October 17, 2025 3:30 a.m. 

Douglas County Commissioners Tim Freeman, Tom Kress and Chris Boice issued a proclamation at their weekly business meeting on Wednesday calling upon all citizens of the county to observe October as the National Month of Community Service and Make a Difference Day, which is celebrated every year on the fourth Saturday of the month.

The commissioners honored the work being done by the local Make a Difference campaign committee, their community partners and project sites. Make a Difference Day is the largest National Day of Community Service in the United States and is a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors. In Douglas County, several nonprofit organizations, area businesses, and faith-based community groups have come together with the hope of revitalizing the spirit of volunteerism in the county. This year they have secured 17 project sites with over 300 volunteers needed to serve.

Commissioner Chris Boice presented Make a Difference Day proclamation certificates to the Make a Difference Day – Douglas County Committee Chair Jerry Medlar, former chair Tim Juett as well as attending planning committee members, service groups, volunteers and project location site representatives.

A copy of the video presentation can be found on the county government Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DouglasCountyeGovernment

Find out more about Make a Difference Day – Douglas County, at: https://makeadifferenceday.org/