09/03/2026
🌟 VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: DEB SHOWALTER 🌟
Celebrating a True Fixture of VNA
There are volunteers who lend a hand. There are volunteers who make a difference.
And then there are those rare people who give so much of themselves, so consistently and so joyfully, that eventually it becomes difficult to imagine the place without them.
For VNA, that person is Deb Showalter. ❤️
Deb is, without question, our most prolific and ever-present volunteer, and her contribution simply cannot be measured in hours alone—although she has certainly given us plenty of those. It's measured in the countless people she has welcomed, the friendships she has built, the laughter she has shared, and the hundreds of little things she does simply because she loves this place and the people in it.
At this point, Deb is as much a part of the VNA Senior Center as our pool tables, our gym, or the building itself.
If you've spent more than an hour here, chances are you've met her. You may have been greeted by that unmistakable smile. You may have gotten an impromptu tour. You may have heard her laughing from across the room before you even knew her name.
And even if you haven't spent much time inside VNA, there's still a pretty good chance you've seen Deb!
Over the years, Deb has graciously become one of the familiar faces appearing throughout VNA's photos, videos, social media, and promotional efforts—always willing to help us show the community what life inside our Senior Center actually looks like.
And anyone who has followed us for a while might even remember a particular fan-favorite appearance featuring Deb receiving her meal from a very enthusiastic young chef! 👩🍳❤️ Those are the moments that capture something statistics and program descriptions never could: the joy, friendship, generations, personalities, and genuine sense of community that make this place special.
Most mornings, you'll find Deb yucking it up with our beloved "Senior Sharks" around the pool tables, giving as good as she gets and helping create the camaraderie that makes VNA more than simply a place seniors visit.
Then, remarkably, she'll often come back again in the afternoon—not because anyone expects her to, but because that's Deb—to help clean, straighten up, and care for the Senior Center so it remains a welcoming and cherished space for everyone who comes through our doors.
That kind of dedication is extraordinary.
Deb doesn't volunteer because she wants recognition. She does it because service, community, friendship, and generosity seem to be woven directly into who she is.
But people like Deb deserve to be recognized.
Organizations like VNA aren't built only through programs, grants, meals, offices, or buildings. They're built by people who decide that a place—and the people inside it—matter enough to keep showing up.
Deb keeps showing up. Again and again and again.
Through all those hours, all those laughs, all those tours, all those pictures and videos, all that cleaning, and all those small acts of kindness that nobody could ever adequately count, Deb has left her fingerprints on the very culture of our Senior Center.
So today, we aren't simply thanking a volunteer.
We're celebrating a piece of VNA.
Thank you, Deb Showalter, for your seemingly endless generosity, your infectious joy, your willingness to be one of the faces of our mission, and for loving this Senior Center every bit as much as we do.
We love that you love VNA. And Deb, we love you too. ❤️
VNA simply wouldn't be VNA without you.
