RV Volunteers-CONUS wrote, "I am still amazed at the number of hours RV Volunteers have contributed. It involves years of work. One full-time work year is equivalent to 2,087 hours at an approximate value of $20 per hour = $41, 740.00 in value for one year. One RVG Member team has contributed over 10,000+ hours = 4.79+ work years = $200,000,00+ Think about the value and the return,,,Agency Managers do. Many more agencies are developing and constructing RV Volunteer Campsites, because of the return on the $; and the ultimate success of Volunteer programs".
RV Volunteers makes a VALID point...even at $10 per hour, a workampers value far exceeds the full hook up RV site. As some have posted, "Doing a better job" is not limited to TPWD. Last evening I received two responses from commercial campgrounds to responses I sent over a month ago. The other day I returned a call and the owner commented, "...wow, somebody who returns calls promptly". I replied that when I was in business I learned that if I didn't return calls, I didn't make money. When I was a young boy, I had more people wanting me to mow yards than I had time for; I did what I said I would do and I did it when I said I would do it!
That work ethic has followed me for 55 years!
