Looking to volunteer but you aren't sure where to start? Here is a list of some of the organizations in town looking for help.
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> The team that makes up the Sexual Assault Services of Northwest New Mexico, clockwise from top left, Eleana Butler, Mary Kunkel, Leah Elkins, Dorie Murphy, Melanie Redhouse, Kathy Barrett and Cheryl Coleman. Elkins, the advocate coordinator, works closely with volunteers Kunkel, Murphy and Redhouse.(Xavier Mascareñas/The Daily Times)
FARMINGTON — San Juan County's chapter of The Arc, like its 850-plus sister chapters nationwide, is dedicated to helping people who have developmental or intellectual disabilities live their lives as fully as possible.
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FARMINGTON — Death arrives with dignity when Northwest New Mexico Hospice is involved. Hospice is an organization dedicated to providing comfort and support to those facing death from a terminal illness.
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"For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.
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One characteristic shared by adults who volunteer to work with the Boy Scouts is enthusiasm. Adult volunteers enjoy scouting activities as much as the boys and young men in the program — and they aren't shy about saying so.
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Wendi Blackmore must be at the top of Santa's nice list. After years of living in cramped and drafty houses, Wendi and her three children, ages 17, 16 and 8, will spend Christmas in a home of their own.
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FARMINGTON — Staff Sgt. Albert Basset spent last Christmas checking the mail, hoping for a package with a little holiday spirit and a taste of home.
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FARMINGTON — From playing an instrument for a crowd of diners to helping set up displays at arts and crafts markets, the Farmington Indian Center has room for all kinds of volunteers.
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The American Cancer Society-run Cancer Resource Center will have a home larger than a push cart when San Juan Regional Cancer Center opens soon.
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FARMINGTON — Melissa Meechan helps troubled children with problems. Sometimes schools have expelled them and their parents don't know how to deal with them.
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