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VOLUNTEER HIGHLIGHTS Interview with volunteer Kurt Bachman Kurt Bachman is an architect, specializing in residential and Kurt Bachman is an architect, specializing in residential and Kurt Bachman is an architect, specializing in residential and Kurt Bachman is an architect, specializing in residential and historic properties. He has served as a volunteer docent with historic properties. He has served as a volunteer docent with historic properties. He has served as a volunteer docent with historic properties. He has served as a volunteer docent with Pleasant Home since 2000. Kurt and his partner Ben live in Pleasant Home since 2000. Kurt and his partner Ben live in Pleasant Home since 2000. Kurt and his partner Ben live in Pleasant Home since 2000. Kurt and his partner Ben live in the Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago where they enjoy a the Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago where they enjoy a the Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago where they enjoy a the Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago where they enjoy a close proximity to Wrigley Field and Lake Michigan. close proximity to Wrigley Field and Lake Michigan. close proximity to Wrigley Field and Lake Michigan. close proximity to Wrigley Field and Lake Michigan. What do you feel is one of the most unique aspects of What do you feel is one of the most unique aspects of What do you feel is one of the most unique aspects of What do you feel is one of the most unique aspects of Pleasant Home? Pleasant Home? Pleasant Home? Pleasant Home? One of the most unique things about Pleasant Home is that both the house and the foundation are always evolving; the restoration of the building and the organization itself are in process. The museum that you visited five years ago is not the museum you will visit today, and won't be the museum you visit in the future. I look forward to seeing where we will go. What is your favorite architectural feature of Pleasant Home? What is your favorite architectural feature of Pleasant Home? What is your favorite architectural feature of Pleasant Home? What is your favorite architectural feature of Pleasant Home? This is a tough one – I could go on about the amazing woodwork, mosaic floors, or the art glass windows; however, my absolute favorite is the colored art glass windows between the dining room and summer dining porch. Even on a gloomy Chicago winter day, those windows glow as if it's the middle of July and the sun is blazing away outside. What is your fondest memory of Pleasant Home? What is your fondest memory of Pleasant Home? What is your fondest memory of Pleasant Home? What is your fondest memory of Pleasant Home? There are too many too count, but I would say the many times I have been giving a tour to guests and I get to learn something new. We get a huge range of visitors to the house – local, national and international – and I remember so many times when inspiration turns into an amazing conversation where I get to learn about things I'd never considered. Why is Pleasant Home important to you? Why is Pleasant Home important to you? Why is Pleasant Home important to you? Why is Pleasant Home important to you? I have often described the time I spend at Pleasant Home as my "therapy". Every month I get to come to a beautiful place where people actually come to pay to hear me share and discuss with them things that I love. How great is that? "Volunteers are truly the heart of Pleasant Home Foundation, because they not only interpret our history, but explain why it is important and relevant today. Volunteers show visitors why Pleasant Home is worthy of preservation and inform them how the Foundation uses the home to serve the community today." ~Elissa Ledvort, Visitor Services Manager Nancy Alpert Kurt Bachman Michael Bassett Rob Buerlinger Jack Bower Chantal Carney EunJun Choo Allison Collins Heather Cronin- Conaway Elizabeth Cummings Laurel Marie Delacroix John Elliot Joel Falco Paula Fenza Nora Flint Brian Flora Melissa Fore Lisa Green Kelly Hanley Jan Hannigan Frank Heitzman Monica Johnson Nick Kalogeresis Sandra Kaufmann Cray Kennedy John Kokoris Joe Kreml Mary Kelly Kren Vince LiVolsi Loretta Martyr Melissa Mickelberry Patrick Miner Bob Moreland Amalia Najera Tina Norton Mark Nussbaum Cherie Obert Gabriele Pareika Chris Payne Charlie Pipal Neringa Pukelis Dovile Riebschlager DeLacy Sarantos Marion Sheehan Gina Sigismondi Raeann Spencer Sharon Starkston Kristina St. Pierre Anne Sullivan Elise Swibel Cindy Snydacker Laura Thompson Jeriann Walsh Bill Wigham Laura Wilkens Rebecca Williams Peg Zak OUR VOLUNTEERS * If any volunteers have been omitted in error, please accept our sincerest apologies.