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This is Nadia Serhani’s service story: “Poverty can lead to unthinkable things. After returning from a military training camp where I met…
“Dr. Harben was our vet for 3 years and we saw a strong need to further assist him in any way we…
Be inspired to serve by Mary Brummet’s volunteer story: “I volunteer at Council on Aging's Adult day care weekly and encourage other…
Please read an inspiring volunteer story about Mary Ferguson, RN.: “Ms. Mary Doris Ferguson, RN, a resident of our lovely city of…
“We were not able to have anything the Christmas of 1999. My mother, a friend and I went to the mall and…
Francesca Enea is a junior student athlete for the University of Florida. Her passions fall somewhere between volunteering within the community and…
This is Kennedy Kulish’s story: “I raise money for children with special hearts and defects on behalf of my awesome baby brother…
This is Jason Watkins volunteer story: “I volunteer as a mentor at P.K. Yonge K-12 school as part of C.A.M.P. Gator. I…
This is Gary Maxworthy's story of service: "After my wife passed away I wanted to give back and volunteered for VISTA, the…
After volunteering for 211, Arlan realized that there just are not enough social service organizations to go around. It occurred to him…
Operation Medical Libraries (OML) collects and distributes current medical textbooks and journals through a partnership with American medical schools, hospitals, and physicians…
Kenneth Prather is on disability retirement due to a chronic disorder called Ankylosing Spondylitis. He was also severely hurt in 1998, resulting…
Fourteen year old Hanna Richardson has shown distinction through her volunteerism to help the Intracranial Hypertension Research Foundation. Hanna suffers from this…
Joy Amuedo volunteers with the Columbia Community Garden Coalition as a garden manager for the St. Joseph Street garden in Columbia, Missouri.…