Volunteers are a precious commodity around the Permian Basin
and Ashley Boren is one of the outstanding leaders and volunteers in our
community. With busy lives of being the carpool mom, running kids to practices,
making dinner and helping kids with homework, volunteering your time can be
hard to do. However, Ashley embodies the
idea of volunteerism through her selfless giving of her wisdom, experiences, time
and money. She has led by example over
the past eleven years through her charity works with The Junior League of
Midland, Inc. Ashley has made it her
mission to train others and develop them into great volunteers in our
community. She gives back to the
community and improves the Midland area.
During her past eleven years being an active Junior League
member, Ashley has served eight of those years in a Leadership role and served
five dedicated years to the Board. She has
also served on numerous boards and non-profits in the area such as American
Cancer Society, PTA, Teen Court, Museum of the Southwest and Habitat for
Humanity, just to name a few. Ashley
encourages others to get involved in volunteering and I was a recipient of her
encouragement. Ashley recruited me to
serve on another non-profit. Encouraging other women to volunteer and have an
influence on others is what Ashley feels is important. She also walks the walk by having her family
see her volunteer and give back to the community so they will do the same as
they grow up and understand the importance of contributing to society. Her
husband Chris, Michael-14, Riley-10 and Preston-8 each support Ashley in
everything she does.
Ashley loves meeting new people and getting them involved in
volunteering. I have always said the definition of success is not climbing the
corporate ladder, your net worth or your job title, but rather it is making a
positive impact on someone’s life. When
you spend your precious time away from your kids, their activities and your
husband and are not getting paid, you have to be passionate about your
volunteer time. Ashley does not come up
short when it comes to donating her time to volunteering. The only compensation she needs is the reward
she receives from working hard to make a difference and improving others’ lives.
Ashley Boren deserves recognition for her outstanding
leadership, developing the potential of women, promoting volunteerism and
dedication to JLM and the community. Ashley
would tell you to go out and be a volunteer in our community and make a
difference. Volunteering has great
benefits to you and your family.
Potentially, it could help connect you to others, introduce you to new friends,
and teach you about the resources that surround you and possibly even help you
develop new skills.
Written by: April Marshall
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