Volunteering

Daily Point of Light #4339, John West

John West has served Volunteer Mid-South for more than six years. He does everything from reading to children who live in inner-city neighborhoods to playing bingo with the elderly to creating crafts with ill children. West has been essential in the programming of Volunteer Mid-South. He is the Chairperson of the Leadership Council and trains incoming volunteers. These new volunteers learn how to tutor elementary school students, which directly impact the rates of illiteracy and poverty in the community.

Daily Point of Light #4338, Marie Alfano

Marie Alfano is the founder and president of Joining Hands, a volunteer-run non-profit that helps terminally ill and permanently handicapped children and their families. Marie works closely with local oncology units to donate head scarves and lap blankets for children and adults undergoing chemotherapy. She has organized an annual toy and gift drive to assist local hospitals, shelters, churches, and schools. She is a leader in her community. Marie takes over the scene with her passion and delegates responsiblities to complete strangers, while accomplishing the intended goal.

Daily Point of Light #4336, Jennifer Miller

Jennifer Miller is connected to the mission of HandsOn Greater Richmond and Central Virginia Foodbank. Miller volunteers because she wants “to help others who haven’t been as lucky” as she has in life. At the Foodbank, Miller recruited volunteers for weekly shifts. She began networking with recently laid off employees from LandAmerica to Genworth to Suntrust. In eight weeks, her team helped feed 16,800 people. She also organized the organization’s food drive last winter.

Daily Point of Light #4334, Jessica Padgett

Jessica Padgett is the co-founder and president of the Rotaract Club of Metro Detroit (RCMD). She also is an AmeriCorps member serving as a Volunteer Services Coordinator for The Guidance Center. Jessica volunteers because she believes that one individual can make a difference. Under Jessica’s leadership, the Rotaract Club of Metro Detroit has had a major impact on clean drinking water safety. Partnering with “A Vision for Clean Water," the organization has raised more than $3,000 for ceramic filters to be made and supplied to Nepalese villages.

Daily Point of Light #4333, Jim Mackie

Jim Mackie is a volunteer who serves as the Chapter Director for HOPE Worldwide-Jacksonville. He volunteers his time and talent because he believes his service follows the example that Jesus demonstrated and expected from others. Under Jim’s direction, the organization’s Saturday Academy has improved students’ grades and citizenship awareness. Students living in high-risk neighborhoods are eagerly returning to the program each year and positively contributing back to their community. Parents and educators have praised the program and the influence of its positive role models.

Daily Point of Light #4288, Rachel Braley

Knitting is not something you do for instant gratification; it takes time, it takes dedication. Rachel Braley knits. But Rachel’s knitting isn’t aimed at providing her family with holiday gifts of scarves and mittens, her knitting helps create the fabric of a community.

Daily Point of Light #4287, Vi Huynh

Hands On Northeast Ohio (NEO) was founded in Greater Cleveland in 2007, and since it’s inception Vi Huynh has been invloved. As Cleveland is one of the nation’s most impoverished cities, Hands On Northeast Ohio, and Vi’s service, are critical. Vi's has volunteered and supported children at an innovative charter school, as well as dogs at a local animal shelter. Additionally, when he saw a void in Volunteer Leadership in Cleveland, Vi stepped up to lead numerous programs within the community. Trained as one of Hands On NEO's first Volunteer Leaders, Vi now manages others in service.

Daily Point of Light #4284, Lou Nelson

Imagine a program that brings together the victim of a crime, the perpetrator and the impacted community to solve local challenges brought about by crime. Lou Nelson volunteers for such a program in River Falls, Wisconsin. The St. Croix Valley Restorative Justice Program(SCVRJP), engages community members to be active particpants in a healing process. Lou has made a significant impact as a resource to the executive director and board of directors at SCVRJP. Lou helps screen and hire new staff, supports office procedures, edits documents and consults strategically with the director.

Daily Point of Light #4282, Nancy Carie & Lois Ruppel

For many, the idea of volunteering means finding an issue you care deeply about and giving your time to help out programs that address that issue. But what if you care about a multitude of issues? Meet Nancy Carie and Lois Ruppel; a dynamic duo whose volunteering knows no bounds. Nancy and Lois are both members of the RSVP Advisory Council in Knox County, Indiana… but that is just the beginning of a long list of volunteer duties the duo has taken on.

Daily Point of Light #4286, LaDrene Coyne

Preparing for, and finding a job in this economy is difficult task. Add a disability into the mix, and the obstacles to employment may feel utterly insurmountable. But disabled residents in the state of Washington have someone to help them overcome both the fear and the challenges of employment, and her name is LaDrene Coyne.

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