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Laura Winking is self-employed with small business and is also the President of DAWG (Douglas Animal Welfare Group) in 2008. DAWG is…
The Birthday Club is a group of children who ask for cash donations rather than gifts for their birthdays and donate the money…
Faith Coleman held the first Flagler-County Free Clinic session in early 2005 with 6 volunteers. Now in 2007, Faith has helped build…
PC Seniors was founded in 1990 to train senior citizens with no knowledge of how to use a personal computer. They were…
It’s been said there’s a thin line between comedy and tragedy…well, Chad Gaines crosses that line with the speed and accuracy of…
Michelle has been a volunteer mentor with the Western Youth Network (WYN) since July 2006. Michelle has spent over thirty hours a…
Michelle Cadieux volunteers her time to assist the Minneapolis community. Her service varies in focus and includes but is not limited to…
Ruby Clark is a retire school teacher and has been active in the community for over a decade. After discovering she had…
Germaine Lawrence is a senior at Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School and has been volunteering since July 2006. Germaine’s scope…
Caroline has been serving as a volunteer mentor with the Western Youth Network (WYN) since August 2005. She has truly devoted herself…
Kevin Bishop is a junior at Northview High School in Dothan, AL. He began volunteering when he was in the seventh grade…
John Aquilino has become the steadfast and loyal volunteer crossing guard for Hyattsville Elementary School and St. Jerome School. Daily, hundreds of…
Mariam enjoyed a happy childhood and her family life provided the opportunity to learn to give back to the community from an…
Don LaChance, Senior Director of Inbound Quality Logistics at C&S Wholesale Grocers, had a deep commitment of time and talent for The…
Carma Gilligan is an extraordinary volunteer. She is an extremely committed board member of the Downtown BID and has served on two…