Volunteers

Volunteers sought to help at CCS

OGDEN -- Catholic Community Services in Ogden is seeking volunteers to help at its reception desk.

Shifts will be either two hours or four hours, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday.

For more information contact 801-428-1296 or volunteerccsnu@ccsutah.org for more details.

Sign up now to be a reading tutor

OGDEN — United Way of Northern Utah is looking for reading tutors for Top of Utah elementary schools.

Ogden looking for committee members

OGDEN — Ogden city is seeking members for its Urban Forestry Advisory Committee.

Members of the community line up for dinner during Marshall White Center’s Gift of Love dinner in 2006. Church groups and individuals are being asked to help make the 2012 event even more beneficial by donating warm clothing and small gift items to be distributed to the needy. Organizers say nothing will be wasted, as any extra items will be passed along to local shelters. (Standard-Examiner file photo)

A call to give: Christmas dinner organizers ask for donations

OGDEN — Area church groups and individuals are invited to assist in an upcoming effort to bring some Christmas joy to those who are less fortunate.

The event is the annual Christmas dinner at the Marshall White Community and Recreation Center, 222 28th St., planned for 11 a.m. Dec. 22. Organizers say for two decades the center has served Christmas dinner, but now they want to offer something more.

Utah tops in volunteer service again

SALT LAKE CITY -- A new report based on U.S. Census data shows that Utah is once again tops in the nation for volunteer service.

Volunteers needed for holiday parade

OGDEN — Volunteers are needed for Ogden’s Holiday Electric Light Parade and Santa Run on Nov. 24.

Utah volunteers to help storm victims

An Eden resident will be joining at least one other Red Cross volunteer from Northern Utah traveling today to White Plains, N.Y. to assist victims of super storm Sandy.

Photo courtesy of Kim Harbath
Congregational United Church of Christ hosts its 2011 community meal, an event that brings many individuals, churches, organizations and businesses together with the common cause of helping people in need.

Volunteers of all denominations sought to help with charity event

OGDEN — Area congregations and individuals are invited to participate in serving the less fortunate at the second annual Free Community Meal from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Marshall White Center, on the corner of 28th Street and Lincoln Avenue in Ogden.

Needed are people to serve dinner, as well as donations of new or gently used coats, hats and gloves. Adult sizes of warm clothing are particularly needed.

Washington Terrace East Stake volunteers give the gift of literacy

OGDEN — Sometimes the mighty power in God’s hand can be seen in small and simple acts of service.

That seemed to be true last school year in a reading program in which about 60 members of the Washington Terrace East Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints volunteered to tutor 80 students at Odyssey Elementary School.

Volunteers

To submit a request for volunteers, call (801) 625-4258.

Abundant Life Social Services provides detailed assessments and evaluations as well as make recommendations based on current research in the social and behavioral sciences. Volunteers are needed to join the board of directors. For more information contact Darwin Crosland at 801-244-0084.

Helpers needed for Hot Rockin' 4th Celebration

OGDEN — The Weber/Morgan Domestic Violence Coalition needs volunteers to help during the Hot Rockin’ 4th Celebration at Lorin Farr Park.

Volunteers

To submit a request for volunteers, call (801) 625-4258.

Abundant Life Social Services provides detailed assessments and evaluations as well as make recommendations based on current research in the social and behavioral sciences. Volunteers are needed to join the board of directors. For more information contact Darwin Crosland at 801-244-0084.

Adopt a Park Program in Clinton needs volunteers. Available parks to adopt include Trailside park, 1000 W 1800 North; Heritage Park, 1000 W 1300 North; and the Civic Center grounds. Contact Zac Martinez for more information at 801-614-0873.

American Cancer Society is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy, and service. Volunteers are needed to provide clients with transportation services, one-on-one discussions, and facilitate support groups. For more information, call Jane Reynolds at 801-493-4708 or email jane.reynolds@cancer.org.

Volunteers

To submit a request for volunteers, call 801-625-4258.

Davis/Weber Rocky Mountain Hospice needs volunteers. Our volunteers provide respite care, companionship, and assistance to terminally ill patients and their families. We provide volunteers with 12 hours of training. Background check required. For more information about becoming a volunteer contact Susan at 801-525-4803.

Division of Juvenile Justice Services needs your help. Volunteers are needed to tutor, mentor, teach skills and hobbies, organizer recreation events, make quilts, provide office/clerical help, and interact with at-risk youth in a variety of settings. We welcome students, service/civic clubs, individuals and senior groups. For more information, please contact Jill Merritt at 801-774-8767 ext. 510 or email jmerritt@utah.gov.

‘Sticker Sweep’ today in dog park

OGDEN — The O-Town K-9 Krew is hosting “The Great Sticker Sweep!” from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. today as part of Ogden’s “Make a Difference Day.”

Charles Trentelman

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