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Pride Bigger than Texas Festival and Parade organizers seek hundreds of volunteers
Read full article: Pride Bigger than Texas Festival and Parade organizers seek hundreds of volunteersPride San Antonio, which organizes the Pride Bigger than Texas Festival and Parade, is in need of hundreds of volunteers for the upcoming event in late June.
Therapeutic ranch in Boerne seeks volunteers for summer camp programs
Read full article: Therapeutic ranch in Boerne seeks volunteers for summer camp programsA therapeutic ranch in Boerne that helps with people with developmental, emotional and physical needs of all kinds seeks volunteers for its summer camp programs.
Leading SA: San Antonio Food Bank seeks volunteers, support during ‘March Sadness’
Read full article: Leading SA: San Antonio Food Bank seeks volunteers, support during ‘March Sadness’While the NCAA has March Madness, the San Antonio Food Bank is facing a "March Sadness" due to a shortage of volunteers, according to food bank president and CEO Eric Cooper, who joined Leading SA on Sunday morning.
Local advocacy group seeking bilingual volunteers to aid unaccompanied migrant children in Bexar County
Read full article: Local advocacy group seeking bilingual volunteers to aid unaccompanied migrant children in Bexar CountyThe Young Center is seeking bilingual Spanish speakers who are passionate about helping children to provide support and advocacy for over 200 unaccompanied minors in foster homes and shelters.
Looking for ways to teach kids how to give this holiday? Nonprofits say they need volunteers
Read full article: Looking for ways to teach kids how to give this holiday? Nonprofits say they need volunteersThe Salvation Army says their donations are down this year, because there's a shortage of bell ringers. Only about 20 to 40 volunteers are filling in the 100 sites used to ring bells. There's still time to help them.
Operation Gratitude, volunteers assemble nearly 4,000 care packages for JBSA-Lackland recruit graduates
Read full article: Operation Gratitude, volunteers assemble nearly 4,000 care packages for JBSA-Lackland recruit graduatesNonprofit organization sends thousands of care packages a year to military and frontline responders.
Tennessee fined more than $8 million for over 200 infractions in football program
Read full article: Tennessee fined more than $8 million for over 200 infractions in football programThe NCAA has fined Tennessee more than $8 million and issued a scathing report outlining more than 200 infractions during the three-year tenure of former football coach Jeremy Pruitt.
San Antonio-area nonprofit looks for volunteers to continue its mission
Read full article: San Antonio-area nonprofit looks for volunteers to continue its missionThe local nonprofit House of Neighborly Service has been helping San Antonians for over 100 years and is looking for volunteers to continue its mission.
No. 6 Tennessee tops No. 10 Clemson 31-14 in Orange Bowl
Read full article: No. 6 Tennessee tops No. 10 Clemson 31-14 in Orange BowlJoe Milton passed for 251 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 6 Tennessee finished off its best season in more than two decades by topping No. 10 Clemson 31-14 in the Orange Bowl.
Tennessee uses balanced offense to beat Longwood 88-56
Read full article: Tennessee uses balanced offense to beat Longwood 88-56Santiago Vescovi scored 18 points and Tennessee pounded Longwood 88-56 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, showing exactly why it felt it deserved better than a No. 3 seed.
Meals on Wheels San Antonio looking for volunteers to deliver kits to seniors in preparation for severe weather
Read full article: Meals on Wheels San Antonio looking for volunteers to deliver kits to seniors in preparation for severe weatherMeals on Wheels San Antonio is one organization that is looking for volunteers as they get ready to hold one of its biggest delivery events in January to help seniors.
San Antonio search and rescue group joins mission to find missing 3-year-old Lina Khil
Read full article: San Antonio search and rescue group joins mission to find missing 3-year-old Lina KhilA local search and rescue organization joined the San Antonio Police Department and the FBI in the mission to find Lina Khil, the three-year-old who disappeared from an apartment complex’s playground.
Meals on Wheels serves thousands of Thanksgiving meals for the holiday
Read full article: Meals on Wheels serves thousands of Thanksgiving meals for the holidayHundreds of Meals On Wheels San Antonio volunteers delivered over 2,000 meals to families across San Antonio and Bexar County for the second time since the start of the pandemic.
No. 5 Villanova routs No. 17 Tennessee 71-53 in Tip-Off
Read full article: No. 5 Villanova routs No. 17 Tennessee 71-53 in Tip-OffJermaine Samuels scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 5 Villanova eased to a 71-53 win over No. 17 Tennessee Saturday in the opening round of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Connecticut.
San Antonio Food Bank in critical need of volunteers to help migrants traveling through the city
Read full article: San Antonio Food Bank in critical need of volunteers to help migrants traveling through the cityThe San Antonio Food Bank is in critical need of volunteers to help migrants traveling through San Antonio to get to their host families.
Volunteers in high demand for vaccination efforts across San Antonio
Read full article: Volunteers in high demand for vaccination efforts across San AntonioThe San Antonio Health Metropolitan Health District opened the doors to their vaccine rollout back in December with an abundance of volunteer support. However, that support is now dwindling down at a time when even more volunteers are needed the most.
Volunteers wanted for 2021 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament in San Antonio
Read full article: Volunteers wanted for 2021 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament in San AntonioSAN ANTONIO – The 2021 NCAA Women’s Tournament tips off across the San Antonio region on March 21 and there is a campaign underway for volunteers to help make the tournament a success. The San Antonio Local Organizing Committee (SALOC) has launched a volunteer registration campaign for people interested in helping out during the tournament. RELATED: San Antonio region to host 2021 NCAA Women’s basketball tournament; Here’s everything to knowThey will receive a 2021 NCAA Final Four polo shirt, windbreaker, hat and mask, and the experience of working on one of the top sporting events in the country. A total of 64 teams will be in San Antonio and 63 games will be played overall. That percentage can change based on COVID conditions in the San Antonio community.
Army takes Liberty Bowl spot left by Tennessee's withdrawal
Read full article: Army takes Liberty Bowl spot left by Tennessee's withdrawalWhen that bowl game was called off because there was not another team available, it suddenly left Army looking for a postseason opponent. A spot in the Liberty Bowl became available Monday when Tennessee became the first team to back out since bowl berths were announced. The change to its Liberty Bowl opponent was no problem for West Virginia (5-4). “Our team deserves to be in a bowl and so does the 9-2 Army squad,” West Virginia athletic director Shane Lyons said. Frankly, I think we were stunned to find out the opportunity would be in a bowl like the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
Catholic Charities volunteers head to El Paso to assist with influx of asylum seekers
Read full article: Catholic Charities volunteers head to El Paso to assist with influx of asylum seekersEL PASO – A group of volunteers with Catholic Charities of San Antonio left for El Paso Monday night to assist the Diocese of El Paso with the increase in asylum seekers released from detention facilities, as well as individuals with the migrant caravan. READ ORIGINAL REPORT: Catholic Charities of SA needs volunteers to assist asylum seekersCatholic Charities said 2,800 asylum seekers arrived in El Paso shelters over the last two weeks, with approximately 90 percent of them from Guatemala. The volunteers will assist in distributing food, clothing and information. Antonio Fernandez, president and CEO of Catholic Charities of San Antonio, said he hopes the migrants, whose fates are uncertain, remember the smiles of the volunteers, whose core mission was to “give them love and dignity as a human being.”