Donald Trump‘s presidential campaign and the Republican National Committee announced a massive “election integrity” operation on Friday, promising to deploy 100,000 volunteers and attorneys to battleground states to “protect the vote and ensure a big win” in November. In a press release, officials said they wanted the volunteers and lawyers to monitor logic and accuracy […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Details of an alleged sexual assault that took place between a student and volunteer associated with Little Rock’s Immanuel Baptist Church were released by the court on Wednesday. The reasonable cause affidavit names 26-year-old Reagan Gray of Monticello as a suspect in the alleged abuse of an underage boy at the […]
Apr. 9—TRAVERSE CITY — Less than four months after hauling several tons of trash out of the Pines, an army of city employees and volunteers descended on the city’s largest homeless encampment again on Monday. Fanning out, they swarmed both sides of Kids Creek to reach out-of-the-way campsites that had not been cleaned and had […]
The City of Bloomington Volunteer Network provides information about volunteering locally. For a complete listing, visit BloomingtonVolunteerNetwork.org or call 812-349-3433. The inclusion of an organization in this list does not imply City endorsement or support of the organization’s activities or policies. Information and registration links for the following opportunities can be found online at BloomingtonVolunteerNetwork.org. […]
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Local volunteers gathered at Gage Park Sunday morning in an effort to restore the aging Animal Land playground. Volunteers are working to clean the park’s animal statues before summer arrives. For volunteer coordinator James George, this cleanup effort is nothing new. He’s coordinated similar work in 2015 to save the statues from […]
For more than 40 years, Harry Chapin Food Bank has led the fight against hunger in Southwest Florida, feeding thousands of community members in need each year. Yet our work would not be possible without the generous and tireless efforts of our volunteers willing to unselfishly give of their time and talent to ensure our […]
Have an event or announcement you would like featured in THE DIGEST? It’s welcome! Please send an email to lbordelon@gannett.com. Time sensitive announcements should be sent a week ahead of time. No structures lost as state of emergency ends in Augusta County VERONA – The state of emergency in Augusta County has been lifted. Several fires […]
PETOSKEY — After a five-year hiatus, Project Connect is returning on April 10 at North Central Michigan College. Project Connect is a day of service for those in need in Charlevoix and Emmet counties. The event was first started in 2007, but had to take a multi-year break due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. This year, […]
Volunteers work to rescue lost and abandoned dogs at The Compound Unending dirt roads and nearly 3,000 acres of undeveloped land is what you’ll find at The Compound in the southwestern part of Palm Bay. The area has been used increasingly for recreational and oftentimes, illegal activities. This property is also being used for dog […]
PENNSYLVANIA (WETM) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is reminding motorists to be cautious of volunteers picking up litter on the side of the road this spring and summer. Groups participating in PennDOT’s Adopt A Highway (AAH) program will start working along roadways across the Commonwealth as the weather starts to warm up. According to […]
The Coyote Canyon mammoth dig site near the Tri-Cities is looking for volunteers and also is scheduling group tours. The remains of a Columbian mammoth likely killed in an Ice Age flood 17,000 years ago rests on a hillside outside Kennewick. As its bones are unearthed, MCBONES Research Center Foundation is learning about the environment […]
The Clark County Emergency Management Agency says it needs volunteers to help clean up tornado damage. >>PHOTOS: Sky 7 drone footage shows Clark County tornado damage The Clark County EMA said on social media that the American Regulators USA Disaster Relief Organization is hosting a “call to action” for disaster cleanup. Both organizations are working […]