Volunteers

VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK: Cody McElwain shares his musical talents through worship Posted at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 6, 2022…

CASS COUNTY, Mo. – Teens in Cass County are stepping up to help a sometimes overburdened criminal justice system.“Youth courts,” like the one in Cass County, exist across the country.Volunteers like Jim Eftink say they can have a huge…

By Dan PeleschukKYIV (Reuters) - A group of Ukrainian volunteers have made "trench candles" from tin cans for troops serving on the front line as a war-triggered energy crisis takes its toll on both armed forces and civilians.Russian…

One of eight solar panels is installed on the roof of the new Chelem Food Bank building. Bulldog Solar workers volunteered for the job. Picture: Contributed Six members of the Bulldog Solar team volunteered for a day to help a good…

THE WOODLANDS, TX – The Forest Development Standards Committee (DSC) is seeking volunteers to serve in 2023.The DSC is an architectural design and review group that reviews and acts on landlord variance requests and reviews appeals…

Submitted by Walter Neary for Historic Fort Steilacoom. Picture by Hans of Pixabay. The volunteers of the Historic Fort Steilacoom Association are dedicated to preserving some of the oldest buildings still standing in Washington.…

The Community Health System will host a Heart and Vessels Symposium to tackle the leading cause of death in the United States.Cardiovascular disease kills one person every 34 seconds in the United States.The community…

A team of four RNRN nurses help communities in Port Charlotte and Englewood, Florida Registered Nurses Response Network (RNRN), in partnership with International Medical Corps, deployed a team of volunteer nurses to Florida earlier this…

In depth: Proposals, Red Cross volunteers In this week's episode, Hal talks to Loyola Marymount University political science professor Fernando Guerra about the November ballot proposals. Also hear about Hurricane Ian and the Los Angeles…

Suka the terrier, rescued from an old mine – SWNS A dog has been rescued by volunteers after spending more than 26 hours in an old mining pit. Suka the terrier went missing on Sunday while walking with his owner Ben Weston near St…

Posted on October 12, 2022 Volunteers roll up their sleeves for the Moraga Community Service Day project…

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) — When Lynn Wymer retired from teaching several years ago, she didn't want to follow the normal path of replacement, so she decided to volunteer.Wymer still teaches, but in a more direct and personal way. She is a…

PARKERSBURG – A major Hurricane Ian volunteer drive will be hosted by the American Red Cross of the Ohio River Valley from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the Blood…

GLENVILLE — Volunteers from the Glenville branch of Trustco Bank traveled to Florida to bring water and supplies to those affected by Hurricane Ian. Four volunteers left Schenectady on Thursday with two vans full of supplies. Trustco Bank…

Employees of the Russian monopoly Gazprom were forcibly mobilised. More than 80 people were taken to the military enlistment office and registered as "volunteers", Russian Dozhd TV channel reported on September 29.Employees of several…

GLEN DANIEL, WV (LOOTPRESS) — The Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the WV State Treasurer's Office and Raleigh County Schools for its Get a Life Student Financial Program, and is looking for volunteers.…

CNCC students and Wal-Mart employees gathered to volunteer at the community kitchen at St. Michaels Church in Craig on Thursday, September 22, 2022. Community kitchen/Courtesy photo The community kitchen…

BAY MINETTE, Ala. (WALA) - Everyone was on deck Saturday morning sprucing up the grounds at Pine Grove Elementary School in Bay Minette.Volunteers showed up early for the school's Community Cleanup Day, where they did everything from lawn…

Nonprofit Management Center President Dianne Williams, left, awards Shane Bell, right with the WD Noel Volunteer of the Year Award Thursday during the Beacon Awards ceremony at the Petroluem Club in Midland. Michael Bauer|American Odessa…

The expression often used is "it takes a village to raise a child". In updated parlance, it's not so much a village as a volunteer - or many volunteers. It is difficult to calculate all that is done in our lives by someone who does not…

Volunteers are needed to complete projects, such as picking up trash on land and water, improving trails and building birdhouses at state and federal parks in Westmoreland, Fayette and Somerset counties as part of a national effort to…

More than 100 community members of all ages volunteered for the Rotary Club of Los Alamos "Meals of Hope" event on Saturday and by mid-afternoon, 35,328 servings of food were assembled and packed into boxes sealed, stacked and…

CNN — In the hours after around 50 migrants landed on Martha's Vineyard in two planes sent by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the island's community -…

Union County hosted 40 AmeriCorps volunteers in a Rahway River Park litter cleanup on Sunday, September 11e. Volunteers collected 22 bags of trash from the park while working in wet and rainy conditions. The AmeriCorps program was held in…

SUBMITTED Sumter Senior Services-RSVP volunteers from Sumter commemorated the 9/11 attacks by joining in patriotic acts of volunteer service as part of the National 9/11 Day of Service and…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - While many use the 21st anniversary of the September 11 attacks as a moment of reflection, volunteers have rolled up their sleeves and completed a day of service at Montgomery Public Schools.Volunteers spent the…

