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Chris Wille is a passionate member of his community. Chris often volunteers his time as a pre-school reader, in the SMART program…
In the summer or 2012 Nelda Copsey took over as the lead coordinator for the Summer Fair Truck Zone; an event she…
Leanne Joyce began her philanthropic work by starting Positive Impact for Kids Inc. at the age of 11. Two years later the…
Peter A. Low has acted as a supportive force in his hometown of West Roxbury, MA and the neighboring communities. He’s been…
The North Richland Hills Neighborhood Initiative Program (NIP) was created in 2004 to help the elderly, single parents and persons with disabilities…
The Teen Club’ to educate and support young teens with Down syndrome. While there are many programs that focus on young children…
When he was in fifth grade, he, his sister and his friends started a school newspaper. They picked topics, wrote articles, met…
Ilka Murray serves in ministry beside her husband and ministry partner, Pastor Roderick Murray of Life Changes Church in Douglasville, Georgia. First…
Victoria has developed a community clothes closet where foster kids can shop and find just the right outfits for them… for free.…
Laura’s school is part of a military community where families frequently come and go. While Fort Meade provides various support services for…
As one of the nations most vibrant, promising and emerging leaders, and a native of Las Vegas, Nevada, Karrianna Turner has been…
Roderick Murray is the Pastor of Life Changes Church in Douglasville, Georgia . A cutting edge ministry catered towards reaching the un-churched…
Kristopher Durham volunteers much of his time with Talbot County’s Department of Emergency Services rewriting the county’s hazard mitigation plan to include…
Kathleen Overholt is an active member of her community and a 4-H volunteer. The 4-H movement is an organization which focuses on…