Mormon Life - California tag

LDS Church to participate in San Jose interfaith blood drive, Valley Catholic Online reports

Fri, 18 May 2012 07:19:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

Our take: This article is an informative advance for the Interfaith Community Blood Drive in July.

From the Valley Catholic Online: Parishioners across the Diocese of San Jose, Calif., will roll up their sleeves during the month of July to give blood at one of seven parish collection sites during the Interfaith Community Blood Drive.

Mormon volunteers help Mission Viejo bloom

Thu, 10 May 2012 09:13:00 -0600

source: ocregister.com

About 350 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) arrived at Oso Viejo Park, behind the Norman P. Murray Center at 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, with shovels in hand wearing the familiar Mormon Helping Hands yellow vests, to participate in the annual Mormon Helping Hands day of service on April 28.

Grief leads to service at Mormon Helping Hands project

Tue, 08 May 2012 12:43:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

A total of 277 Mormon Helping Hands volunteers, each sporting a bright yellow vest, worked at the El Toro Cemetery in the Orange County, California city of Lake Forest. The Santa Margarita California Stake members were part of the 70,000 volunteers participating at the event sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Mormon Helping Hands 2012 Day of Service on April 28.

Mormon Helping Hands: Fix Up, Clean Up, Build It in California and Hawaii

Thu, 03 May 2012 09:50:00 -0600

source: Newsroom.lds.org

Thousands of Mormon Helping Hands volunteers painted, collected food, planted trees, cleaned and fixed up the states of California and Hawaii.

Mormon Helping Hands are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) anxious to make a difference by being good neighbors in beautifying their communities. Approximately 70,000 people participated in the daylong activity on Saturday, 28 April, and not all the volunteers were Latter-day Saints; 17,000 were people of other faiths. Volunteers donated 227,280 hours on 536 projects.

Today in the Bloggernacle: Helping hands in Sacramento and 'Stop It!'

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:04:00 -0600

source: deseretnews.com

Helping hands: See how this community comes together in Sacramento to get much done in little time at the North Laguna Park last weekend. In “Sacramento Mormon Helping Hands 2012,” watch raking, cementing, painting, cleaning, and other types of hard working that result in a beautiful park cleanup that will be enjoyed for years to come. This is a great example of what can be done with “helping hands.”

Fire damages building at Los Angeles California Temple

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:14:00 -0700

source: latimes.com

Mormon Life says: Arson investigators are still trying to determine whether the fire was an accident or arson. Investigators were trying to determine the cause of a fire that damaged a building early Tuesday at the site of the Mormon temple in Westwood.

The structure was a house under construction on the church grounds, according to an official at the landmark property, the Los Angeles California Temple.

They Gave Up Their Christmas

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:36:00 -0700

source: youtube.com/MormonMessages

Members of a congregation in California offer service as a Christmas present to the Christ child.

Sacramento stake is honored as Civic Organization of the Year for Mormon Helping Hands project

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:07:00 -0600

source: ldschurchnews.com

On Oct. 29, the Volunteer Center of Sacramento recognized the Sacramento California Stake with the 2010 Volunteer Spirit Award as the Civic Organization of the Year. The award is presented to a service and/or faith based organization that has made a significant contribution to the community.

The Sacramento California Stake was recognized for its Mormon Helping Hands project that took place on May 8, 2010. During this Project, 750 volunteers of all ages assisted in an intense and complex renovation of William Land Park, the largest and most utilized park in the City of Sacramento.