volunteers

DFL volunteers fill backpacks for local students
March 04, 2026
On Monday, March 2, members of the Rock County DFL volunteered to fill backpacks for Luverne school students at the Rock County Food Shelf. Pictured are (from left) Carol Svingen, Barbara Veldhuizen, Carol Serie, Connie Connell, Deb Vander Kooi, Bill Stegemann, Jerry Deuschle, Lona Klosterbuer and Gayle Stegemann. (Not pictured are Carol Morgan and Rhonna Jarchow.) The local Democrats have signed…
Rainfall monitors seek volunteers
March 12, 2025
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources State Climatology Office is seeking rainfall monitors for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network. The network includes more than 20,000 volunteers nationwide who measure precipitation in their backyards using a standard 4-inch diameter rain gauge. Participants submit their precipitation reports online. The data from backyard rain…
Rock County has most volunteers in region
By Mavis Fodness
September 06, 2023
Rock County boasts 563 volunteers, according to the recently released A.C.E. of SW Minnesota annual report. “I am really honored to work with all the volunteers of Rock County,” said program manager Linda Wenzel. “We have the best group in the whole state of Minnesota.” Wenzel presented the report to commissioners Aug. 27. Volunteers will be honored Sept. 7 at the annual appreciation dinner…
'Rock County volunteers are some of the best of the best'
By Linda Wenzel, A.C.E. of SW Minnesota Rock County program coordinator
April 19, 2022
If you want happiness for an hour … take a nap. If you want happiness for a day … go fishing. If you want happiness for a year … inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime … Help Somebody! This is what I believe epitomizes the true joy of being a volunteer, “Helping Others.” Our A.C.E. of SW Minnesota - Rock County volunteers are some of the best of the best! In 2021, 590 amazing…

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