What started out as a temp job turned into nearly 23 years of dedicated community service for one local resident.
In the summer of 1985, Winnie Waters accepted a temporary position at Community Board 12, filling in for a good friend who was out on maternity leave.
To her surprise, her friend became a full-time mom and she became a full-time CB 12 employee.
The next couple of decades were history.
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