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Mormons and Methodists Fill Food Orders

Members of the Winter Haven congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worked with members of the Beymer United Methodist Church in Winter Haven to fill food orders for Angel Food Ministries.  The boxes of food had to be loaded and brought to Beymer.  Then it was unloaded there.   The volunteers were then able [...]

Mormons Assemble Snack Kits and Collect Cell Phones for Victims of Domestic Violence

Volunteers from the Winter Haven congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered recently to help victims of domestic violence.  For the month prior to this Day of Service, cell phones and items were collected for snack kits to be donated to the Harbor House Service.  The snack kits are given to [...]

Mormons Assist Junior Diabetes Research Fundraising

Volunteers from the Christina Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Lakeland helped staff the Junior Diabetes Research Foundation Walk held at Lake Hollingsworth recently.  The walks help raise money for research. Volunteers provided support for the event by manning the booths, registration, t-shirt hand out, food, and the children’s area , etc.  [...]

Cleaning Up Lake Parker Park

Volunteers from The Crystal Lake Branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently picked up litter in the Lake Parker Park and along the lakeshore as part of the Day of Service.  This was one of many projects being carried out throughout the Southeastern United States.  The City of Lakeland Department of Parks [...]

Mormons Cleaning-Up The Fitzgerald Cemetery in South Lakeland

Thirty-six volunteers from the Gibsonia Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints met at the Fitzgerald Cemetery in South Lakeland on the Day of Service, Saturday, April 24, 2010.  The Gibsonia Ward chose to help restore a portion of the Fitzgerald Cemetery on Fitzgerald Road in Lakeland, which was in poor condition.  [...]

Keeping Polk County Beautiful at South Crystal Lake Drive

The Lakeland Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints partnered with Keep Polk County Beautiful and recently cleaned up the area of South Crystal Lake Drive in Lakeland.  Forty adults and youth donated a total of two hundred hours cleaning up the area.  This will be an ongoing project for the congregation, and the adopt a [...]

Helping Hands for Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity (Lake Wales Ward)
Members of the Lake Wales congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently spent a Saturday morning  helping with a Habitat for Humanity building project.  This effort was one of hundreds of service projects going on throughout the Southeast for the annual Day of Service.  Seventeen volunteers donated [...]

Shining Up Sunshine Foundation Dream Village

 (Citrus Ridge Ward of Davenport)
Members of the Citrus Ridge Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently volunteered at the Sunshine Foundation Dream Village in Davenport.  Volunteers helped prepare for their big Spring event.  Thirty-nine volunteers spent a total of ninety-four hours pressure washing, painting, pruning, raking, and scrubbing, the entry, pool area.  Dayne [...]

Serving at Relay for Life

Relay for Life–American Cancer Society (Lake Hamilton Ward of Haines City)
Twenty-seven volunteers from the Lake Hamilton Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints helped at the Relay for Life in Haines City and Auburndale, Florida.  A total of 128.5 hours were donated.  Volunteers helped with set-up and assisted with booths starting Friday afternoon and helped [...]

The Great American Clean-Up in Highlands

Members of The Highlands Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints partnered with Keep Polk County Beautiful, Inc. to participate in “The Great American Cleanup” event. Forty-five volunteers gave a total of ninety service hours. “The Great American Cleanup” is a nationwide cleanup initiative held during March, April and May during which [...]

Finding Joy Serving Others on Day of Service

“Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently participated in ten community service projects in Polk County on a Day of Service. This has become an annual event to be held on the last Saturday of April. This year we had 390 volunteers, both members and friends who joined with [...]

Two Young Men Become Eagles

Beau Waters and Anthony Padgett, both members of the Boy Scout Troop 557 sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Winter Haven, have achieved the highest honor in the Boy Scouts, the Eagle Scout Award.
To earn the rank of Eagle, a scout must earn 21 merit badges and plan and develop [...]

Day of Service

The second annual Day of Service is an opportunity to link arms in community service.

Finding Joy–Mormon Women’s Conference

An annual women’s conference to commemorate the anniversary of the Relief Society will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 5850 Lakeland Highlands Road in
Lakeland on Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. The theme for this year’s annual event is “Finding Joy”. Women from ages sixteen and up are invited, and visitors are welcome.

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