Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline volunteers who worked at the United Way of Douglas County Center are, from left, Richard Vigna, Jerry Singer, John Fales, Larry Freeman, Joe Bogard, Gary Hines and Craig Garry. They provided services such as maintenance, tree trimming and removal and landscaping at the United Way center, 2518 Ridge Court, as a Day of Caring project.

These couples from the Eudora area took an Alaskan cruise on the ship Dawn Princess. The travelers were, from bottom to top of stairs, Kenny and Wanda Whaley, Norman and Darlene Musick, Geraldine and Jerry Wilcox, and Marilyn and Bob Lindeen. Pictured in back are Eugene and Shirley Crawshaw.

Dorothy Wheeler, left, stands next to the quilt that she donated to a live auction at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. Mary McCormick, right, bought the quilt during the Sept. 14 auction, which raised funds for the nonprofit independent and assisted senior living center.

Gary Hines, district manager of Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, receives a certificate of appreciation and a thank-you card from Janell Pine, United Way of Douglas County finance manager. Southern Star provided two days of exterior maintenance, tree trimming and removal, and landscaping services to the United Way of Douglas County's center, 2518 Ridge Court. It was the company's Day of Caring project. The company also provided a lunch for tenants of the United Way center.

Brower Burchill displays the gift basket that he purchased during the soup and pie dinner and auction at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor, 1429 Kasold Drive. The Sept. 14 benefit helped raise funds for the manor, a nonprofit independent and assisted senior living facility.

Tenants of the United Way of Douglas County center, all nonprofit organizations, gather for a barbecue lunch provided by Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline. Seated, from left, are Buck Rowland, Douglas County Aids Project; David Morrissey, Roger Hill Volunteer Center; Jennifer Adhima, Jerilyn Smith and Sherry Warren, of GaDuGi SafeCenter; Mary Thompson, Roger Hill Volunteer Center, and Jane Blocher, Red Cross. Standing, from left, are Rich Minder, Success By 6; Sarah Jane Russell, GaDuGi SafeCenter, and Robert Baker, Housing and Credit Counseling. Southern Star provided the lunch Sept. 17 as part of its Day of Caring project.

The Kansas Volunteer Commission lauded Lawrence employees of Capitol Federal Savings with the You Make A Difference Award. From left are Joe Oberzan, Mary Alice Barr and Deborah Johnston, Capitol Federal Savings employees; and David Morrissey, of the Roger Hill Volunteer Center. Jo Bryant, of the United Way of Douglas County, is in front. They attended the Kansas Volunteer Commission banquet Sept. 23 in Wichita. The Roger Hill Volunteer Center, a United Way agency, nominated Capitol Federal Savings and received a ,000 award in honor of the bank's volunteer efforts.

From left, George Waters, Dave Owens and Joel Berry, all of Lawrence, won the Clinton Pointe Homeowners golf tournament at Eagle Bend. The Sept. 18 tournament attracted 16 participants. The tournament raised money to replace trees in the southeast Lawrence neighborhood that had been damaged during the tornado in May 2003.