September, 2021 Salt Lake County Aging & Adult Services Senior Companion Program volunteer Susan Litson is a champion of causes that contribute to independence and a greater sense of social connectedness for aging seniors in our community. For the past six years Susan has helped frail, isolated seniors through her service as an AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Companion Program volunteer. She …
September, 2021 Helen Thornton Green was posthumously honored with the Power of Service Award in September of 2021. The Utah Commission on Service & Volunteerism was proud to recognize Helen for her lifetime of dedication to serving her community. Helen Green was a champion of causes that contribute to independence and a greater sense of social connectedness for aging seniors …
Congratulations to recipients of the Lt. Governor’s Volunteer Recognition Certificate in August of 2021. The contributions made by these volunteers make lasting impacts on communities across our state. Parker Guzman was recognized by the Guadalupe School Adult Education for two years of service. We would like to recognize Parker Guzman’s contribution to Guadalupe Adult Education, where he has volunteered as …
August 2021 Each month we recognize an AmeriCorps member serving in Utah for going above and beyond the pledge they took to “Get Things Done.” This month we are proud to recognize Kirra Crump who is serving with the BYU Family Home & Social Sciences AmeriCorps Program at Wasatch Mental Health. The BYU FHSS AmeriCorps Program engages members from the …
July, 2021 Each month we recognize an AmeriCorps member serving in Utah for going above and beyond the pledge they took to “Get Things Done.” This month we are proud to recognize Aileen Tadd for her service with the Utah Healthcare Corps in Washington County. The Utah Healthcare Corps, an AmeriCorps program of the Association for Utah Community Health (AUCH), currently supports …
Congratulations to recipients of the Lt. Governor’s Volunteer Recognition Certificate in July of 2021. The contributions made by these volunteers make lasting impacts on communities across our state. Eliza Diggins was recognized by the Guadalupe School Adult Education for two years of service. Guadalupe School Adult Education would like to congratulate Eliza Diggins on completing two years of volunteer service! …
July, 2021 Dorothy Ivie (Grandma Ivie as she prefers to be called) has been volunteering, in one capacity or another, for the Uintah Basin Association of Governments’ senior service programs since the mid 1990’s, and has officially been with the Foster Grandparent Program since 2000. During the last few decades, Grandma Ivie has assisted countless children at Duchesne Elementary in …
June, 2021 Each month we recognize an AmeriCorps member serving in Utah for going above and beyond the pledge they took to “Get Things Done.” This month we are proud to recognize Frances Erlandson serving in Green River, Utah. Through a placement with WabiSabi Moab, Frances supports programming with Epicenter and Green River PACT. Frances comes to Green River from the …
July, 2021 Marco Canar has been a Foster Grandparent for seven years, along with his wife, Olga. They took a two-year break to serve their church, but they hurried right back to volunteer again. Marco is a very dedicated Foster Grandparent volunteer. Having been orphaned at the age of 11, he really feels the need to make sure the students …
Congratulations to recipients of the Lt. Governor’s Volunteer Recognition Certificate in June of 2021. The contributions made by these volunteers make lasting impacts on communities across our state. Volunteer First Name: Volunteer Last Name: Nominated By: Sandy Aguilar Kearns HS Kira Aparicio Kearns HS Antonio Banuelos Kearns HS Yareli Becerra Kearns HS Sarah Brons United Way of SLC Alexia Concha …
June, 2021 Ed and Vicki Daughton are a dynamic duo. They have served over 12,000 hours in the Cedar City area! Ed provides companionship and transportation to his fellow seniors. He loves to hear the stories of those he visits, especially his fellow veterans. Ed served as a marine for 8 years. He also worked for a company called North American, …
May, 2021 Each month we recognize an AmeriCorps member serving in Utah for going above and beyond the pledge they took to “Get Things Done.” This month we are proud to recognize Haley McIntosh who just completed her fourth and final year of service with Playworks in the Canyons School District. Playworks engages AmeriCorps members to serve in 75 low-income, …