Groups of young adults from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hit the streets of Hamilton last Saturday in partnership with the Grandview Corps Salvation Army to collect donations for Hamilton food banks.
The “Mormon Helping Hands” service project was part of the annual young adult “CTR (choose the right) Weekend” conference held in Hamilton.
Each year the conference attracts hundreds of young Latter-day Saints from around New Zealand and overseas engaging in recreational activities, dance, workshops and worship.
The young people were divided into small groups and assigned streets to door knock across the city of Hamilton. “We were going around, knocking on doors and people were really willing,” said volunteer Courtnee Brosnahan.
The food collected from the drive will be distributed from the Norton and London Street Salvation Army food banks in Hamilton.
The “Mormon Helping Hands program” was established in 1998, and since then hundreds of thousands of volunteers have donated millions of hours of service to their communities. The program started in South America but has since spread to many countries around the world.
- Young Latter-day Saints Partner with the Salvation Army to Collect for Hamilton Food Banks
- Young Latter-day Saints Partner with the Salvation Army to Collect for Hamilton Food Banks
- Young Latter-day Saints Partner with the Salvation Army to Collect for Hamilton Food Banks
- Young Latter-day Saints Partner with the Salvation Army to Collect for Hamilton Food Banks
- Young Latter-day Saints Partner with the Salvation Army to Collect for Hamilton Food Banks
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Watch another video to see other young Latter-day Saints engaged in community service.