Monday, December 10, 2012
More than 400 clients and their families attended the holiday bash, held Saturday.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Kalen Ponche
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Connections to Success held its annual Christmas Party for clients of the nonprofit and their families on Saturday. The event included lunch, a health fair with free flu shots, fun and activities. Children in attendance could play games, take a photo with Santa and select a gift to give someone in their family for the holidays. The Muny Kids also performed. Organizers estimated they had 100 volunteers helping with the event. Learn more about Connections to Success here.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Also, Connections to Success could win $10,000 in grant program.
2nd Street Bike Stop Cafe May Move to Main Street Jodi Devonshire and Tony Caruso, owners of the 2nd Street Bike Stop Cafe in Frenchtown, are pondering moving the shop to South Main Street into a building located behind John Dengler Tobacconist. The 1,500 square foot building is owned by former city councilman Larry Muench and used to be the home of the Lewis and Clark Museum and Nature Center, which moved to the Boat House on the riverfront. Muench said nothing has been formalized, however, he's hopeful that the location would work well for the Bike Stop Cafe. "They'll have a bigger outside section and a bigger inside section," he said, adding there aren't too many places to grab breakfast on South Main Street. "I think the bikers will…
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Deliver meals to seniors, volunteer with hospice.
Sorting Room Attendant Needed at Connections to Success Connections to Success is looking for volunteers to provide sorting room help during business hours at the St. Charles office. Normal business hours are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers will greet clients, donors and visitors, sort through incoming donations and stock, prepare rejected donations to be passed on. Learn more here. Deliver Meals to Home-Bound Seniors Volunteer at the St. Charles Senior Center to deliver hot meals to seniors. Deliveries run Monday-Friday and start at 10 a.m. A route takes about an hour. Volunteer just one day a week. Learn more here. Help At Evercare Hospice Hospice volunteers support people with illnesses and six or fewer months left…
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Patch rounds up a list of ways to volunteer in your community this week and beyond.
Opportunities found via Volunteermatch.org and various organizational websites. To submit your volunteer need for inclusion, please email editor Kalen Ponche at kalen.ponche@patch.com Help with a Teen Dance Join Youth In Need for their 25th Annual Celebration of Youth on Saturday, March 24th Help Plan United Way Tri-County Campaign Kickoff Volunteer with Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Service Help Seniors Celebrate St. Patrick's Day Girls Go Tech Spring Break Camp Ongoing opportunities: First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site Reading Success Center Tutors Connections to Success
Agustus Brandenburger
1:57 pm on Wednesday, September 5, 2012
We need to work to come up with creative ways to link these two areas. I think that Frenchtown needs more businesses like the Bike Stop to become more of a destination than a drive through. I can see for them that being closer to the Katy Trail would benefit their business though. more ›