More Summer of Service events!

Friday & Saturday June 12, 13 - The Balloon Festival is a 2-day event celebrated annually as part of Springville's Art City Days. Summer of Service volunteers helped with setting up/taking down the event, face painting, coloring stations, hot air balloon tether drives, raffles and prize booths. They also had the fun yet difficult task of judging the children's coloring contest! It was a wonderful event to have shared with the Springville community.

Saturday June 20 - Habitat For Humanity and United Way "Summer of Service" volunteers gathered at the Provo ReStore to participate in building can houses as part of the "Cans for Habitat" recycling program.

Saturday June 27 - Summer of Service youth volunteers and family members supported Central Utah Center for Independent Living (CUCIL) at their 7th Annual "5K Run, Walk and Roll." The event is a fundraiser to help supply services to people with disabilities. This fun run for families and individuals with disabilities is also a marathon qualifier for serious racers. Volunteers were assigned to work at the registration tables and water stations along the race trail. The scenic route was beautiful, weather conditions were ideal, and there was a spirit of friendship, enthusiasm and unity among all participants and volunteers.

Tuesday June 30 - Summer of Service youth volunteers payed a special visit to American Fork Hospital. Youth joined together doing such things as cleaning toys in the playroom on the Pediatric floor, visiting with and singing for the elderly patients, picking up garbage around the hospital grounds and making cards for hospital patients - old and young.