More than 40 nonprofit organizations came together at the GVR West Center on Wednesday for the annual Volunteer Showcase, connecting residents with volunteer opportunities at a time when community support is needed most.

The event, organized by the Sahuarita/Green Valley Volunteer Clearinghouse, featured a wide range of groups from the Santa Rita Fire Corps and PAWS Patrol to the American Red Cross and CASA of Pima County all hoping to recruit new volunteers to help sustain their programs amid tightening budgets and rising community needs.

For Green Valley resident Linda Rudloff, the showcase offered a chance to reconnect after a break from volunteering due to health issues.

Well, Im a retired teacher, so I was looking at things that involved children, Rudloff said. After teaching for s

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