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Since 1988, John Miksch has been volunteering his time to teach volunteers to become state-licensed emergency medical technicians. He has also helped…
Cheryl Burton is a model volunteer who helps the homeless and less fortunate in her community. Among other service activities, she makes…
Austin H. MacCormick Island Academy is an alternative New York City high school located on Rikers Island, which is the country's largest…
Brownie Troop #644 of Demarest, NJ had a life altering experience during the spring of 1997 when one of its members, 8-year-old…
Marion Perrotti first became aware of the Dell Ridge Nursing Care Center in 1994 when her mother became a resident. Ms. Perrotti…
In 1994, Catherine Roberts and Margaret Duffy created educational strategies that allowed their students to make real world applications of the math…
In 1982, Suellen Fried founded the STOP Violence Coalition in Kansas City, an innovative program dedicated to the prevention of interpersonal and…
Caitlin Janus, an eighth grader from Central Vermont, is the creator of a therapeutic horseback riding program for handicapped children. In rural…
Elton Fenno is a retired resident of Walla Walla, Washington. For over 20 years, Mr. Fenno has been volunteering with the Blue…
Mildred Bennett, a retired Portland State University mathematics professor volunteers on a more than full-time basis to tutor anyone in math. Her…
Marco Antonia Chavira began his service journey by volunteering to spend time with juveniles who did not have family nearby. Through his…
In response to a series of 13 teenage suicides, a grassroots organization called Practical Parent Education was formed in Plano, Texas. Founded…
Catherine's House was created in response to the growing problem of "children having and raising children" in Little Rock, Arkansas. The percentage…
In 1994, Jan Williams-Mayhew began a program that she has dubbed "Operation Santa". The main goal of this program is to grant…
Gabriella Contreras is a sixth grade student at Roskruge Bilingual Magnet School, who has been volunteering her talents and energy since third…
Since his own nearly fatal health failure from Diabetes & End Stage Renal Disease 20 years ago, Paul Hackman has been educating…