{"id":1701,"date":"2015-09-24T09:56:23","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T14:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/improvingourworld.winonastateu.com\/?p=1701"},"modified":"2022-04-05T19:23:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T19:23:41","slug":"9-ways-to-give-back-to-your-winona-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/improving-our-world\/2015\/09\/24\/9-ways-to-give-back-to-your-winona-community\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Ways to Give Back to Your Winona Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking for a way to make a difference here in Winona? Take a look at these 9 fun and easy things you can do!<\/p>\n

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  1. Volunteer at the local Humane Society<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Winona Area Humane Society<\/p><\/div>\n

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    Get your animal fix and help out with things like dog walking, cat care and special events! Volunteer<\/a> on a regular basis or whenever it works with your schedule.<\/p>\n

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    1. Become a big brother\/big sister mentor<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      Big Brothers Big Sisters 7 Rivers Region<\/p><\/div>\n

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      Make a difference in the life of a child while having fun. Become a big<\/a> and spend time with your little!<\/p>\n

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      1. Join Habitat for Humanity<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        Habitat for Humanity Winona Mn<\/p><\/div>\n

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        Join in on Saturday construction\u00a0projects<\/a> to help build homes for the less fortunate, or spend some time volunteering at the Restore<\/a>! Whether you\u2019re looking to get your hands dirty or want to help costumers, you\u2019ll be making a difference at Habitat for Humanity.<\/p>\n

        4. Get involved with YMCA programs<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        Winona Family YMCA<\/p><\/div>\n

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        Your local YMCA<\/a> is always looking for volunteers to help with coaching, childcare, summer camp and office hours. No matter what your interest may be, you can find a volunteer option that\u2019s right for you.<\/p>\n

        5. Check out Winona Volunteer Services<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        Winona Volunteer Services<\/p><\/div>\n

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        Winona Volunteer Services<\/a>\u00a0provides many opportunities for students in the community. Whether you\u2019re looking to participate in a day project or volunteer throughout the year, Winona Volunteer Services offers positions<\/a> involving food, clothing and packaging to help you make a difference.<\/p>\n

        6. Work with elders at St. Anne\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        Saint Anne of Winona<\/p><\/div>\n

        St. Anne of Winona<\/a> welcomes volunteer bingo callers, mail sorters, water passers and newspaper readers.<\/p>\n

        7. Donate Blood to the American Red Cross<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        American Red Cross<\/p><\/div>\n

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        There are always those in need of blood transfusions and the Southeast Minnesota American Red Cross<\/a> visits Winona State twice a year to give you an opportunity to save a life. Just don\u2019t look at the needle and think about all the free cookies you\u2019ll get once you\u2019re done!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Looking for a way to make a difference here in Winona? Take a look at these 9 fun and easy things you can do! Volunteer at the local Humane Society   Get your animal fix and help out with things like dog walking, cat care and special events! Volunteer on a regular basis or whenever […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[307,279,22],"class_list":["post-1701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-improving-our-world","tag-volunteer","tag-warriors","tag-winona"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7OGye-rr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/improving-our-world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/improving-our-world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/improving-our-world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/improving-our-world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/improving-our-world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1701"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/improving-our-world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4097,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/improving-our-world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1701\/revisions\/4097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/improving-our-world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/improving-our-world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/improving-our-world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}