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Alex Kehm has a special community service activity. He created the Fenton Passback, an organization committed to providing underprivileged children locally and…
A mentor's purpose is not to create individuals in her own image, but to develop young women who can create their own…
Twenty years ago, a mother needed to return to work but could not fund a childcare center to care for her child…
Kaitlyn Chana is the Founder and President of Love Letters: Random Cards of Kindness, Inc. which is a non-profit national organization whose mission is…
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The mission of the Therapeutic Recreation Program (TRP) is to provide opportunities for youth and adults with disabilities to acquire skills which…
Will Matson makes it a priority to give of himself and his time. He served with Habitat for Humanity and has been…
Fran Miller has been faithfully working in the hospice office every Tuesday morning for the past five years. She began her work…
Brian Grim is an excellent Community leader and role model. He is dedicated to all that he does, whether through his academic…
Vanessa is an outstanding, model volunteer. In the year she has been a volunteer, she has taken on five wish children. She…
Food for Thought is a student designed program that allows individuals, civic organizations, and corporations to make donations for students to access.…
Food for Thought is a student designed program that allows individuals, civic organizations and corporations to make donations for students. Food for…
Sharon started the White Co Meth Task Force to help addicts and their families survive the awful effects of substance abuse. After…
Lenise has served as a volunteer for a literacy agency for a little over a year. This might not seem to be…
Earle Gumbs, a longtime resident of the Hillcrest Heights Community, has been a volunteer in Prince Georges County for many years. Mr.…