Junior varsity field hockey coach Sonia Sethi explains the varsity training routine to the varsity junior team. Sethi is one of two volunteer parents who coach the junior varsity team after Jennifer Crane, the new athletic director, was…

The volunteers who contributed to nine exciting shows that took to the stage as the Chattanooga Theater Center rebounded from the pandemic with the 2021-2022 season, took home top honors at the Center Stage Awards on Saturday.…

NEW | FEATURES | PREVIEWS | EVENTS originally published: 09/04/2022 (TEANECK, NJ) -- On Friday, September 9 at 4:00 p.m., the Food Action Center will hold its 10th annual Day of Service Weekend Snack Pack event.…

An aerial photo taken on Wednesday shows people sheltering in a makeshift camp after heavy monsoon rains in Jaffarabad district in Pakistan's Balochistan province.Image credit: Fida Hussain In Pakistan, deadly!-->!-->!-->…

TULSA, Okla. — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma is always looking for volunteers.The "big ones", as the organization calls them, act as a kind of mentor for their "little ones" and spend time with them every month."You need a big…

Game Notes Date and time: Thursday, September 1 at 7:00 p.m. ET Network: SEC Network Location: Neyland Stadium — Knoxville, Tennessee Spread: Tennessee (-34.5) ESPN REIT: Tennessee has a 95.1% chance of winning All-Time Series: No…

AUBURN, Mass. — Volunteers gathered for the 50th annual Zap the Blackstone cleanup on Saturday and left with trucks and trailers full of trash. Early on, at dozens of sites, volunteers scoured the banks, finding shopping carts, plastic…

The need is the same, but the event and location are different, as Dress the Child of Las Cruces is hosting an all-new fundraiser that's bigger and better than ever. Chefs, sponsors, volunteers and…

August 23, 2022, 02:31Updated 3 hours agoBy: News 12 StaffFire departments and EMS have struggled over the past decade to recruit and retain new volunteers to keep communities safe.News 12's Jonathan Gordon was at the Ardsley-Secor…

VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK: Ali Hopson donates more than an hour of his time Posted at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 21, 2022 This week's Vicksburg Post Volunteer of the Week!-->…

QUINCY (WGEM) - Those caring for abused and neglected children in the care of the Adams County justice system say they need more help.CASA of Adams County said it is looking to increase the number of volunteers it has and is offering…

Growing up, Kara Schreiber had a speech impediment that made it difficult for others to understand her. Each year, her school put her in touch with a neighbor in her class who understood her well enough to translate when she tried…

At least 100 volunteers showed up at schools in the West Ada School District on Saturday to mow, trim, weed and otherwise prepare the grounds for the first day of school. The effort was part of the West Ada Community Cleanup Event,…

Journal Staff Tanya Manus United Way of the Black Hills is looking for more projects – especially in the North and South Hills – and volunteers for Caring Month…

When news broke that the Junior League Baseball World Series would be returning for the first time since 2019, a call went out for volunteers to prepare the World Series grounds for players traveling from near and far. The volunteers…

When the global pandemic forced the world back home in 2020, it took with it a sense of community. Wilmington's Angie Madore was puzzled as to how to handle the whole situation. This fall, a solution emerged. “As a working mom, I really…

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - Back to school is here and SupplyBank.org hosted an event with San Diego volunteers to help assemble 10,000 school supply kits for homeless and low-income children in the Southern California region.There were more than…

MARIETTA — Memorial Health System will hold its 40th annual Volunteer Appreciation Banquet on August 23 at the Lafayette Hotel in Marietta. The Volunteer Recognition…

LINCOLN HEIGHTS, Ohio. – Lincoln Heights gets a facelift as hundreds of volunteers help out with six community projects on Thursday. The projects aimed to beautify and improve various public spaces.500 volunteers are expected to…

Eighty-nine volunteers took time out of their Saturday to help their neighbors around the Plainview community.First United Methodist Church outreach coordinator Judy Wiggins said that was a record number and she is already looking forward…

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Operators of a Chick-fil-A in North Carolina have ended a controversial program in which they solicited 'volunteers' to work at the drive-thru in exchange for vouchers for a chicken sandwich The Chick-fil-A in…

Hearpeer mentors are more important than ever as hearing loss is on the rise and public awareness is low. In India an estimated 95 million people alone live with this invisible disability and more than 25,000 children are born each year…

Leadership group Ascension Leadership Academy raised funds and provided a van to support the non-profit Start-Up Kid's Club AUSTIN, TX, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of twenty-six volunteers, who met only two months ago by…

On July 22, the NCAA's infraction committee notified the University of Tennessee football program that it was reviewing several potential violations. In fact, there are 18 Level I violations in question.Considering LSU's current!-->…

NEWBURGH, Ind. (WFIE) - Organizers of the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing and Finance are looking for volunteers for this year's tournament at Victoria National Golf Club, and there's a special touch for those who…

WILLIAMSTOWN, KY – A former court-appointed special advocate for children in Kentucky said she had access to the children and their confidential records for eight months, even though she was not required to make any background checks and…

