Lots of volunteer work in my neck of the woods, and not just scouting....
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Helland keeps ballparks spiffy
July 30, 1998
"Dennis Helland is a perfectionist who just can't sit still. That's what makes him so valuable to Medford's [OR] American Little League ball park. An accountant by night, Helland has spent three to six hours a day volunteering at the fields since the season started in March..."
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If the world had more people like Dennis we'd all be better off. Helland spreads gravel under the bleachers, weeds near the fences and makes sure the grass stays green.
He does everything nobody else wants to do...."
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"....Helland doesn't have children -- he's never been married -- and he's not even a big baseball fan. I don't really know that much about baseball, he said. I didn't like things being thrown at me what I was a kid. So why spend so much time fixing up the fields? Well, one answer is that he's a perfectionist. He wouldn't mind some help, but he also likes working alone. That's why he never married. I don't think it would work out, he said. I like my time to be my own, and I don't like to have to be accountable to anyone else. It's the same reason Helland enjoys working nights. He does swing-shift accounting work at Fresh Express, a Medford produce wholesaler. Afternoons are all his own...."
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".....there's one more factor on his agenda. As
Southern Oregon coordinator for the Oregon Wrestling Association, he's scouting for wrestlers.
He looks for boys who are aggressive, independent and can be coached, but who also are team players. Baseball players often have good wrestling qualities, Helland said. Especially the catchers -- they're fearless...."
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Well, there you go.
