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A Christmas tradition organized by a Binghamton family is looking for help in putting on this year’s event.

Local law enforcement officers and other volunteers are preparing for the annual Toys for Tots drive in the Binghamton area.

Broome County is putting out a call for volunteers to help senior citizens with snow removal this year.

The Firefighters Association of the State of New York is being awarded $1.5 million in a Federal Safer Grant to be used to recruit and retain volunteer firefighters.

The Red Cross has committed to respond as Irma is expected to hit the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico September 6 with landfall also possibly by the weekend in Southern Florida.

Red Cross director talks about a program to install free smoke detectors on Southern Tier Close Up.

Even more volunteers from the Southern Tier Chapter of the American Red Cross are on their way to Texas and Louisiana.

Some Southern Tier residents are in Texas and Louisiana to help with disaster recovery following the landfall of Hurricane Harvey.

A big fund raiser for the Mental Health Association of the Southern Tier is coming up in about a couple weeks and MHAST says it still needs volunteers to help out at the Color Run.

The Disabled American Veterans says there is a danger local vets may lose transportation services due to a critical shortage of volunteer drivers.