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – Henrico Public Schools is calling on all heroes to help change the life of a child.The school division is looking for volunteers to mentor students in grades two through twelve. "We all deserve a caring person that…

KERNEY-"The healing wallwill pass through Kearney on the second weekend of August, August 11-14. The traveling three-quarter replica of the Vietnam War Memorial brings to each of its 25 destinations an annual reminder of the…

The Lancaster Event Center Fairgrounds is seeking 200 volunteers to fill the remaining 6-hour shifts for the 2022 Lancaster County Super Fair, July 28-August 6.Paid volunteer opportunities are available for individuals,…

SHELLEY — Vegetation in a historic park could die from the water cutoff, according to a nonprofit organization. Now volunteers bring buckets of water to save trees, grass and vegetable gardens. North Bingham County Park in Shelley is a…

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman made his first campaign-related appearance last weekend since suffering a stroke in May.Fetterman, Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, posted a video to his Twitter feed on Saturday showing…

My Father's Closet, in association with The Upper Cumberland Foster Closet, is making a big impact helping foster children and parents in McMinnville and Warren County communities. Formed in 2020, all efforts are carried out without paid…

In just over two weeks, Pope Francis will begin his visit to Alberta. So far 2,100 volunteers have signed up to help out at Commonwealth Stadium for an outdoor mass, Maskwacis and Lac Ste. Anna. 4,000 more volunteers are still…

Sharon and Shelton Wakefield are pictured here volunteering at an MSG event. Both were nominated for the 2022 Governor's Points of Light Awards for their volunteer work for MSG and other settings. The Mesquite Senior Games and several of…

A group of smart volunteers in Kyiv producing drones for deployment by the Ukrainian military against Russian invaders have added destroyed e-cigarette batteries to their mix of DYI materials used to support the nation's defense.…

April Aamodt holds a Mormon cricket in her hand at Blalock Canyon near Arlington, Oregon in mid-June. Aamodt is involved in local outreach for the Mormon Cricket Inquiry.Claire Rush/APYour browser does not support the audio element.We are…

WILLMAR — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is looking for volunteers to help monitor the loon population in Kandiyohi County. Volunteers are needed, for at…

BAKHMUT, June 28 (Reuters) - Since Sievierodonetsk fell to Russian troops, Ukrainian volunteer Eduard Skoryk has received increasing calls to evacuate frail and elderly people from Bakhmut, 70 km away, who fear that their city in eastern…

Dozens of volunteers cleaned up several Vancouver beaches on Sunday morning after being left littered with cans, bottles and trash overnight.Beaches in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighborhood and English Bay, which are generally kept clean even…

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Volunteers transported and removed three abandoned cars from Kaena Point State Park, the Department of Lands and Natural Resources said Friday.Residents said the cars have been an eyesore on the west side of Oahu…

It's the event of the year for Special Olympics athletes. Starting this Friday, the New York State Summer Games, the first in-person competition in several years, will be held at Ithaca College. About 1,000 athletes and coaches from across…

City committee volunteers won't have to pay as much to use the Fort Lupton Recreation Center. At a regular business meeting on June 20, the Fort Lupton City Council approved…

Montezuma County resident Larry Keller received the 2022 BLM Colorado Volunteer of the Year award for his contributions to Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. (Courtesy of the Office…

DAWSON SPRINGS, KY - These warm temperatures aren't stopping some from helping those affected by December's…

Volunteers and workers weary from a full day of recovery efforts Sunday from severe storms that battered Marshall and Gage counties. The hardest hit communities were Wymore, Marysville, Blue Rapids and Waterville. Downed trees were…

A volunteer policeman was killed on Saturday morning when he was mowed down by a vehicle at a checkpoint set up to check drunk drivers in the central town of Rishon Lezion. The man, later named Amichai Carmely, 46, was pronounced dead…

Just because you're retired doesn't mean you're passionate about working or helping others in retirement. Many people decide to give some of their free time after retirement. There are countless volunteer opportunities, whether at a…

A selfless retired diner from Renton helps bring joy to the services at Vale of Leven Hospital. Margaret Owen spoke of the joy she derives from volunteering at the Vale in an effort to involve more people. The 70-year-old started!-->…

WEST HARTFORD, CT - The annual "Celebrate! West Hartford" festival will be back this year, and the city is looking for volunteers to set up, great exhibitors, ticket sales and more.The festival, which according to the city's website…

PARKERSBOURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Volunteers were busy Friday night preparing the Taste of Parkersburg for Saturday. Taste of Parkersburg is a wine and food festival and everyone who helped put it on is a volunteer.They put up chairs and…

FORT KNOX, Ky. – Soldiers, civilians and family members of 1st Theater Support Command volunteer military members were recognized!-->!-->…

This week's Vicksburg Post Volunteer of the Week is Monica Hicks, who contributed to Project Flower, a charity project through the Warren County Bar Association where volunteers helped with landscaping and repairing the…

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