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Throughout the course of the past ten plus years, Christopher Craig has provided dedicated service to the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS).…
The Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Mississippi, a submarine for the U.S. Navy, has an average of 55 volunteers who together, have accomplished 866…
Curt Metzger, of the United States Navy’s Blue Angels, volunteers and coordinates volunteers from the Blue Angels squadron for the Habitat for…
The Will to Live Foundation was established in October 2010 by John and Susie Trautwein in an effort to fight teen suicide…
Edward (Ed) Shiinoki is a volunteer who works in the Division of Interpretation at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Although he is 67…
Stacie Blake is a volunteer for Community Tampa Bay, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting dialogue and respect among all cultures, religions,…
Robert Fellows is a volunteer member of The Masonic Angel Foundation (MAF) which provides modest assistance for children who might otherwise fall…
Mason Cares is a group of volunteers that come together each 9/11 in order to honor the memory of the individuals who…
At 85, Earl Flower is retiring from volunteer service after spending more than 1,300 hours giving back to his community since 2002.…
Natalie Mohn has been helping the elderly in her neighborhood and community since she was very young. When Natalie was in fifth…
Rowland Matthews and his 15-year-old daughter Fiona didn’t let an earthquake three weeks before they were to leave for Japan with an…
Cynthia Rudick is a licensed therapist and Give an Hour provider who works with veterans from all military branches and the National…