Danae Ayra has been volunteering at Sandoway since July 2020. You can usually find her at the front desk, greeting visitors and answering questions about Sandoway. Danae says her favorite thing about volunteering at Sandoway is spending time with the other volunteers and staff. "I always look forward to talking to my friends about their week and telling them about mine. I love listening to the stories that they have and the advice they give. Every time I come in to volunteer I always know I’ll learn something new. It could be a new fact about snapping turtles or a story about not keeping crabs in your pockets!"
Danae is in her junior year at FAU High School and when she's not at Sandoway or at school, you can find her hanging out with friends or crocheting.
I asked our Volunteer Coordinator, Amanda Clough, to share her thoughts about Danae. "Danae started working as a front desk volunteer where she was great at making guests feel welcome at Sandoway. She found that she really enjoyed learning about the animals, their habitats and conservation, so she decided to step out of her comfort zone in order to start working with the animals. Danae enjoys her time here at Sandoway so much that she convinced her peers at FAU High School to come and volunteer at Sandoway which has led to the growth of our volunteer program. She is now approaching her 1 year anniversary here at the nature center, and I couldn't imagine Sandoway without her." We're big Danae fans as you can see!!
Join Danae and our volunteer staff! E-mail Amanda for more info!
