FUN with PUN!

PUN (right) with our good friend Scott.

If Webster had a place for "Man of Service" in the dictionary, it would be defined as this: PUN.


As we close out a year of service, 365 Days of Service is proud to showcase PUN as a man who lives service every single day of the year.


PUN volunteers at camp. He volunteers at all of our programs. PUN volunteers every weekend and he spends multiple nights at camp every summer session. He's done this since camp opened in 2004 and will continue to do this for a long time coming. 


And we're not the only program PUN volunteers for. He's an active volunteer with our program, Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times, Padres Contra El Cancer, an on-call support to families in times of emergency, and visits every children's hospital in the LA area. And those are just a part of his list. 


PUN not only spends his time actively volunteering at each program, he spends time creatively thinking about each program. He develops games for children to play, he thinks of positive suggestions to help make programs better, he does magic, creates children's game shows. He has an endless list of PUNs to pull out at any given second - an active list stored in his head and a growing list that he comes up with on the spot (test him, I challenge you, he'll have a PUN for anything you say). Always dressed with his bucket hat covered in non-profit organization pins and a coat that holds ropes for rope tricks to plungers for his "Harry Potty" act, PUN is always prepared. He works wonders by giving children a 12-inch piece of rope and teaching them to tie a knot with one hand. What do children do with their PUN-taught trick? Children learn a new trick, they perform their trick and shine on stage during Stage Night, they are proud to show their trick to their family and friends, and the teach their rope trick to another child. The PUN effect has immeasurable positive outcomes. 


At camp, children and families come to see PUN. He knows every camper's name. He connects with every child and family member individually. When a child is having a rough time, PUN is the person who is called to provide support. Kids and families come to hear his jokes, see his magic shows, and delight in the way he makes them feel. With PUN, children shine. 


PUN is a teacher, a comedian, a leader, a motivator, an inspiration, an expert on children, a man with endless tools in his toolbox, a coach, a counselor, a mentor, a cheerleader, and a friend. Parents trust him, young adults admire him, children adore him. 


PUN is a man that lives service every single day of the year. Thank you, PUN, for your dedication to make a difference. You're PUN-in-a-million!