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The American Red Cross said it is experiencing an emergency blood shortage. A regional facility in North Dakota said its situation is not quite as dire, but stressed the need to maintain strong supplies from donors. January is National Blood Donor Month and the urgent plea from the Red Cross noted the U.S. ...

Ahead of National Service Day, the governors office brought together Utah leaders to discuss the importance of service and volunteerism. Utah Lt. Gov. ...

A prestigious award for volunteerism has been presented to the founder of an organization helping people with Parkinsons disease enjoy the great outdoors through hiking. Bill Meyer is the recipient of the 2023 AARP Washington Andrus Award for Community Service. He was diagnosed with Parkinsons in 2009. ...

Christmas is a little more than two weeks away, and toy drives around the country are in full swing. A North Dakota organizer shares some things to keep in mind

Christmas is a little more than two weeks away, and toy drives around the country are in full swing. A North Dakota organizer shares some things to keep in mind if youre planning a donation in the coming days. Willy Soderholm, executive director of the Community Action Partnership office serving a seven-county area in the states Minot region, leads a team that carries out an annual holiday effort to provide toys for low-income families. ...

Community Action Agencies were created nationwide through the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 to fight the nation's war on poverty.

ajohnson@minotdailynews.com Andrea Johnson/MDN Toys were donated by the Magic City Lions for the toy stores at the Minot Area Homeless Coalition and Minot Community Action this Christmas. Parents will be able to choose a few toys that their children will like as Christmas gifts. Pictured are Christy Miller, a Lions member, and Karrie Christensen from the Homeless Coalition and Willy Soderholm from Community Action. Christensen and Soderholm picked up the donated toys from the Souris Valley Unit...