Apr
28

Kay Speerstra and Gina Weller

April is Volunteer Appreciation Month. Each day we will put one of our valued volunteers in the spotlight as a way of saying thank you!

On April 25, an estimated 700 members of the Red Hat Society flocked to the American History Museum to see the red hat and purple boa on display in an artifact wall behind the Constitution Avenue desk. Volunteers Kay Speerstra and Gina Weller, along with Building Coordinator Michael Rubin, assisted the group for well over an hour—it took that long for all of them to get through the door! Kudos to all for remaining friendly, welcoming and professional even during an extremely busy rush.

(Photo by Gina Weller)

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Posted: 28 April 2011
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Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.