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Following his belief that creativity has the power to heal, Kyle William is using the fiber arts to help raise awareness of…
In 2011, Kayleigh Barnes, a high school student from Seaford, Delaware, decided she wanted to provide more opportunities for young women to…
Cassandra Bromfield and her family work through the Family Education Training Center of Hawaii and Hawaii 4-H to provide much needed assistant…
In Johnson City, New York, Julie Deemie is fighting economic disenfranchisement, blight, urban decay, and overall despair in a terribly economically disadvantaged…
Debra Kirsh, president of the Kiwanis Club of East Meadow in New York, is dedicated to mobilizing others to volunteer. She is…
Michael Lyons addresses the need of emergency medical assistance in his community through the Pleasantville Volunteer Ambulance Corps (PVAC), a group of…
In 2004, Debra Thomas founded New Directions Community Outreach (NDCO) to combat the growing rate of homelessness in central Florida by helping…
Kimberly Goodloe resides in Lawrenceville, Georgia and serves as an American Heart Association Ambassador, a passionate volunteer who is dedicated to educating…
Kamilah Tadlock's passion for the environment and youth with special needs inspires her to serve. During the summer of 2010, Tadlock began…