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Kathleen Murphy serves as president of the Great Falls Historical Society. Her knowledge and enthusiasm are evident. Kathleen keeps the long and…
George and Estella Lynch became volunteers with the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board in 2003 at the CSB’s Crossroads residential treatment program.…
Ron Fitzsimmons grew up knowing the challenges many of our neediest families have in the Mount Vernon District because as a child…
As president of the Stuart Educational Foundation for the past five years, Diane Kilbourne has provided inspiration and guidance to the Foundation,…
Gary Flather began volunteering with Southwestern Youth Association (SYA) in 1989 as a coach. He subsequently served as a Commissioner for Little…
Marco Johnson has been a playing a critical role in over 31 community health outreach activities as a member of the Alexandria…
Juan Hernandez’s star shines brightly throughout his volunteerism with Cornerstones.Cornerstones is a nonprofit organization that promotes self-sufficiency by providing support and advocacy for…
Eunice Kwarteng has been a consistent volunteer with Community Preservation and Development Corporation (CPDC) since 2012. Established in 1989, (CPDC) is a…
Most Fairfax County Public Library volunteers work in only one volunteer position, but not Fred Pitman. Fred is extraordinary because he has…
Theresa Cariño is the founder and volunteer Director of Salud y Cariño. Motivated by her own struggles with self-esteem and bullying as…
Christy Licker founded Caroline’s Non-Profit Thrift Shop in July of 2011 in memory of her daughter Caroline. Caroline, a child with special…
Many years ago on a walk along the San Lorenzo river in downtown Santa Cruz, Janet Fardette asked herself how she could…
At 92 years of age, Harry Mayo has volunteered in many organizations over the last 40 years. He has raised over $50,000…