Students get a little TLC before school starts
The girls woke up at 5:30 a.m., giddy over their big trip to Charlotte. »
Sunday, Aug. 21, 2005
Volunteers hand out 2,171 school backpacks
Angela James can send her children back to school with the supplies and backpacks they need, thanks to the Lansing City Rescue Mission Ministries. »
Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005
2 brothers buy food, get lost, start charity
In 1987, Gil Gillenwater and his brother, Troy, decided to forgo the usual Thanksgiving tradition of stuffing themselves, drinking too much and sitting around watching football on TV all day. »
It all computes: Young volunteer helps keep local kids busy
When it comes to helping out, Redlands Community Center volunteer Matthew Upton is staying in the game. »
Friday, Aug. 5, 2005
Woman, 79, pounds the pavement for Children’s Miracle Network
Lee Verken covers a lot of ground. »
Monday, Aug. 1, 2005
Columbia woman honored for volunteer service
A Columbia woman was among a group of medical volunteers honored by the White House for their service after an earthquake in Indonesia. »
Monday, Jul. 25, 2005
JA recognizes top teacher and top volunteer
Junior Achievement of Siouxland presented its first Teacher of the Year Award to Christine Carothers; high school economics teacher at South Sioux City High School, and its first Volunteer of the Year Award to Dr. David Ray, owner of Perry Creek Animal Hospital. »
Sunday, Jun. 26, 2005
Janesville cancer survivor happy to help out, give back
Milton-Jo Quick was busy with work and family and didn’t schedule a yearly mammogram. »
Saturday, Jun. 25, 2005
Former cancer patient honored for giving rides to chemo therapy
When Bryan Grebner was undergoing treatments for a brain tumor, he noticed a disturbing trend with some of his fellow patients. »
Tuesday, Jun. 21, 2005
School honors volunteer
Renée White, who will be a senior at University High School, was selected Volunteer of the Year at Indianapolis Public Schools’ Brookside Elementary (School 54). »
Friday, Jun. 17, 2005
Student receives volunteer award
Minnetonka resident Lauren Bolden, a student at the International School of Minnesota in Eden Prairie, was named a distinguished finalist for the 2005 Prudential Spirit of Community Award. »
Saturday, Jun. 11, 2005
Students volunteer to assist juvenile offenders through class
Teens who get into scrapes with the law can earn a second chance through the Carlsbad Juvenile Justice Panel. »
Thursday, Jun. 9, 2005
Volunteer for a Lifetime: Doris Jones is honored
Doris Brown Jones writes poems about friendship, bakes a mean pound cake and says “yes” almost every time anyone asks for help. Jones grew up believing that serving God means serving others. She has done that by sitting with a friend whose son was having surgery, by donating six cakes for a charity event and by finding 600 volunteers for a community-wide graduation party. »
Wednesday, Jun. 8, 2005
Charity Recruits 100,000 Volunteers
Nationwide volunteering charity TimeBank was celebrating today after reaching a landmark milestone. »
Volunteer firefighter still on call after 45 years
It is 2.7 miles from George Mallory’s home to the Merriam Fire Station. »
Tuesday, Jun. 7, 2005
16 y.o. is a police dog’s best friend
With a horse named “Outlaw,” it’s almost ironic that Candice Crawford has helped to protect the lives of Monterey County and Salinas police dogs. »
Monday, Jun. 6, 2005
Drug giant gives $50,000 for rescue
A multinational drug company has donated $50,000 to Queensland emergency service organisations for rescuing one of its executives.
Brazilian-based Pfizer executive Ricardo Sirutis, 47, a native of Colombia, was found suffering dehydration and exposure after wandering for 10 days in the sand dunes and dense bushland of Moreton Island, off Brisbane, last month. »
Saturday, Jun. 4, 2005
Volunteer helps mothers battle postpartum blues
When psychologist Christina Hibbert gave birth to her first child, she felt excited and ready to be a mom. But during the weeks that followed, life was far from anything she had expected. »
Senior carries on grandfather’s penchant for volunteer work
Todd Beard wishes there were more hours in each day. »
Wednesday, Jun. 1, 2005
Young keen to help others, says charity
Despite the image of young people as hood-wearing yobs, most of them would like to give up their time to do voluntary work, according to a new report today. »
Tuesday, May. 31, 2005
Beach rescue crew reluctant heroes
Rescue volunteers yesterday shrugged off hero status after helping two women trapped by a king tide against Anglesea cliffs. »
Wednesday, May. 25, 2005
School honors veteran volunteer
Students at C.F. Rowley Elementary School celebrated the 100th birthday of volunteer Louella Holland Ranager with 100 construction-paper candles, a time line of 100 years of inventions and a listing of the 18 presidents who have served during Ranager’s lifetime. »
Council, mayor honor volunteer couple
Norman and Beth Hill received a certificate of appreciation from Pocatello Mayor Roger Chase and the City Council during the May 19 meeting of the council. »
Rochester woman receives Volunteer Service Award
George-Ann Schauffele has been a dedicated volunteer for more than 20 years at Literacy Volunteers of Rochester, Inc. Schauffele’s dedication to functionally illiterate adults earned her a nod from President Bush during his visit to Rochester, garnering her the Presidential Volunteer Service Award. »
Monday, May. 23, 2005
Volunteer is comfortable leading the way
One look at her resume makes it clear that Robin Kaufman is a take-charge kind of person. »
Friday, May. 20, 2005
John Daniels receives prestigious cancer volunteer award
John Daniels is described as a 25-year, Canadian Cancer Society volunteer, who is a great role model, someone who goes the extra distance for the society and for people living with cancer. »
Thursday, May. 19, 2005
26 volunteer lawyers share legal advice with hundreds
To the lay person, the scene resembled something like a sophisticated round of musical chairs. But, volunteers doling out free advice during the 22nd semi-annual Dial-a-Lawyer yesterday were anything but playful. »
Tuesday, May. 17, 2005
‘Wild West Jordan’ Playground Unveiled Tonight
An army of volunteers has been at work in West Jordan the last few days. They’re building something no one will ever live in, but that should make the city a better place for kids. They claim it’s the state’s biggest playground. »
Davenport woman helping tsunami victims, one volunteer at a time
For three weeks, Michel Pontarelli spent her mornings braving 103-degree heat to clean up debris and trash from a shore in Sri Lanka. By the end of her trip, she had lost 10 pounds and had cleared two miles of coastline. »
Monday, May. 16, 2005
Volunteer dog walkers fill need at animal shelter
A retired wallpaper salesman, a quirky hairstylist and a group of special-education students have one thing in common, and their paths cross weekly at the Pima Animal Care Center. »