Have you heard of a runner’s high? It’s when a runner experiences a state of euphoria. As a runner, I have experienced that wonderful feeling attributed to a release of endorphins. I’ve also ...

Volunteers tend to do things because they need to be done. Not for the accolades. Certainly not for the pay. Sometimes no one ...

Thanksgiving. Hanukkah. Solstice. Christmas. Kwanzaa. The winter season of giving, lights, celebration, gatherings and tradition is upon us. Whether we live in snowy Maine or along a sandy beach in ...

This morning I interviewed Molly Johnson LaVecchia, a volunteer at Coastal Ridge Elementary School (CRES), to learn about the wonderful things going on with the school’s Green Team. I had never heard ...

Not just anyone can be a volunteer. It takes someone very dedicated and very special. Here at Barton Memorial Hospital we have some of the finest volunteers in the area. Our volunteers include the ...

We often think of volunteering as completely unrelated to our day jobs, but professional volunteerism is one of the most valuable ways to give back to our communities. Traditional volunteering ...

From left, Bryan Ries holds his Volunteer of the Year Award plaque on June 16 next to Carolyn Williams and Franklin Mayor Steve Barnett. Photo provided A Franklin pastor and teacher has been ...

There’s never too much when it comes to volunteering. Several groups discovered that on Thanksgiving. At locations dishing out free servings of turkey, ham and all the fixings for a Thanksgiving ...

The Lake County Salvation Army chapters note their volunteers and donations are below the norm this year. The organization is looking for more citizens — leaders, really — to volunteer at other red ...

In a narrow closet lit by blinking fluorescent lights, Cindy Bristol cleans shelves at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Grand Island. She's been doing it for about an hour. "This is what a ...

Volunteer Hub is a website that brings together Laramie nonprofits and Albany County residents. Through this website users can browse a list of Laramie-area organizations, reply to active volunteer ...