{"id":645,"date":"2017-09-23T17:15:14","date_gmt":"2017-09-23T22:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/?p=645"},"modified":"2017-09-23T17:15:14","modified_gmt":"2017-09-23T22:45:14","slug":"5-places-to-volunteer-in-excelsior-springs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courtneyscole.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/23\/5-places-to-volunteer-in-excelsior-springs\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Places to Volunteer in Excelsior Springs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you wanting to get involved and aren’t sure where to start here in Excelsior Springs? I get asked quite a bit how to get involved and who to contact. That’s why I’ve put together my Top 5 organizations that could use help consistently throughout they year in one blog post for you to reference! Thanks for your interest in getting involved! There can never be enough volunteers, it seems!<\/p>\n

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Good Samaritan Center<\/a><\/b>\u00a0– Downtown – Contact: Martha Buckman,\u00a0816-630-2718<\/a><\/div>\n
This organization helps those who are less fortunate.There’s a food pantry, thrift store, multiple deliveries throughout the week, landscaping, and office help needed daily.<\/div>\n
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Excelsior Springs Museum and Archives<\/a><\/b>\u00a0– Downtown – Contact: Kathy Duncan,\u00a0816-630-0101<\/a><\/div>\n
Giving tours, helping research, or setting up displays, the museum could use help throughout the week and on Saturdays.<\/div>\n
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Downtown Excelsior Partnership<\/a> –\u00a0<\/b>Hall of Waters – Contact: Lyndsey Baxter,\u00a0816-637-2811<\/a><\/div>\n
The businesses of the downtown community came together to form a sales tax base to hire a director, provide funding for beautification, run the Visitor’s Center in the Hall of Waters, and allows downtown businesses to apply for facade grants. They also host events in the downtown every Second Friday and a festival or event each month of the year.<\/div>\n
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Chamber of Commerce<\/a><\/b>\u00a0– Thompson Ave. – Contact: Tosha Jackson,\u00a0816-630-6161<\/a><\/div>\n
The Chamber of Commerce hosts Waterfest, the city’s largest festival every third weekend in June. The committee meets monthly throughout the year to organize. The Chamber also owns the trolleys and could use volunteers to give tours.<\/div>\n
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Excelsior Springs Educational Foundation<\/a><\/b>\u00a0– Downtown – Contact: Courtney Cole (me),\u00a0816-630-9200 x1110<\/a><\/div>\n
The Educational Foundation works on behalf of the Excelsior Springs School District to support classroom projects that go above and beyond what is expected for our students. We are also working on establishing an alumni association. There are a number of opportunities throughout the year to get involved by helping with office work, fundraising dinner in December, and Alumni events during Homecoming.<\/div>\n

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