Bruce Domer, a gift wrap volunteer for Arc of East Central Iowa, had been waiting 90 minutes on Black Friday for his first customer at the group's booth in Lindale Mall food court.

This season, Los Angeles brims with volunteer opportunities, from delivering gifts to walking Doberman puppies. Soup kitchens, animal shelters and outdoor cleanup crews stretch from Long Beach to ...

Susan Vari, a third generation volunteer at the Childerguild Gift Shop at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, stands behind her mother, Lynda McShane, at the Childerguild Ball a few years ago.

People in the vehicles lined up for more than seven blocks behind Winona Volunteer Services for the Christmas ham basket giveaway Thursday got more than they bargained for. They got dinner and a ...