Wonderful Wednesday
Laura Swanson: Building Friendships, Nurturing Future Volunteers
Laura Swanson is the president of the Naperville Junior Woman's Club. She began volunteering in her 20s and now instills the importance of giving back with her daughters.
Back when Laura Swanson was living and working in Chicago, she had a lucrative job with a Wall Street firm, but she didn’t feel that much satisfaction from her work. What did give her satisfaction was volunteering. In her 20s, while living in the city, she began to volunteer with a number of organizations and charities near her Lincoln Park home. “I felt there was more I needed to do,” Swanson said. Swanson is the president of the Naperville Junior Woman’s Club. She’s been involved with the organization since 2008 and on the board most of that time. Her involvement with the club is a continuation of her desire to give back and help, which started with those first volunteer activities. After one of her children graduated from Safety Town, …
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