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Soumya Kantamneni is a seventeen year-old senior at Randolph School in Huntsville, Alabama. Along with excelling as a student, she has made…
Trina Boice’s efforts to serve others are not limited to only one program; She reaches out in as many ways as she…
Baker’s BEST program is a program designed to focus on the firm’s many community commitments to benefit Orange Center Elementary School. Through…
Florida’s Hometown USA Program is a non-profit educational youth organization that reaches beyond the borders of its own hometown of Fruitland Park,…
During the past four years, Maureen MacMackin has volunteered by providing guidance and support to teen mothers in Boulder, Colorado. She works…
Gary Becks is the Special Assistant to Congressman Duncan Hunter. He currently works in the California District office. Becks served in Viet…
Jenna Reed, 18, a senior at Manitou Springs High School in Manitou Springs, rescued and rebuilt a failing literacy tutoring program after…
Project ID is an outreach service of Highlands United Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. This twice-weekly ministry assists at least 30 men,…
Kasie Beth Eckman, 17, a member of the Girl Scout Council of Middle Mississippi in Jackson and a junior at McComb High…
Aaron Means is a full-time employee of IBM. As a corporate volunteer, he donated 20% of his time (over 400 hours) over…
Mercy Learning Center, founded in 1987, is a non-sectarian, basic literacy and life skills training program for low-income women (primarily mothers) who…
Archbishop Rummel Operation Head Start is a service learning organization of approximately 80 young men that follow the motto, “Loving people so…
“Leave no stone unturned,” is Walt Root’s motto. Root is retired and spends every weekday trying to secure dental and other health…
Studies reveal that children with involved parents are more likely to succeed academically and have increased social skills. They also indicate that…
David and Carol Marquardt have volunteered at Wyalusing State Park since fall of 2002. They began by questioning why one of their…
Kathleen Overholt has been an important part of getting the Elkhart County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) up and running. She found out…