GOSHEN — Indiana University Health Goshen Home Care and Hospice seeks volunteers to provide comfort, support, and companionship to hospice patients and their families in Elkhart County, including Goshen, Syracuse, Middlebury, Millersburg and Ligonier. Volunteers are required to take 18 hours of training, which occurs over the course of six days. Training sessions run from …read more.

WARSAW — A group of local citizens stepped up Tuesday evening, March 1, and agreed to be advocates for Kosciusko County children who are somehow caught up in the court system. Kosciusko County Superior Court I Judge David Cates swore in nine of the 11 individuals who completed training to become Court Appointed Special Advocates. With the new volunteers …read more.

WARSAW — Riders Skylar Payton and Cami Phillips, along with founder Tammy Stackhouse, invite the community to sign up for classes from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at Magical Meadows Therapeutic Horseback Riding stable, 3386 E. 525N. Warsaw. Limited classes will begin the first week of March. Volunteers of the organization are asked …read more.

WARSAW — This Christmas, many families in the local area will go without a holiday meal. The United Steel Workers Local 809 would like to remedy this. The Union has packed 238 grocery bags full of everything needed to create a traditional Christmas meal. The bags are available at the Union Hall, 420 Little League Drive, …read more.

Dear Editor, On Sept. 19, Kids Market Inc., a nonprofit organization, held its semi-annual sale at The Heritage Room, formally known as Rodeheaver, on the campus of Grace College. The organization’s mission is, “supporting women and children in Kosciusko County by distributing proceeds generated from consignment sales of infant and children’s items to nonprofit organizations …read more.

Kosciusko County Historical Society’s Old Jail Museum is in need of volunteers. The museum has many projects and activities for volunteers of any age. Tour guides are needed for Fridays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and guides for school and special tours as required. Current projects include researching business histories, helping with displays, …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — The term ‘Hoosier hospitality’ wasn’t coined lightly. “Generations of Hoosiers have been contributing to their communities,” said Gov. Mitch Daniels. “There is never a task too great or a job too small, I am constantly reminded of the positive impact that volunteers make on the quality of life for our neighbors.” To recognize …read more.

Individuals and organizations can seize the moment and share in honoring America’s volunteers this spring. National Volunteer Week is April 15-21 and it celebrates the millions of people dedicating themselves to taking action bettering the community. The week also provides opportunities to inspire, recognize and encourage people to seek out and engage in activities that …read more.