Jean, 80, volunteers three days a week at the Fairmount Community Center, helping in the kitchen, which serves lunch to seniors four days a week.
Liz and Mac McLeod, site coordinators for Community Service League’s Fairmount satellite office, 800 S. Hardy Ave.
At The Fountains at Greenbriar retirement community in Independence, a little city has taken form. And part of that city’s operation is a small thrift store that serves not just the residents, but the employees.
Jan Scott loves volunteering. That’s evident in her mission trips that took her from an impoverished Indian reservation in South Dakota to Central American countries of Nicaragua and Guatemala.
Donn Wyckoff, 61, is a lot like other people who volunteer in Blue Springs: aware that there is a need for help and the desire to give back to the community. As a member of the Blue Springs Volunteer for Blue Springs Volunteers in Police Service, Wyckoff, like many, has devoted himself to service.
Robin Goldsmith, Independence, is a volunteer with Project Shine. The goal of the volunteer-based project is to clean, paint and update schools within the Independence School District. This year, almost 1,000 volunteers will be working at Truman High School and Glendale, Luff, Christian Ott and Randall elementary schools.
What’s the employee turnout like at these events? Normally we have pretty good crowds.
Haleigh Wilson, 7, visits The Groves every Tuesday to interact with the people who live in this community.
Brownie Troop 1084 in Independence recently made and donated 50 stuffed bears to Children’s Mercy Hospital as one of its service projects.
The idea started on Feb. 14. David Feldman was out to dinner with his wife. Conversation turned to helping others.
