Submitted by Tasha Quinnelly
DAPHNE, Ala. — On Saturday, the Daphne congregation from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will participate in the 2nd Annual Day of Service. Ten southern states and surrounding areas in Texas, Indiana, Illinois, and Virginia with more than 50,000 children, teenagers, and adults will link arms and lend a helping hand to those in need. Over 300 community and church partners and 400 projects are already registered at www.dayofservice.org, organized by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Day of Service is the vision of Elder Walter F. Gonzalez, who presides over church affairs in the Ssouthern part of the United States. For the second year in a row, he challenged every congregation under his jurisdiction to link arms with other churches and civic organizations to render significant and unselfish community service. He said that by giving service, every community could become a better place to live. He added that people will forget their own problems as they experience the joy of service. The first Day of Service was held on April 25, 2009. Thirteen states participated with a total of 47,755 volunteers who worked on 554 projects, logging in a total of 223,204 man hours and linking arms with 1,267 community and church partners. The totals for 2010 are expected to exceed last years figures.
The leaders of the Daphne congregation have chosen two projects for Saturday. They have "linked arms" with the Prodisee Pantry located in Spanish Fort, and will be planting a vegetable garden. The "fruit" of their labor will be donated to Prodisee Pantry to be distributed to local families in need in the area. Volunteers from the pantry and church members will meet at 28721 County Road 13 at 8 a.m. Saturday morning to begin work on the garden.
The second project is with the John McClure Snook Memory Care Facility located at 27296 County Road 13. Volunteers will meet there at 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning to complete a requested work list and visit with the residents.
All are invited to link arms with the volunteers and participate in the Day of Service 2010.
