Rock Springs, WY – The Organization Committee of the Rock Springs Main Street/URA is pleased to announce their September Volunteer of the Month – Community Connections.
Lisa Plant is the program director for Community Connections, a program of Sweetwater School District #1. Community Connections provides career exploration and college planning. They help students meet community service hours and academic scores for scholarships and teach the students to be successful in our community and to develop and maintain healthy lifestyles.
The program includes many facets such as LEGO Robotics, a traveling reading program, school newspaper, and a volunteer service-learning after school and summer program that serves the Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen, the Young at Heart Senior Citizen’s Center, the Red Desert Humane Society, the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce, the Urban Renewal Agency, the Ray Lovato Recycling Center, the Community Garden and many local senior citizens with various yard work tasks.
The students from the volunteer service-learning program can often be seen helping in Downtown Rock Springs. They help with projects including the Community Garden, weeding around downtown, painting, garbage collection and poster distribution. They also clean the pedestrian underpass each Tuesday and Thursday. Their service is invaluable to making many of the downtown programs and projects successful.
The Rock Springs Main Street/URA is charged with the redevelopment of Downtown Rock Springs. As part of their mission, there are four standing committees – Economic Restructuring, Organization, Promotions and Design. The Organization Committee plays a key role in keeping the Board, Committees, staff and programs of work in good shape by attracting people and funds for the organization. For more information contact the Rock Springs Main Street/URA at 307-352-1434 or visit their website at DowntownRS.com
