Gov. Patrick names Latina to Commonwealth Service Board.

Gov. Patrick has named Waleska Lugo de Jesus to oversee the Commonwealth Service Board. Mrs. Lugo is membership director at the Springfield YMCA. The Commonwealth Service Board is a pilot program under the Massachusetts Service Alliance charged to create programs to encourage volunteerism. The pilot program has a price tag of about 3 Million dollars. I am proud to see that a Latino woman has been taped to join this board. I am also concern with the high price tag that this program bears. Volunteers will get stipends and help with health benefits. But wait a minute if you get something in return, that is not volunteering.!!! Do not get me wrong, volunteering is an important civic duty. Volunteering creates a sense of community and a sense of pride that all communities could benefit from. But I do not believe that throwing money into it might be the right answer.If this program proves to be successful, ways to reign in the price tag need to be explore.