SYRACUSE — Another local food giveaway at The Channel Marker helped to feed hundreds in Syracuse and the surrounding communities.

WARSAW — The meal delivery program for seniors offered through Kosciusko Community Senior Services continues on during the COVID-19 pandemic.  KCSS Executive Director David Neff made it clear that every possible precaution is being taken to ensure the safety of both volunteers and meal recipients. Approximately 100 physician-approved meals are delivered each day, Monday through …read more.

By EILEEN OAKS Marketing and Outreach Specialist, The Watershed Foundation NORTH WEBSTER — Join The Watershed Foundation on Sept. 20 and be one of 150 plus volunteers to assist in monitoring water quality at 100 stream sites throughout Kosciusko, Noble and Whitley counties during the second annual Snapshot Water Monitoring Day. Snapshot Day volunteers will …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The Court Appointed Special Advocates program in Kosciusko County is serving more children each year and they need more volunteers to help. Last year CASA served 263 children and had 65 active volunteers. Currently they are up 54 percent from their previous busiest year in 2014. With 128 new cases this year and the first ever wait list, more people are needed to help the children of Kosciusko County.

SYRACUSE—For years it was the Syracuse Fire Department, operating with two separate budgets; one from the town and one with the township. Even the tax rate for those they served were different. There were three full-time firefighters and more than 25 volunteers responding to calls. In 2009, the department became Turkey Creek Fire Department, operating under one budget and governed by a fire territory board comprising of representatives from the town and township.

WARSAW — Fellowship Missions, Warsaw’s Christian based homeless shelter, operates almost exclusively off of hard working and dedicated volunteers. Betty Trump is one of them. Trump first started providing one meal a month for Fellowship Missions with her church group three years ago. Now she is providing lunches on a weekly basis. Since October 2016, …read more.

AKRON — As part of the United Way of Kosciusko County’s Day of Caring initiative, a group of Zimmer Biomet employees visited Tippecanoe Valley Middle School, transforming two areas into new health and fitness rooms. Other groups appeared at different area schools throughout the day, painting the bleachers at Mentone Elementary, the curbs and some …read more.

By THE MILFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY STAFF MILFORD — National Volunteer Week is April 10-16. Here at Milford Public Library we are honoring our regular volunteers who come in and help us out on a weekly basis. We appreciate the work that they do for us and gifted each of them with a tote bag and …read more.