Clearing sidewalks of heavy snow can be physically demanding and costly if you hire someone to help. The city of Aurora is looking for volunteers to lend a hand, and help struggling homeowners after storms.
Aurora, Colorado's Snow Busters program pairs volunteer snow shovelers with neighbors who have limited financial resources or are unable to shovel their sidewalk.
The city of Helena recently started a “Snow Busters” program that matches volunteers with residents who are unable to shovel snow or pay for snow removal service for their portion
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It doesn’t take a lot to improve the lives of others in your community.
Dan and Sherry Hartschen retired about six years after having careers as a receptionist and working in sales. They first started volunteering with Drive Happiness by offering people rides to various appointments. The experience cemented their purpose for volunteering.
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“We realized how lucky we were,” said Sherry.
“One of the reasons why we volunteer is because we’re healthy. The people we picked up in Drive Happiness, some were healthy, and some were not, some I had to take to the hospital. One guy was on dialysis three times a week,” Dan explained. “It really put things in perspective.”