TURN Community Services’ Labor of Love Brings Holiday Joy to Hundreds

TURN Community Services' Labor of Love Brings Holiday Joy to Hundreds

For more than 30 years, TURN Community Services—one of Utah’s largest providers of disability services—has supported and worked with Utah’s Labor of Love program, and since 2011, has taken on the project, full time. Labor of Love is an annual gifting program that ensures Christmas is brighter for adults and children with intellectual and developmental […]

Why Accepting Help Is Just as Important as Giving It

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When Bob Dylan wrote, “May you always do for others, and let others do for you,” it captured something timeless about human connection. Most of us hear that first part and nod in agreement. Doing for others feels natural, and we’re often taught from a young age that service is a mark of kindness and […]

Tabitha’s Way Food Pantry Honored with 2025 Governor’s Spirit of Service Award

Tabitha’s Way Food Pantry Honored with 2025 Governor’s Spirit of Service Award.

Tabitha’s Way Local Food Pantry has been named a recipient of the 2025 Governor’s Spirit of Service Award, a prestigious honor recognizing exceptional volunteerism and community service across the state of Utah. Selected from more than 100 nominations, Tabitha’s Way was recognized as a shining example of compassion, leadership, and commitment to building stronger communities, […]

A List of Acts of Service – September 2025

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Donate books you’ve already read to a little free library, leave quarters at a laundromat for someone to find, offer to babysit so parents can enjoy a night out, bring flowers to a nursing home and hand them out, share your umbrella with someone caught in the rain. Knit or crochet hats for premature babies […]

A List of Acts of Service for July 2025

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• Leave an anonymous gift for someone going through a tough time • Pay for a stranger’s meal or coffee • Write a heartfelt letter to someone who changed your life • Send a surprise care package to a friend • Leave encouraging sticky notes in public places • Offer to babysit for a single […]

Mom creating art for families of loved ones lost, in memory of 2-year-old son

Mom creating art for families of loved ones lost in memory of 2-year-old son.

When Caitlyn Burrell looks at recent family photos, there is a face missing. It is the face of her 2-year-old son, Emmett Burrell who just two years ago, drowned after wandering off out of sight into a canal in Spanish Fork.  The incident happened on July 7, 2023 while Emmett was at football practice with […]