Looking for a way to give back to your community? Mayor Sharon Cruikshank of Fayetteville, the Class of 2024 of Leadership West Virginia and cadets from Mountaineer Challenge Academy South have planned an afternoon of volunteer work at the historic Pierce Cemetery in Fayetteville. “Join several volunteers on Wednesday, June 19 (Juneteenth) from 2-4 p.m., […]
Bill Trondsen, of Horseheads, works at Eaton Corp., which manufactures electronic parts, and he’s normally at the plant Fridays. But on this Friday, Trondsen was spending some time outdoors. He wasn’t goofing off. In fact, he was hard at work on a different kind of job. Trondsen and several of his Eaton Corp. colleagues were […]
Downtown employees invited to event Join Downtown Oklahoma City Partnership for a lunchtime event in the park 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 12 at Kerr Park, 102 Robert S. Kerr Ave. Purchase your lunch from one of the food trucks, get a free ice pops from Wondervan Pops, live music from Arts Council OKC’s […]
From June 7 through June 9, Special Olympics Washington will be hosting its annual State Spring Games and the need for volunteers is large. It takes an army of volunteers to make the games successful and according to the program coordinator, there is a 400 volunteer staff shortfall. There are 3 volunteer groups needed – […]
Ankur Rana types furiously into his phone, sending messages across the hundreds of WhatsApp groups he manages. “I have 400-450 WhatsApp groups which each have about 200-300 members. Apart from this, I have about 5,000 direct contacts. In this way, I personally reach 10-15,000 people every day,” the social media coordinator for the Bharatiya Janata […]
Veterans of Foreign War Post 609 typically draws in dozens of volunteers for their annual Memorial Day service project at Alexandria National Cemetery in Virginia. But they don’t normally have a commander-in-chief in attendance. Former President Barack Obama surprised volunteers at the Saturday service project, where community members placed American flags at more than 4,000 […]
May 25—Clara Maneely worked with intensity. The 11-year old, a fifth grader at Aspen Community School, pushed wheelbarrows of mulch toward empty garden space at Alto Park on Tuesday morning. Then, she grabbed a rake to spread the pile into an even layer. Over the next few seasons, the strip of land, located between the […]
May 23—WILKES-BARRE — Bill Jones, president and CEO of the United Way of Wyoming Valley, said when he woke up Thursday morning to the sound of thunder, he immediately looked at the weather radar on his phone and thought of the 750 volunteers scheduled to participate in the organization’s 31st Annual Day of Caring. Jones […]
LAWTON, Okla. (KFOR) – The Fort Sill National Cemetery officials say volunteers are needed to place more than 10,000 flags at the headstones of veterans at Fort Sill National Cemetery in Elgin. According to The Lawton Constitution, the flags, in honor or Memorial Day, will be placed beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Brief Break Before […]
The recent changes to Florida’s Condominium Act aimed at bolstering the structural elements of aging buildings are leading to increases in monthly dues for many communities, which in turn is causing a ripple effect on the willingness of owners to volunteer to serve on their association’s board of directors. Raising association budgets and implementing special […]
MAURY COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Day three of cleanup in Maury County began to reveal the true damage left behind by Wednesday’s EF-3 tornado. On Saturday, May 11, residents on Blackburn Lane were thankful for the many volunteers who came out and helped clear downed trees and debris. Annette Baum and her daughters worked to […]
May 11—CUMBERLAND — Ed Mullaney and Ginny Decker had just finished a lunch break at Constitution Park and were headed to unload tools from a van as they talked of Friday’s tiring yet rewarding work. At ages 80 and 79, respectively, the Let’s Beautify Cumberland! co-chairs helped facilitate the 27th Annual Day of Caring & […]