Be a good listener. “Volunteers have information that can help solve a problem. To get that information we have to listen carefully. Then we have to say what we have heard in our own words. This tells the speaker we understand what was said.” “Before these meetings everyone thought they only knew how to do things in the fishery. But the volunteers showed they had many talents and strengths,” Mr. Boudreau said.

Comprehension Questions

1. Why were people of Richmond County afraid of the future?

2. What is one reason why there are not enough fish to catch now?

3. Why could people who worked in stores lose their jobs if the fish plant closed?

4. How long had the people of Isle Madame worked in the fishery?

5. Why did people volunteer to be part of a committee? What was the committee’s job? Was the committee successful?