Easter Seals searching for volunteers
The Easter Seals program is looking for senior volunteers to help with some of their partnership organizations. If you and to put a little jazz into your retirement life, and earn a few extra dollars and keep your benefits, volunteer with Easter Seals “Train to Work” and be placed in one of its partnership organizations, […]
Juab County honors volunteers through Big Hearts and Helping Hands program
The previous year was a year of change for many. We discovered that our residents started looking for ways to serve; checking in on neighbors, grocery shopping for the elderly, helping take friends to medical appointments, among others. Because they noticed the positive change happening in their communities, the Juab County Commission decided they wanted […]
Merit Academy fundraiser aims to provide desperately needed resources for students in Kenya
It is Merit Academy’s 10th anniversary helping our sister schools in Kenya, Africa. In 2011, Merit teamed up with Kenya Keys, a nonprofit organization committed to helping educate children in Africa. That year we adopted Mtulu, an elementary school in remote Kenya. In 2012-13 we held 5K races to help build a four stall latrine […]
Program Keeps Food from Wasting in Landfills, Helps People in Need
Have you ever wondered what happens to all the food in the grocery store that hits its “sell by” or “best by” dates before being sold? In too many cases, that food goes straight to the dumpster. According to the USDA, food waste is 30 to 40 percent of the country’s food supply. That equates […]
Wheels with Heart searching for someone in need of a car
At Dickerson Automotive, we are looking to show some love in our community through our Wheels with Heart Program. We currently have a car we are looking to donate to someone in need. What is The Wheels with Heart Program? From time to time, we end up with cars that need repairs that result in […]
Love, and Serve Daily
Local business and charity join forces to help the community they serve Throughout 2020, many companies, people and communities felt the impact of a shifting society and economics. As we continue to look for ways to Serve Daily, we found another company that has continued to see where they can impact their community by helping people […]
Feeding the Stomach and Soul through Community Gardening
They say sharing is caring, and for Keri Beirdneau, participating in a community garden might just be the epitome of sharing. Community Action Services and Food Bank operates four community gardens in Provo, and anyone is welcome to rent a plot. Beirdneau has done just that over the past several years, growing from a gardening […]
Charities Find a Way to Help During Pandemic
Due to complications from a global pandemic that took the world by storm, 2020 presented some challenges for charities. Many of the normally scheduled food drives that take place every year were of necessity canceled. As a result, the volunteers responsible for carrying out the canceled food drives began to wonder how they would help […]
Chairbound Sportsmen set their sights on the year ahead
Due to COVID-19 several fund-raising events were cancelled, and new funding was down about 25 percent over 2019, but the Chairbound Sportsmen Organization did offer several small group events, such as target practice for several members. Utah CWMU guides offered four big game hunts that were all successful. That included an antelope hunt for a […]
Community members rally to help Hondurans displaced by hurricanes
In November 2020, Honduras was battered by two hurricanes—one a category 4 and the other a category 5. Hurricanes Eta and Iota created paths of destruction across Central America and displaced hundreds of thousands of people in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Guatemala. In response to the devastation, religious and local community leaders in Santaquin extended a […]
