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Sherry Abraham is a co-founder and president of Women First. Begun as a mutual support group for women diagnosed with breast cancer,…
Vickie co-founded Joseph's Journey with her husband after their 14 year old son died from leukemia. After seeing firsthand what families go…
Encouraging, empowering, a role model, a team builder, a leader—Jan Norman used all her talents to create Camp Leo Summer Camp for…
Steppin' Out, Inc., founded by Alyce Kaehler and two other women is an outgrowth from a church community group focused on foster…
Service-learning is recognized by Eagle Rock as an effective, experiential means of preparing young people to make a difference in the world.…
In 1993, Jenny Luttrell's younger brother, Jeff, was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 5 years old. He received many rounds of…
Mary McHale is extraordinary for her character, personality and wide range of services to the community where she has lived for most…
The M.A.P.S. Program is a nonprofit organization developed to provide salient mentoring relationships with local high school students, while offering scholarship opportunities…
Motivated by the struggles that she endured as a single parent, Carolyn Gable started Expect a Miracle Foundation to offer assistance to…
Yudith has been a volunteer at the Southwest Community Health Center since the summer of 2002, putting in over 500 hours of…
Romi Barta founded Kid Flicks with her sisters in Spring 2002 when her family was doing some "spring cleaning" and we realized…
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…