Give Back: O'Fallon Offers Spring Break Volunteer Opportunities

Alternative Spring Break

O'Fallon is coordinating a week of volunteer opportunities for students, faculty and families, as well as scout groups, church groups and anyone else.

Volunteer opportunities include planting decorative grasses, create flower baskets, mulch trees and flower beds, spread wood fiber in playgrounds, power wash concession stands, paint street signs, fence railings and other projects. To sign up for a project, contact Alexis Jaegers at (636) 397-5408 or by email at volunterer@ofallon.mo.us.

Ongoing Opportunities

Join the St. Peters/Central County Emergency Response Team (CERT) and get trained to assist emergency personnel in light rescue, CPR, and disaster relief.

Green Gloves Lake Saint Louis volunteers help the city's arborist weekly on projects throughout the city. An email announceemnt is sent out each preceeding Friday with the time, location and recommended tool list. Those interested should contact Lorri Grueber at lgrueber@lakesaintlouis.com by telephone at 636-625-7953.

Emmaus's "Adopt a Home" program allows local community members to connect with the Emmaus Home residents. Your group is paired with a group of people in their community homes. From there you can help residents plant flowers, share a meal once a month, invite the residents to attend a church service, get together to watch a movie or watch a ballgame, help them with spring or fall cleaning, share a talent such as cooking or music, or decorate for a special occasion. For more information on this program, call 636-534-5218.

Submit your volunteer opportunity for inclusion in the roundup by posting an announcement and emailing editor Kalen Ponche at kalen.ponche@patch.com