UWMC utilizes social media to keep our donors, agencies, and the general public informed about fund-raising events and campaign progress. It dawned on us this past week that, even as many of our affiliates supplement their websites and blogs with Twitter postings ("tweets"), no one in our office even had a personal Twitter account. (Yes, we know...it is hard to believe...!)
We knew that American Red Cross, one of our affiliate agencies, uses a Twitter account regularly. When we asked their Executive Director, Scott Snyder, if he'd be willing to help us launch one, he not only agreed, but came right to our facility for a training session. Mr. Snyder, with his boundless energy and exuberant sense of humor, spent well over an hour showing us how to set up and maintain our own account. He remained pleasant while answering our many questions, and waited patiently while we jotted things down or zipped away to grab a ringing phone.
He did all this, for no personal or professional gain, simply because he knew someone was in need of help. This is precisely the kind of person you want at the helm when Mercer County residents face challenges with no idea where to turn. UWMC is extremely blessed to work with scores of agency directors just like this one.
While learning new things often equates to drudgery, spending the afternoon with Mr. Snyder was as fun as it was informative. We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to him for his time, and to his staff for allowing us to borrow him for a few hours.
