine’s Day dinner.
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