The Newman Catholic Student Center at NIU has partnered with Rutherford County Area Habitat for Humanity for 13 years. Every March they send a group of students to their affiliate to volunteer on a home build. The students choose to spend their Spring Break volunteering. Last week they worked on Home #152; The […]
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The Earth Day Celebration will take place on Saturday, April 21st, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. where FHFSHCS welcomes the public to tour the Senior Horse & Cat Sanctuary as well as learn about the sanctuary programs. Guests will be able to stroll part of the 70 acre […]
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Volunteers Needed: 1-Cat House Volunteer: Their sanctuary contains 13 senior cats in a large commercial type building. They are in need of someone that does not have allergies to cats, is a non smoker that can come clean the areas once a week. Sweeping, vacuuming, washing bowls, cleaning litter boxes, etc will be […]
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Nominated by the Murfreesboro Lions Club Jay is a longtime member of the Murfreesboro Lions Club and is currently treasurer, a position he has held for several years. He also served as the chairman for their annual recent Pecan Sale. He can also be depended upon to serve on the […]
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Two Rutherford County volunteers were honored at the Governor’s Volunteer Stars Awards Sunday in Cool Springs. The program honors one adult volunteer and one youth volunteer from each county in the state. The 2017 Rutherford county honorees were Heinz Kokemueller and Ella Edge. Heinz has been volunteering at the Alvin C. York VA Medical Center […]
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Debbie Duggin, Nominated by Special Kids Debbie has been working with Special Kids since September 2016. Staff say that she is an awesome and reliable worker and that Debbie has become a huge asset to Special Kids. Debbie will receive a certificate from Volunteer Rutherford and a […]
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MyCanvas Youth Community Arts – needs volunteers to help at the Spring Valley Apts. Learning Center during their spring break workshop – March 26- March 29 from 10:30-noon each day, except Monday 26th from 1:30-3:00. Volunteers assist with mentoring youth on their projects by encouraging them to engage fully with the […]
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Connie has been a dedicated volunteer at Feed America First for the past 13 years! She began volunteering with their Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in 2005 and has volunteered with them on a weekly basis since. She helps with their accounting, food distributions, partner agency relations, special events and always steps up […]
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Help create a Hunger Free Tennessee! Join Feed America First Saturday, March 10th from 8 to 11 a.m. for a Serve ‘N Learn hunger relief event. Volunteers will rotate through stations to sort and repackage food that would have otherwise ended up in a landfill. Wait… all this food would have […]
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Soups for Smiles 2018 is underway through Feb. 24! Eat Soup. Give a Smile! A week long event where local Rutherford County restaurants donate a portion of soup sales back to the patients of Interfaith Dental Clinic of Rutherford County. Pictured to the left are supporters of Interfaith eating lunch […]
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