People Are Awesome: James River Church volunteers help out schools in Springfield, Joplin

James River Church helps area schools

On June 22, volunteers from James River Church provided much-needed renovations to public schools in the Springfield and Joplin areas.

For over 27 years, James River Church has been making a difference in the community by assisting local school systems with projects that may not be included in regular maintenance or annual budgets.

This year, volunteers planned to paint more than 100,000 square feet of wall space along with landscaping updates, small construction projects and deep cleaning. In Springfield. They teamed up with Pipkin Middle School in Springfield, and in Joplin with Joplin High School.

Saturday Serve is an opportunity for James River Church to give back to those who have given so much of their time, talent, energy, and resource to the education and betterment of the greater Springfield and Joplin areas.

For more information, visit jamesriver.church/serve.

Spare change helps Up With Kids!

Through the month of July, Elevate Branson will have Up With Kids! Buckets at businesses around the Branson area where people can share their spare change to help support its programs.

Elevate Branson has various programs that empower the community, including Up with Kids!, which provides meals, resources and educational opportunities to the community’s underserved children in the summer when school is not in session.

Donations can also be made online at https://elevatebranson.org/donate/.