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About Claire Bowen

Public Affairs Specialist for the Tallahassee Florida area of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

LDS missionaries pitch in at Ability1st center

TALLAHASSEE – Missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spend most of their time teaching the gospel – but they also devote regular hours to service in the community. Missionaries serving in the Tallahassee Stake – which includes congregations in Tallahassee (7), Thomasville, Cairo, Quincy, Crawfordville, Perry, and Madison—have found such an opportunity with Ability1st, the Center for Independent Living of North Florida. LDS Missionaries on a completed ramp The nonprofit organization provides support services and equipment, information, and advocacy to people with disabilities so they can live independently. One of [...]

By |2021-08-06T11:04:52-04:00December 1st, 2020|Categories: News, News Release, Service|Tags: , , |
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Feeding the hungry a year-long process for local non-profits

TALLAHASSEE – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believes feeding the hungry is a core responsibility – not just during the holiday season, but throughout the year. The Church works closely with community-based organizations to get food produced on Church farms, orchards, canneries, and ranches distributed to people in need. Whether the effort is “farm to table” food production and distribution, or working to distribute the community’s surplus food, area organizations are laboring to feed those in need—especially as the holiday season approaches. And those needs have only increased as Covid-19 continues to take [...]

By |2021-08-06T11:05:24-04:00November 30th, 2020|Categories: News, News Release, Service|Tags: , |
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Helping Hands program puts service first

At the core of beliefs held by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a willingness to serve other people. The Church’s Helping Hands program is the fulfillment of that belief. Lane Wright, left, and Josh Matson of Tallahassee team up in cutting a downed tree. Whenever a hurricane or other natural disaster occurs, Helping Hands volunteers don those ubiquitous yellow t-shirts and head off to points in the Southeast to render service to those in need. “It’s Christian faith put into action,” said Mark Llewellyn, a leader in the [...]

By |2021-08-06T11:06:55-04:00October 20th, 2020|Categories: News, News Release, Service|Tags: , , , |
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Local Latter-day Saint healthcare workers on the pandemic front lines

THOMASVILLE -- Healthcare workers have by and large been the unsung heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic, providing medical support services during a national health crisis. Two members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Leah Smith, a registered nurse at Thomasville Eye Center in Thomasville and Tasha Odum, a dental hygienist in Cairo, recounted their experiences in providing health care during the pandemic. Both are members of the Tallahassee Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which includes congregations in Tallahassee, Thomasville, Cairo, Quincy, Crawfordville, Perry, and Madison. Tasha Odum, dental [...]

By |2020-10-31T16:01:06-04:00September 18th, 2020|Categories: News, News Release|Tags: , , |
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Breast cancer pillows sewn by women’s organization

TALLAHASSEE -- Though the pandemic has disrupted many volunteer activities, it has not slowed one project to provide relief for breast cancer patients at Tallahassee Memorial Cancer Center. Members of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are sewing pillows for the patients. Jeanie Campbell – a member of the Relief Society women’s organization – consistently seeks out and serves in volunteer projects for the community. And this one is especially important to her, as several family members have felt breast cancer’s devastating effects. “The BRCA (BReast CAncer) gene runs strongly [...]

By |2020-10-31T16:02:24-04:00September 9th, 2020|Categories: News, News Release|Tags: |
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Crochet project for NICU babies turns into interfaith experience

TALLAHASSEE – Calee Toomey is a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ and Vonnie Allen is a member of the Thomasville Road Baptist Church. A project to make crochet blankets for premature babies in Tallahassee Memorial’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) brought the two together and forged a new friendship. Sister Toomey Toomey, from Richmond, Virginia, was serving in the in the church’s Tallahassee Stake — which includes congregations in Tallahassee, Thomasville, Cairo, Quincy, Crawfordville, Perry, and Madison. Toomey and her missionary companion, Emily Stevens from Elk Ridge, Utah, met Allen in their [...]

By |2020-10-31T16:05:15-04:00July 5th, 2020|Categories: News, News Release|
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Quarantine does not stop local missionary work

Latter-day Saints missionaries use social media to spread the gospel TALLAHASSEE – These days, it is all about adaptation. As every aspect of our lives has been touched by COVID-19, from grocery buying to religious observance, two things have been at work—creativity and technology. This effective combination has enabled people of all faiths to continue to “have church” by teaching and learning via social media. Missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are using technology to good effect. Elders Preston Swensen and Noah Stevens are two young men serving in the Tallahassee [...]

By |2020-10-31T16:08:55-04:00May 4th, 2020|Categories: News, News Release|Tags: , , , |
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JustServe matches volunteers with community needs

At a time when many people need a little extra help in life, you may be asking if there’s something you could do – maybe even from home. There is. Check out JustServe. JustServe is a web platform supported by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that acts as a clearinghouse both for those seeking volunteers and those who want to help out. Organizations post their volunteer needs at justserve.org. Volunteers log on, learn what’s available, and choose a way to serve the community. Though supported by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day [...]

By |2020-10-31T16:10:27-04:00April 8th, 2020|Categories: News, News Release|Tags: , , |
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