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Cristina Garcia, was born in Tampa, FL to two parents, who instilled in her the importance of volunteering from the beginning. Cristina…
Michael Thornton is a senior at LAMP, president of National Honor Society and co-president of Key Club. Though only 18 years old,…
Gamma Sigma Sigma is traditionally a service organization, but they are more than what you see in an average service organization. By…
Kyle Freas, a junior at Plano West High School, founded a volunteer organization called Plano Youth Together in 2003. His organization works…
Tampa, FL boasted of a population of 303,447 in 2000 which grew to 325,989 in 2005. A great percentage of the change…
Jeffrey Drew Butt has been involved with the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay for over 15 years. Without Jeff’s tremendous leadership and…
“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…