The City of Elkhart Parks & Recreation Department’s Volunteer Program When people picture volunteering for a parks department, they usually think of work like trash pickup, planting, or raking. At City of Elkhart Parks & Recreation, grounds work is only part of the story. Volunteers coach youth sports, lead nature walks, teach photography, plant trees,
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After the tornadoes hit Elkhart County on June 11, 2026, Gymtown Food Pantry sent out an email asking for volunteers to help pack food boxes for distribution to residents without power, and they needed people that day. Annie Alvarado, leader of Cub Scout Pack 797, forwarded a simple message to her pack families: if you
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The Elkhart County 4-H Fair has always needed its community. Its community has never let it down. Every July, it looks something like this. The Elkhart County 4-H Fair is open. The parking crews have been in position since before the first car arrived, the ticket booths are staffed, and the information booth is ready
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