Civic / Volunteer Organizations
‘No man is an island’
No man is an island entire of itself; every man
is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;
if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe
is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as
well as a manor of thy friends or of thine
own were; any man's death diminishes me,
because I am involved in mankind.
And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
- John Donne, from Devotions upon Emergent Occasions, 1
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“If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.” - Martin Luther King, Jr. (Civil-Rights Leader 1929-1968)
Soul searched, courage found
Drop the reigns, gain trust, follow
Footsteps of servants
Deep window vision,
Dream, do, dare, take risks; success
Failures turned lessons
Believe in self, others
Hope, never impossible
Wisdom’s true voice heard
Spirit building words
Mind mending thoughts, awareness
Positive energy
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Beardstown has many organizations that serve the community. Volunteering is a great way to meet people and help Beardstown be the best community it can be.
Giving to the community is valuable when you see the impact made on the people that you are helping. You will build long lasting and positive relationships with people that want to give back to the community. Volunteering is a great way to express yourself, and always a fulfilling experience. You will also gain new valuable experience that can lead to future career advancement opportunities. Also, it has been proven that people that volunteer live longer. Volunteers are usually in good health and have lower rates of depression and heart disease.
Annual Volunteer Opportunities:
1. Beautify Beardstown volunteer
2. Beardstown Main Street Annual Events:
River Rats Golf Classic
Opera House Façade Fundraiser
Heritage Day Chili Cook-off
Brown Bag Lunch: Four Weekends
Cruise In
Taste of Beardstown
Fall Fun Festival: 5K volunteer
Downtown Merchant’s Halloween
Christmas Parade
3. Cass County Chase volunteer for Beardstown Chamber of Commerce and Cass County OEDC
4. Fall Fun Festival volunteer
Click here to see the documents for each volunteer opportunity!
To volunteer contact any of these organizations:
1. Beardstown Main Street
Contact person: Dennis M. Reiley, Executive Director of Beardstown Main Street
Contact phone number: (217) 320-2288
Contact email: Email
2. City of Beardstown service events
Contact Person: Aaron J. Tebrinke, GIS office: 105 E 3rd St.
Contact number: (217) 883-0639,
Contact email: Email
3. Beardstown Chamber of Commerce
Contact person: Janice Jamison, Executive Director, Beardstown Chamber of Commerce
Contact phone number: (217) 323-3271
Contact email: Email
