Drone pilots are using thermal cameras to locate hidden hot spots left under the ground after a huge wildfire in the Cairngorms, allowing ground teams to put them out efficiently. Green shoots, fungi and wildflowers are already emerging through the scorched forest, and the same drones will be used to track the landscape's recovery over the years ahead.
A fundraiser is under way on the Scottish island of Barra to raise money for the air ambulance service.
A festive event in Cumbernauld Village is set to raise funds for SBH Scotland.
The Tudor Hotel is backing the Aujla Foundation so that 250 free hot meals can be served to the Airdrie community. It is a generous local effort to make sure residents get a warm meal.
Community awards are being used to recognise volunteering in South Lanarkshire.
Dozens of people turned out in the cold to support a charity champion from Ardrossan. The fundraising effort showed the local community rallying behind someone who gives back to the town.
A mother from Buckie has set up a fundraiser for the RNLI in honour of her son, who volunteered with the lifeboat service.
North Lanarkshire Council has highlighted a joint effort to transform outdoor spaces used by local communities. The available text is limited, so the details of the project cannot be confirmed.
A podcaster from Watten has been recognised as a leading national fundraiser for the Fishermen's Mission.
A pool in Blairgowrie has reopened, and local volunteers are marking the occasion as a community milestone.
