Extreme Teams Spotlight : Hillary

Hillary Knaebel - LogisticsTeam

What is your story about how you got involved in Extreme Community Makeover?

At my previous employer, I helped organize a company-wide volunteer day in the community, and after a lot of research I selected ECM. I had such a great experience that day that I ended up staying involved by joining the Logistics team just a month later.

Why are you on the Logistics Team?

I wanted a way to stay involved at a greater level than volunteering on my own, and the Logistics Team was a great fit for my skill set! I love to plan, organize, and execute, and I love getting to be a part of the Work Days in this way!

What are you looking forward to about being the team leader this year? 

The Logistics Team is one of the largest Extreme Teams, and I'm looking forward to bringing us all closer together and ensuring that we have all of our work covered.

What is a memorable experience from an ECM Work Day?

The time the dog peed on the check in table! But also... during my shift at the Command Center, I always enjoy watching the project team play "dumpster tetris" with huge loads of trash and debris. It is amazing how much they can fit in one dumpster!

If you had one sentence to describe what ECM is about, what would you say?

Community, community, community. ECM gives you the opportunity to better yourself, and the community while growing relationships.

Anything else would you like to share?

ECM is an incredible organization, that truly makes such a large impact with volunteers. We have repeat residents who look forward to ECM's Work Day in their neighborhood every year, and I think it is incredible what we can do for our neighbors and neighborhoods when we all work together.