"A new church looking for ministry teams and an urge to serve the community provoked this project. It simply became more comfortable to step forward and take action instead of merely thinking and praying about it. Some say it was an overdose of possibility thinking or telepathy from Rick Warren as he wrote the Purpose Driven Life. It was more like the Jonah syndrome - avoiding God, before being motivated by a whale's bad breath." - Ron

Nonprofit - founder and director Gleaners Food and Job Bank; co-founder Lancaster-Jackson Blood Bank; regional coordinator for International Disaster Emergnecy Services-served during the Johnstown flood; library volunteer; church treasurer, deacon, trustee, youth group leader, and Sunday school teacher

Retail - department head for Kroger and JC Penny, management for Advance Auto and Phar-Mor, co-owner of The Dog House and Merida Business Group

Outside Sales - Orkin Pest Control and Welcome Wagon International

Government/Military Service - Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Army, FEMA, EPA, NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Hobby - country western dance