Posts Tagged Volunteers

Museums archives survive fire

The extent of damage from a fire at the Museum of the Highwood in High River is still being determined as staff and volunteers sift through the building to determine what was lost.

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Volunteers matter in cleanup

Lisa Purcell learned about the importance of the environment from her nature-loving parents.

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St. Vincent De Paul celebrates $53K dining hall renovation

Volunteers prepare refreshments in the newly remodeled kitchen at the St. Vincent De Paul Society Dining Hall. The facility, which serves meals to people in need, just completed a renovation.

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The heat is on at biggest Beaver Freezer yet

More than 600 athletes woke up bright and early on Saturday to swim, bike and run across the OSU campus, while volunteers and onlookers supported the courageous participants. The OSU Triathlon Club hosted their largest fundraising event of the year, the 17th-annual Beaver Freezer Triathlon, which included participants ranging in age from 16 to 75.

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More than 35 tons of trash – including the kitchen sink – removed from Oregon beaches (The Oregonian)

Volunteers picked up so many appliances and building materials on Oregon beaches Saturday, you might suspect a houseboat sank offshore this winter. STEVEN NEHLOregon beaches now hold 35 fewer tons of this kind of rubbishAlmost 4,200 volunteers turned out for...

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