“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” — Mother Teresa. This summer, the Samaritan Center has been able to open our doors to two different church groups who wanted to give back...
This week we sat down with one of our volunteers to talk about memories from years of volunteering at the Samaritan Center. Do you remember the first time you came into the Samaritan Center? It was in August, 2006. My husband and I had just moved from Orlando, FL to...
Volunteer Spotlight: Mary Jane Mary Jane (center) with her mother (left) and her sister (right) Mary Jane started volunteering at the Samaritan Center in 2013 when she was transitioning from teaching full time to working part-time. “I had the time and I wanted to put...
Volunteer Spotlight: Lori “Volunteering doesn’t have to be doing something you don’t like,” Lori said as she packed and repacked boxes arranging all the different shapes and sizes of Christmas toys to fit perfectly into the boxes for next year’s Christmas Toyland. It...
