On Saturday, April 25, 2009 VolunteerWAKULLA held its 2nd Annual Make A
Difference Day at Hudson Park featuring simultaneous community service
events. The event was a success with 141 volunteers contributing 423
hours of service at 12 venues in Wakulla County. The most recent
estimated dollar value of volunteer time for the State of Florida is
$20.25 per hour as provided by
www.independentsector.org. The value of the combined service
projects is estimated to be $8,565.75.
VolunteerWAKULLA would like to thank the local businesses and agencies
that contributed to the success of “Make A Difference Day”: Lindy’s
Chicken, Winn Dixie, COSTCO, McDonald’s, Seinyard Restaurant, Pepsi
Cola, Frito Lay, Publix, Gulf Coast Lumber, Capital City Bank, Super
Lube, St. Mark’s Refuge Association, Ace Hardware, El Jalisco
Restaurant, Subway, Hardee’s, Allies Ice Cream Parlor, Rummy’s
Pizza/Pasta Grill, Beef O’ Brady’s, Myra Jean’s Restaurant, Forgotten
Coast Restaurant, Keep Wakulla Beautiful, Gulf State Community Bank,
Wakulla Bank, Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office, and the Wakulla County
Commissioners for their support and participation in this event.
L. Scott Jackson
Wakulla County Extension Director
Extension Agent III
University of Florida - IFAS
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Florida Sea Grant Extension Programs
Volunteer Wakulla Board members and volunteer supporters gather around
President Scott Jackson as he signs the application papers for Volunteer
Wakulla’s status as a 501c3 Non-profit organization. The picture
includes (standing) Steve Smith from the Men’s Fraternity; Linda Rossow,
volunteer-at-large; Lesa Culpepper, YMCA; Pam Albritton, Big Bend
Hospice; Jessica Welch, Wakulla County Administration Office; Beth Mims,
Wakulla School Board; Ashley Fox, City of Sopchoppy; Gail Hickman,
volunteer for TCC as Tutor; Sheryl Mosley, volunteer-at-large; David
Moody, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge; Melanie Weltman, Capitol City
Bank; Tammie Barfield, the Wakulla News; Kim Tucker, the Wakulla Health
Department, Shelley Swenson, UF-IFAS Wakulla County Extension Office; Pam
Mueller, Wakulla County Public Library, and (seated) Bobbery Rosier,
president elect, Scott Jackson, president, and Brent Thurmond,
treasurer.
Volunteer Wakulla seeks to facilitate connecting volunteers with their
desired volunteer opportunities in the Wakulla County Community.
Currently, the Volunteer Wakulla board members are planning a
community-wide volunteer event for April 25, 2009, called “Make a
Difference Day.” For more information call volunteer, Jo Barksdale at
509-7063 or email
volunteerwakulla@yahoo.com.
WAKULLA COUNTY
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Offerings
Limited Supply:
FREE Nasal Flu Vaccine
Make an appointment or attend our weekly walk in clinic in on Wednesdays
from 2:00p – 4:00p
(Please have your shot record/shot card, and identification with you
upon arrival. Must be signed in by 3:30 p.m.
Questions? Call: 850-926-3591, press zero)
Men’s Fraternity of Wakulla news & volunteer projects
I want to remind you about the Monthly Men’s Fellowship Breakfast held
at First Baptist Church-Crawfordville on the 3rd Saturday of each month.
(next upcoming; next Saturday, Jan 17th). As a joint effort of Men’s
Fraternity and the Men’s Ministry of FBC the Fellowship Breakfast is
open to all men in our community (age 8-80+/-), regardless of faith or
church affiliation. We’re hopeful that more church groups and
individuals would participate so we could be unified in our efforts to
serve. For smaller congregations, or even individuals not affiliated
with any particular church or congregation, this breakfast affords the
opportunity to get connected with other Christian men in our community.
Please remember those boys from single parent households; kids without
dads’, with ‘absent dads’, or with ‘uninvolved dads’ in the households
that we can reach out to and bring them along. The breakfast is held
each 3rd Saturday morning, 8-9:30 a.m. in the Christian Life Center (CLC)
of the First Baptist Church in Crawfordville. Please plan to attend.
If you can assist in these or any of
our projects, please contact me by
e-mail or phone (850) 508-2560
so I can put together Teams to assist on these projects. I’m trying not
to call on the same men each week to allow them time with their
families. Once I have a pool of men to work from I can set up times &
locations and notify you. If you can help on that project great, if not,
perhaps another at another time.
citizens for humane animal treatment
Citizens
for Humane Animal Treatment/the Wakulla County Adoption Center need
volunteers. CHAT is a non profit organization that raises funds to feed,
house, give medical care and spay/neuter the animals, as well as provide
educational programming to the community. Opportunities abound for
anyone who’s interested, including: developing and delivering community
outreach programs, website design, and socializing the animals. Training
and risk management is provided by CHAT. Contact
850-926-0890 or 850-926-0891 for more information or to get
started.
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Wakulla County
VolunteerWAKULLA - Wakulla County Volunteer Center
5 Crescent Way
Crawfordville, FL 32327
(850) 922-6290
Fax:
(850) 922-2441
volunteerwakulla@yahoo.com
Volunteer Center
History
On Saturday, April 25, 2009 VolunteerWAKULLA held its 2nd Annual Make A
Difference Day at Hudson Park featuring simultaneous community service
events. The event was a success with 141 volunteers contributing 423
hours of service at 12 venues in Wakulla County. The most recent
estimated dollar value of volunteer time for the State of Florida is
$20.25 per hour as provided by
Crawfordville, FL 32327