‘Tis the Season to Volunteer

Everyone wants an ideal holiday. “Everyone wants to open a present,” Whitney Owen, the director of the Bridge of Lubbock, said. “You’re five years old and you want to come downstairs and see there’s something for you under the tree. And, to not be able to do that would be heartbreaking.” The ideal holiday does […]

Giving on Thanksgiving

By Julie Gomez This Thanksgiving, instead of eating your weight in turkey, why not do something for those less fortunate? Volunteering can be a great way to give back to the community, said Kayley Taing, a general science studies major at Texas Tech. Throughout high school and college, she has volunteered with organizations such as Meals on […]

MLK Day Volunteering

R.O.O.T.S. Coordinator Eric Strong did not know how much help he would receive in getting volunteers to renovate the Caviel Arts and Sciences Museum building on the corner of 19th Street and Avenue A for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Not only did he receive help, but he was overwhelmed by the groups that came […]

Strut For The Mutts

On Saturday the ninth annual Strut For The Mutts took place at Higginbotham Park. Take a look at the video above to watch a recap, and to help volunteer and donate to the Haven Animal Care Shelter click here.

Wild Ones

If he could pick his favorite thing about being an intern at the South Plains Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Payam Movahed said he would narrow it down as giving back to nature. “You always see pollution and animals being killed left and right because of our massively expanding infrastructure,” said Movahed. “It’s nice to come here […]