Sherry McBride-Brown Volunteer Fair

On this National Day of Service, we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., and we celebrate our friend and library colleague, the late Sherry McBride-Brown, with an event designed to help you discover how you can have a positive impact on your community! Speak with organizers from local nonprofits and find a group to volunteer with. Adults and teens.

On this National Day of Service, we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., and we celebrate our friend and colleague, the late Sherry McBride Brown, with an event designed to help you discover how you can have a positive impact on your community! Come visit our volunteer fair where organizers from local nonprofits will be on hand to help you learn about the vital and rewarding volunteer opportunities in the Columbia area.

Adults and teens.

Participating groups will include:

• Aging Best
• The Assistance League of Mid-Missouri
• Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Central Missouri
• The Center Project
• Central Missouri Hospice
• Columbia Public Schools
• Columbia Second Chance
• Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri
• Friends of the Columbia Public Library
• Meals on Wheels
• Room at the Inn

Sherry McBride-Brown, a devoted and passionate advocate for libraries and literacy, retired from the Daniel Boone Regional Library in December 2023 after an extraordinary 47 years of service. Her dedication to the community and her impactful contributions to the library system continued until her passing in January 2024.

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