Category: volunteering

Hopes for ‘Big Year’ of Building New Trail up Pikes Peak

June 21, 2023
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By Seth Boster From The Gazette Colorado Springs—The effort to build a new trail to the top of Pikes Peak is entering a fifth summer—what figures to be “a big year,” according to the project leader. Since 2020, Rocky Mountain Field Institute’s Carl Woody has overseen progress on a rerouted Devils Playground Trail hampered by…

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Volunteer Etiquette: Setting a Good Example as You Give Back

September 1, 2022
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Becoming a volunteer is a great way to make new friends as you bond over a shared passion and the chance to make a positive difference in the world. Even though you aren’t getting paid, it is a job—so treat it as such. Day One Arrive at least 15 minutes early and sign the volunteer…

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Volunteer Work: It’s Good for Your Health

April 28, 2022
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When Bebe Fitzgerald began working as a volunteer for the Audubon Society at age 53, it was something of a lark. But the resident of Billings, Montana, kept volunteering for three decades until her death at age 83. On one of her last birding trips, she admitted that she couldn’t spot birds quite as easily…

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The Acts of Giving and Receiving: Volunteering in Your Community

April 7, 2022
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Have you ever had that warm fuzzy feeling when you help an elderly person carry their shopping, or return a wallet dropped by a parent struggling to cope with screaming children? Similarly, a simple smile from a stranger when your eyes meet whilst walking down the street can leave both parties with a spring in…

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Helping Kids Become More Resilient Through Music Mentorship

January 21, 2022
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In Southern California music pastor Duff Rowden was riding a bike trail when he came upon an orange orchard loaded with fruit. “They were beautiful, large, ripe, and ready to eat. I thought I might take a couple, but they weren’t mine so I rode away.” Two weeks later he came by the orchard again….

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