Miss Washington County Aly Johnston topped with runner-up Shaye Johnson, date unspecified, St. George, Utah | Picture by Aly Johnston for St. George Information
S T. GEORGE – Aly Johnston is on a mission to assist Switchpoint.
A advertising and marketing pupil at Utah Tech College and Miss Washington County 2022-23, Johnston dedicates a lot of her service time to serving to households and youngsters.
Initially from Pocatello, Idaho, Johnston got here to St. George to attend college. Being Miss Washington County provides her a number of volunteer alternatives on the Kids’s Museum, the place she helps placed on reveals.
He’s focusing his efforts on a meals drive he organized for Switchpoint, the homeless shelter and group useful resource heart positioned at 948 North 1300 W in St. George.
The occasion is held on the shelter on Saturday, January 28 from 10 am to three pm Johnston shall be accepting canned and packaged meals. Mainly, all meals merchandise which can be effectively sealed shall be accepted, he stated.
“Each little factor helps,” Johnston advised the St. George Information. “Even if you happen to solely have one merchandise to carry, I encourage everybody to cease by and say hello so I can get to know you.”
Utah Meals Financial institution co-sponsors the occasion. Johnston first grew to become concerned with Switchpoint by its Circles program.
“It is a program to assist households be taught the fundamentals to get out of poverty,” Johnston stated. “It has been superb and rewarding to look at them over time. They find yourself having a job and lifting themselves out of poverty.
“Since then, I’ve at all times favored Switchpoint,” he added. “I’ve met so many superb folks, I consider them as my second household. I actually wish to give again.”
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