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Christy Strissel, Transportation Coordinator for Senior Services Associates, lets loose with a laugh as she waits windowside for volunteers to arrive to receive a package including a lanyard, car placard, gift card, face masks, hand sanitizers, and more during a volunteer recognition event at the Senior Services Associates building on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2021 in McHenry. The organization typically relies on 60 volunteers to help provide transportation for local seniors to needs-based destinations such as doctors appointments, but has been working with less than half the normal amount of volunteers since the pandemic hit. The biggest need for volunteers is in the southern portion of the county, as they currently have no drivers in Cary, one driver in Crystal Lake, and two drivers in Huntley, according to Transportation Coordinator Christy Strissel. New volunteers must be 21 or older, have a valid drivers license, and pass a criminal background check.