Thanks For Being Here - Janice Finn Weekes on What Volunteering Gives Back

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Kelly Corrigan Show

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 19 April 2026

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Janice Finn Weekes retired from a career in adult training and wasn't sure she was qualified to teach an AARP safe driving course. Her friends set her straight: you don't have to be an expert driver, you have to be an expert trainer. Five years later, she's still showing up — and noticing something unexpected in her classroom. In a scary world, her students have gotten sweeter with each other. Someone finally said it out loud: when we come in here, we want to be the way we used to be: positive, considerate, patient and caring. Janice went looking for a way to keep giving — what she found was that the secret to volunteering is that you always get more than you give. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone. Welcome to Thanks for being here, a short weekly pod to remind us of the many
0:05.7	essential and beautiful ways we affect one another. Every Sunday, I'll read a submission from a
0:12.3	listener of Kelly Corrigan Wonders. Could be wedding vows or a bat mitzvah toast, a eulogy, or
0:17.6	retirement speech. We believe this is probably the loveliest way
0:22.0	to tap into our better selves
0:23.5	and remember our highest values.
0:26.2	We encourage you to share this podcast
0:28.2	each week with one person you love.
0:30.7	Maybe someone you miss and need to bring closer,
0:33.5	someone you want to feel your appreciation
0:35.8	or admiration or both.
0:38.4	This is thanks for being here.
0:47.0	This week's thanks for being here comes from Janice Weeks.
0:50.5	She writes,
0:51.2	Hi, Kelly, I just listened to your podcast and had to write.
0:54.1	When I retired in 2016,
0:56.3	I wanted to continue to train adults in some way. I've been working in the training department
1:01.1	at a Silicon Valley law firm and loved the opportunity to help adults become better communicators.
1:06.8	I took the AARP Safe Driving Class for seniors and watched our instructor make the concepts real
1:13.6	and attainable. He even invited me to become an instructor, but I hesitated. I am a careful
1:19.3	driver, but I didn't think I was qualified to talk to my fellow seniors about how to be a safe
1:23.9	driver. I processed this question with a number of my friends, and they all came down on one point. You don't have to be an expert driver. You need to be a safe driver. I processed this question with a number of my friends and they all came down
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