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Lynn McCarthy has an article on the City of Wayzata website featuring one of the programs that has been created by volunteers at the Boardwalk in the wake of cuts that have been handed down over the last year on the municipal level. Here is an excerpt, as well as a link to the full [...]
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Boardwalk Genealogy Course Unearths Ancestor Who Served Henry VIII
Letter to the editor: Thank you to volunteer gardeners
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You had to be there. It was a true expression of the Wayzata spirit. On Saturday, May 15th , almost 100 volunteers scattered across down town Wayzata to help with the planting of the city gardens. Men, women, kids and grandparents sporting blue t-shirts that read “We dig it”, picked up trowels, garden [...]
Volunteers plant Gardens in Wayzata
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Wayzata citizens turned out in droves to help plant the flower gardens all around Wayzata on Saturday morning, May 15th. Here a group of volunteers works on the large planters at the corner of Wayzata Boulevard and Central Avenue in Wayzata.
Mayor Willcox calls Volunteer Response “Heartwarming”
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The following appeared in the City of Wayzata’s April 2010 edition of the Portal:
Wayzata’s community spirit is soaring, following a request for volunteers in last month’s issue of The Portal. At last count 75 people had signed up as volunteers for city activities. “What a heartwarming response,” said Mayor Ken Willcox. “It shows how much [...]
City of Wayzata: We Need Election Judges
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The City is looking for election judges to assist with the Primary Election, currently scheduled for September 14, and the General Election on November 2. Election judges staff the polling place and ensure that the rights of voters are protected on Election Day.
To serve as an election judge you must be at least 18 years [...]
Volunteers needed for CONECT Homework Club
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Volunteers are needed for the CONECT Homework Club in two of the CONECT neighborhoods.
This program, created by Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners Staff partnered with Wayzata Public Schools, provides support once or twice a week for the students who live in eight neighborhoods within the district to gain extra academic support.
Volunteers are needed at Vicksburg [...]
The Museum Of Lake Minnetonka Kicks Off The Spring Season With Volunteer Training Sessions
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Excelsior, Minnesota. (February 26, 2010). The Museum of Lake Minnetonka is excited to kick off its 2010 Season on the Steamboat Minnehaha Memorial Day weekend. In the meantime, the search is on for volunteers, young or old, to help keep the Steamboat Minnehaha in pristine shape like the day it first set sail and [...]
Wayzata Is Looking For Volunteers
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Citizens of Wayzata are organizing a corps of volunteers in response to an economy that has required painful budget cuts affecting city staff and services.
Lynn McCarthy, a 40-year Wayzata resident, has agreed to coordinate the volunteer project, working with a steering committee that includes Anne Creed, Winnie Willcox, and Mary Bader, as city council liaison.
In [...]
City of Wayzata seeks volunteers for gardens, seniors, and administration
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The following info is from the City of Wayzata as they seek to fill areas that have been traditionally occupied by employees. The opportunities to volunteer are available in light of recent budget cuts and city job cuts.
WAYZATA IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS – HOW ABOUT YOU?
Volunteering is a grand tradition in Wayzata. So when budget [...]
