For information about when and where the club meets, please click on "Events".

 

Volunteers are needed.  For more information, please click on the "Announcement" tab above.

• American Red Cross

• Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America

• Fort Hood Fisher House

• Fort Hood Military Family Member Scholarship Fund

• Fort Hood USO

• Santa's Workshop at Fort Hood

• TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors)

• The Killeen Hope Pregnancy Center

• The Killeen Home and Hope Shelter.

The ESC is proud to serve on the advisory councils for the following Fort Hood communities:

• AAFES

• AFAP

• AFTB

• American Red Cross

• Army Community Services

• Child Development Services

• Commissary

• Consumer Health Advisory

• Fisher House

• Scholarship Fund

...And many more (for a complete list, please click on "Board Members"

Want to be a representative?  It's easy!  Contact the Volunteer Coordinator NOW!

The ESC participates in various community activities, including the "Keep Killeen Beautiful" project.

The 'helper's high' could help you live a longer, healthier life.

In everyday life, countless people choose to give up free time to volunteer -- whether it's serving at soup kitchens, cleaning up litter, taking elderly people to the grocery store, or helping a next-door neighbor.

Two large studies found that older adults who volunteered reaped benefits in their health and well-being. Those who volunteered were living longer than non-volunteers. Another large study found a 44% reduction in early death among those who volunteered a lot -- a greater effect than exercising four times a week, Post reports

Above are excerpts taken from a 10/17/06 online publication posted by WebMD.  To read the entire article, click on the link below.

The Helpers High!