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“Every child needs a strong mind, a strong body and a safe supportive place to grow; they deserve this.” These are the…
When the Willie V. Whitfield United Methodist Church signed up with the Red Cross to provide shelter services, we anticipated running a…
Connections: Decatur Students Connecting With the Community is a student driven volunteer center at Stephen Decatur High School founded through a grant…
The Southeast Missouri Chapter American Red Cross Disaster Action Volunteer Team has had a tremendous year. This group of committed individuals began…
Pendleton Woods, 82 years of age, is a combat veteran of World War II and was a prisoner of war in Germany…
Steve Gilbert is a Retention Officer, and he takes his job seriously. In addition, he is the treasurer for an organization newly…
Sav-A-Life volunteer counselors consist of forty volunteers who counsel clients who are in crisis pregnancy situations. Some of our clients are as…
Sarah Goeke is a recent graduate from Cape Central High School, but she has been very active in her community. Sarah has…
In her efforts to provide shelter for her neighbors and to care for animal life, Chris Snoberger dedicated her time to a…
As a volunteer, Sophia West has empowered over 18 million families nationwide over the past 10 years with her English/Spanish character development…
Catholic Social Services has had the distinct honor and privilege of having Mrs. Ann Meadows volunteer with them since 1981 (for 25…
Dave Marker has been a member of Retired Senior Volunteer Programs (RSVP) of Senior Services, Inc. since 2001, delivering Meals on Wheels…
Kingdom Construction Children's Ministries is a volunteer-based, community supported ministry that has been very busy at two local hospitals: Women and Children’s…
Anne Bush Ambrose had a hero, her father Avner Bush, a school superintendent in South Georgia. Anne strived to be like him,…
Around Aetna, Inc., Judith Lackey's name is synonymous with a number of different things, but above all her name is always associated…
In order to deal with the possible influx of evacuees from Hurricane Katrina, the small middle Mississippi town formed a community wide…