Volunteers Archives - Bridging the Gap

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Volunteer Spotlight: Alejandro

A class assignment to volunteer led college student Alejandro Barbosa to discover Kansas City Wildlands – and launched his newfound passion for conserving Kansas City’s wild places. Over the past year, Alejandro has volunteered multiple times across several programs – planting trees with Heartland Tree Alliance, at the Community Recycling…

BridgingthegapApril 1, 2025

Community Voices

Volunteer Spotlight: Aidan and Alison

They say couples who volunteer together, stay together. Aidan and Alison, a married couple living in Kansas City, Missouri, are newer volunteers to Bridging The Gap, having volunteered both separately and together multiple times over the past year. They both agree that, whenever they can, volunteering together is a great…

BridgingthegapFebruary 4, 2025

Community Voices Recycling

Volunteer Spotlight: Jim McGraw

"A million and three!" That's how many cardboard boxes longtime volunteer Jim McGraw jokingly guesses that he's broken down during his 29 years volunteering at the KCMO Recycling Drop-off Centers, managed by Bridging The Gap. Jim has volunteered more than 800 hours since 2012!We chatted with Jim during one of…

BridgingthegapDecember 4, 2024

Volunteer Appreciation Happy Hour

We think our volunteers are out of this world! Join us at Big Rip Brewing Company for a happy hour of drinks, snacks, and mingling as we say thank you for volunteering with us! Please RSVP by Oct. 21. Register here.

BridgingthegapOctober 8, 2024

Community Voices Trees

Tree People Series: Beth Welsh

Most people are "Tree People", valuing trees in one way or another; for tree fruit or shade, for example. Heartland Tree Alliance has met many of these people. Through this series, we'll call attention to friends who have dedicated much of their lives stewarding one of earth's greatest organisms -…