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The news this week from Palm Springs is below and there is news too from the City of Greenacres as well.
To see this week’s front page headlines in the
Coastal & Greenacres Observer and
The Lake Worth Herald click on this link. To contact the editor, that information is at the end of this blog post today.
Without further ado, here’s the news from the Village of Palm Springs headlined, “Village of Palm Springs Looking for Volunteers”:
The Village of Palm
Springs would like to invite
everyone to join their volunteer
team. There are many
areas and departments in
which someone is able to
serve. If you are interested,
contact 561-641-3421 to
request a Volunteer Application
or stop by the Village to
pick up an application and
submit to Human Resources [Village Hall is located at 226 Cypress Lane].
Looking for volunteers in
the following positions:
Community Outreach
Team: Volunteer would assist
at various community
and public awareness events
hosted by the Village of
Palm Springs and the Palm
Spring Police Department
throughout the year. An interest
in engaging within the
diversity of our community is
optimal for the success of our
outreach events. This position
requires evening and
some weekend availability.
Community Patrol
Officer: Volunteer would
supplement law enforcement
efforts and enhance
relationships with the community.
The volunteer would
have no law enforcement
authority, but would provide
extra patrol, be called on to
assist stranded motorists,
visit and provide wellness
checkups for residents,
etc. The volunteer would
also assist with community
outreach events hosted by
the Village and the Palms
Springs Police Department.
Office Assistant: Volunteer
would be responsible for
providing customer services
to members of the public who
come into the Palm Springs
Police Department. Responsibilities
would include
answering phones, directing
requests, organizing, mailing,
scanning, etc. On the job
training would be provided.
Office Assistants need to be
available between 8–10 hours
a week.
Library Volunteer:
Palm Springs Library volunteers
are the backbone
of community engagement
providing information, resources,
and valuable support.
Volunteers complement
staffing needs during
programs and events
throughout the year. Students
can earn Community
Service Hours through three
of our volunteer programs
geared for teens. Youth
Volunteer, Teen Advisory
Board (TAB) and On-Call
Teen Volunteers all require
their own applications and
are handled through the
Library. Library volunteers
may require evening and
some weekend availability.
Parks and Recreation:
Parks and Recreation volunteers
assist with offering a
wide range of recreational
activities for all age groups
and interests. Volunteers
engage in special events,
year-round programs, classes
and activities offered to
the community for residents
and visitors alike. Community
Service hours are
offered to students. Parks
and Recreation volunteers
may require evening and
some weekend availability.
Reading and Mentoring
Program: Change the
life of a child by become
a reading mentor. This
program encourages struggling
elementary school
students with reading and
fosters positive academic
achievement for first grade
students. This program is
seasonal and occurs between
the months of January and
April. The program coordinator
provides guidance and
instruction during sessions
on Tuesday and Wednesday
afternoons. Mentors tutor
and work one-on-one with
first grade students the
rest of the time. Mentors
are required to participate
in mentor training.
For more information contact Indira Safaddid at
561-641-3421.
Here is the front page news from the City of Greenacres headlined, “Property Enhancement
Program Moving Forward”:
City of Greenacres
Building Official Michael
Grimm presented the
preliminary plans for the
recently approved Property
Enhancement Program
(PEP) for the City.
The PEP is intended
to enhance the aesthetics
and visual appeal of the
subject property. The City
will provide residents and
businesses with matching
grants to assist with
property improvement. To
qualify for the grant the
improvements must improve
areas that are visible
from the street.
Grimm told the council
he thought the program
should begin with $50,000
for grant matches. He also gave some ideas of what
would be eligible for the
program.
The Council agreed
Grimm was on the right
track and authorized him
to continue and bring back
a more formal presentation
on the program for the
Council to discuss.
The grants are a 50/50
match up to a $5,000 in
grant proceeds.
To learn more about the City of Greenacres
use this link for official website.
Your LOCAL newspapers,
The Lake Worth Herald and the FREE
Coastal & Greenacres Observer are published by
the Lake Worth Herald Press located at 1313 Central Terrace in Lake
Worth Beach. To contact the editor call 561-585-9387 or send an email to
Editor@lwherald.com
Do you have more news to share
from Palm Springs? Have community news from suburban Lake Worth and the
cities of Greenacres and Lake Worth Beach? The goings on from the towns of
Lantana and Lake Clarke Shores? Then share your LOCAL news with the
editor today!
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