In the latest edition of the OCSEA Public Employee Quarterly magazine, we highlight how one OCSEA member is giving back to her community.
In this Labor Gives Back spotlight, we focus on Tammie Dobbins who goes above and beyond in her Gallipolis and Rio Grande communities to help clean local gravestones and restore the names and memories of those who have passed on. Tammie is a Therapeutic Program Worker (TPW) at the Gallipolis Developmental Center and a member of GDC Chapter 2710. She says caretaking is just a part of her makeup.
When asked what inspired her to take this on, Tammie said, “I just love giving their name back. If you can see their names, they won’t be forgotten that way.” She says giving
back is just a part of her makeup. “I like to help people. And out here [in the cemeteries], you see the stones you can’t read, and then after you’re done, you can read them, and you give their name back,” said Tammie.
Click below to read Tammie's story on pages 4-5 of the union magazine or to watch a video about her Labor Gives Back efforts in her community.