The original item was published from March 25, 2023 to March 24, 2023 9:16 AM
Dear Minot:
There are countless groups and organizations that regularly do great things for the members of our community.
Count City Serve ND among those groups.
From May 30-June 3, City Serve ND, which consists of churches from Minot, Fargo, Stanley, Bismarck, and Dickinson, will mobilize and organize efforts across North Dakota to provide services to their communities. In Minot, The Pursuit is among the nine local churches leading the charge.
The program began as a one-day event in 2021, with volunteers going into communities to fulfill needs of organizations through service projects. It has since expanded into completing projects over multiple days.
This year, there’s a wide variety of projects happening in Minot, according to Cindy Stock of The Pursuit, including:
-Assisting the Meals on Wheels program
-Being buddies for Dream Catchers baseball games
-Detailing police vehicles and vehicles for foster families
-Cleaning up Roosevelt Park Zoo
-Laundromat ministry
-Building walls and shelves for the Matthew 25 Project
-Roofing, fencing, and landscaping at the Minot Men’s Winter Refuge
-Providing freezer meals for local fire stations and EMS organizations
-Providing baked goods for hospital staff
-Hosting a family craft night
As residents of Minot, it’s our duty and responsibility to give back to other members of our community. Elected officials, business professionals, and civic leaders are rightfully proud of the way Minot takes care of itself. That trait is something that separates Minot from other communities in North Dakota and beyond. We’re proud of the way our residents respond in times of need.
This event with City Serve ND provides a perfect opportunity for us to respond again. The churches that make up City Serve ND are organizing, scheduling, and planning these days of service. All we have to do is sign up, show up, and help our community. It couldn’t be much easier.
To volunteer, you can go to cityservend.org for more information. After April 30, visitors to the site will be able to select a city, and then sign up for the projects they choose.
Please, mark your calendars for May 30-June 3. Set a reminder on your phone. Put a sticky note on your refrigerator. Whatever works best for you. But the projects completed during these days will serve as yet another strong reminder that Minot is indeed a big city with a small-town mentality. That trait is what has helped us recover from natural disasters and devastating accidents. It’s what has helped us forge ahead with plans to protect ourselves from future flooding.
That sentiment is what makes Minot the city that it is today. Join us on May 30-June 3. Trust me, you’ll be glad you did.
You can find more about what’s happening at the City of Minot at minotnd.org, or find us on Facebook and Twitter. We’d also encourage you to sign up for our monthly electronic newsletter on our website.