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Mayisha is a volunteer program director and a real estate broker. In 1998, she purchased a home with stables in the heart…
Dr. Brenda Fann, who is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, works at Rush-Copley Hospital as an emergency room…
Sherrill Cooke's father battled skin cancer for many years, and this led Sherrill to investigate skin cancer prevention efforts. She was dismayed…
Shaniece Thomas is currently in the tenth grade attending Cardinal Dougherty. She has many hobbies such as Reading Club, baseball, basketball, jumping…
Approximately 30 years ago, Lucy James began the “Ms. Lucy’s Kids Foundation” a tutoring and safe haven program for children in her…
Cieu Lan Dong is dedicated to improving the lives of HIV-positive people in Botswana as well as helping the country’s growing population…
In Tulsa County, OK, they have created a very simple program using existing resources, including retired volunteer physicians, to address a huge…
Lisa Joyner has had a tremendous impact on serving the homeless in the Phoenix area for the past 10 years and has…
Chloe Lewis is dedicated to serving children with HIV/AIDS. Despite her age of only 17, Chloe has served almost half of her…
HOPE worldwide-Jacksonville volunteers began here in 1995 providing health and education services to aid the elderly, poor, & children with a variety…
Peggy Koele is a dedicated year-round volunteer who provides multiple growth opportunities for children and adults in Special Olympics. For over 28…
Over the past two years, Ansley Reagan, a recent cum laude graduate of Lee University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in…
Home Depot of Decatur has been an instrumental part of the community. They have taken on numerous projects in the city including…
RSVP volunteer Helen Hauser believes that children need to be nurtured and loved. She fosters this philosophy each Monday as she interacts…
What struck the new Branch Manager for the American Red Cross Southwest Florida Chapter on his arrival to Arcadia, FL was that…