Name • McGillis School

Location • Salt Lake City

Volunteerism • Students from McGillis School in Salt Lake City made a donation of $5,000 to the Utah Food Bank from a Brownies-in-a-Bag fundraiser that resulted in the sale of more than 2,500 bags of brownie mix. The school also donated 1,802 pounds of food to the Utah Food Bank. This isn't the first time McGillis has contributed to the food bank. The school reports donations totaling $43,000 in recent years.

Your News • If you know of a volunteer worthy of recognition, please submit a photo and an explanation detailing why your volunteer should be honored. Please include the volunteer's name, contact information and hometown. Volunteer Today • Interested in delivering meals to seniors, mentoring troubled teens or playing board games with veterans? Opportunities are available by the thousands in Utah's most-populous county, where government and nonprofit agencies are looking for helping hands. Here are a few places to look.

• The Utah Commission on Volunteers: Go to volunteers.utah.gov. This online resource will connect you — by city and zip code — to the volunteer needs closest to you.

• Salt Lake County: Go to volunteer.slco.org. The county is looking for volunteers of all varieties to assist in health centers, providing tutoring for children and more.

• United Way of Salt Lake: Go to uw.org/get-involved/volunteer. The organization maintains a list of projects that can be narrowed by neighborhood and interests.