Sharon Burns has been an amazing asset to the American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces Program in Central Florida, and by far our most dependable Volunteer Lead and Volunteer Partner. She re-engineered our Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) program; recruiting and training four volunteers, ensuring new service members and their families received critical Red Cross Emergency Services information. Under her leadership our MEPS Volunteer Team briefed over six thousand new recruits, and mailed more than four thousand MEPS Information Packets to their families each year. Sharon is tenacious, precise and compassionate; her people skills and professionalism are beyond reproach; she oversees the largest Service to the Armed Forces Emergency Communication Caseworker Team in the State of Florida, managing 10 caseworkers’ responsible for ensuring military commanders receive the trusted and verified information they need to authorize emergency leave. Sharon is also extremely methodical, organized and very resourceful, she takes on every task with a commitment and sense of responsibility that very few folks possess; when she is given a project you know it will be done right the first time and every time. I am extremely lucky to have Sharon as a friend and as my volunteer partner.

I have worked with Sharon for over a year now. In that year, Sharon has volunteered her time and tremendous management and customer service skills, providing excellent service to clients of the American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces. I have seen her not only excel at the core elements of her lead volunteer position -like managing a team of volunteers and providing excellent customer service, data entering and organization to the department- but also learn and practice other tasks that extended well beyond the scope of her role. Sharon has provided valuable skills supporting my fundraising efforts by accompanying me on donor visits, engaging organizations and leaders in the work of the American Red Cross, and assisting in event planning. That’s what makes Sharon an excellent addition to any team. Not only does she embrace her main role in the organization, but she has the ability to take on new projects that are both difficult and critical for the growth of the organization. In fact her involvement in stewarding and cultivating some of my corporate donors aligned with a sharp increase in funding by those donors. While Sharon volunteer work has continued to improve the efficiency of the department that she leads, as well as to pay dividends in the involvement of companies that she cultivated, we will certainly miss working with her on a daily basis. I have only optimistic predictions for Sharon's professional career.

Sharon Burns has been an amazing asset to the American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces Program in Central Florida, and by far our most dependable Volunteer Lead and Volunteer Partner. She re-engineered our Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) program; recruiting and training four volunteers, ensuring new service members and their families received critical Red Cross Emergency Services information. Under her leadership our MEPS Volunteer Team briefed over six thousand new recruits, and mailed more than four thousand MEPS Information Packets to their families each year. Sharon is tenacious, precise and compassionate; her people skills and professionalism are beyond reproach; she oversees the largest Service to the Armed Forces Emergency Communication Caseworker Team in the State of Florida, managing 10 caseworkers’ responsible for ensuring military commanders receive the trusted and verified information they need to authorize emergency leave. Sharon is also extremely methodical, organized and very resourceful, she takes on every task with a commitment and sense of responsibility that very few folks possess; when she is given a project you know it will be done right the first time and every time. I am extremely lucky to have Sharon as a friend and as my volunteer partner.

I have worked with Sharon for over a year now. In that year, Sharon has volunteered her time and tremendous management and customer service skills, providing excellent service to clients of the American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces. I have seen her not only excel at the core elements of her lead volunteer position -like managing a team of volunteers and providing excellent customer service, data entering and organization to the department- but also learn and practice other tasks that extended well beyond the scope of her role. Sharon has provided valuable skills supporting my fundraising efforts by accompanying me on donor visits, engaging organizations and leaders in the work of the American Red Cross, and assisting in event planning. That’s what makes Sharon an excellent addition to any team. Not only does she embrace her main role in the organization, but she has the ability to take on new projects that are both difficult and critical for the growth of the organization. In fact her involvement in stewarding and cultivating some of my corporate donors aligned with a sharp increase in funding by those donors. While Sharon volunteer work has continued to improve the efficiency of the department that she leads, as well as to pay dividends in the involvement of companies that she cultivated, we will certainly miss working with her on a daily basis. I have only optimistic predictions for Sharon's professional career.

Sharon Burns has been an amazing asset to the American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces Program in Central Florida, and by far our most dependable Volunteer Lead and Volunteer Partner. She re-engineered our Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) program; recruiting and training four volunteers, ensuring new service members and their families received critical Red Cross Emergency Services information. Under her leadership our MEPS Volunteer Team briefed over six thousand new recruits, and mailed more than four thousand MEPS Information Packets to their families each year. Sharon is tenacious, precise and compassionate; her people skills and professionalism are beyond reproach; she oversees the largest Service to the Armed Forces Emergency Communication Caseworker Team in the State of Florida, managing 10 caseworkers’ responsible for ensuring military commanders receive the trusted and verified information they need to authorize emergency leave. Sharon is also extremely methodical, organized and very resourceful, she takes on every task with a commitment and sense of responsibility that very few folks possess; when she is given a project you know it will be done right the first time and every time. I am extremely lucky to have Sharon as a friend and as my volunteer partner.

I have worked with Sharon for over a year now. In that year, Sharon has volunteered her time and tremendous management and customer service skills, providing excellent service to clients of the American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces. I have seen her not only excel at the core elements of her lead volunteer position -like managing a team of volunteers and providing excellent customer service, data entering and organization to the department- but also learn and practice other tasks that extended well beyond the scope of her role. Sharon has provided valuable skills supporting my fundraising efforts by accompanying me on donor visits, engaging organizations and leaders in the work of the American Red Cross, and assisting in event planning. That’s what makes Sharon an excellent addition to any team. Not only does she embrace her main role in the organization, but she has the ability to take on new projects that are both difficult and critical for the growth of the organization. In fact her involvement in stewarding and cultivating some of my corporate donors aligned with a sharp increase in funding by those donors. While Sharon volunteer work has continued to improve the efficiency of the department that she leads, as well as to pay dividends in the involvement of companies that she cultivated, we will certainly miss working with her on a daily basis. I have only optimistic predictions for Sharon's professional career.