It takes a special type of volunteer to volunteer at a volunteer thank-you event. This group of Honeymoon Bay volunteers pose for a photo in the Honeymoon Bay Community Hall during a special thank-you event for volunteers

It takes a special type of volunteer to volunteer at a volunteer thank-you event. This group of Honeymoon Bay volunteers pose for a photo in the Honeymoon Bay Community Hall during a special thank-you event for volunteers

Volunteers thanked in Honeymoon Bay

Volunteers were thanked with a luncheon at the Honeymoon Bay Community Hall last weekend.

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