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In 1980, Reba Sorrells and her late husband, Cleo, sought a volunteer organization to help them fulfill a simple goal: spread the…
The Volunteer Way, Inc. (TVW) is exactly what America is all about; a group of dedicated humanitarians volunteering to help those that…
Grandma Loyce Logan has been a volunteer through the County of Sacramento’s Foster Grandparent Program since 1998. For the past 8 years…
Angela Ippolito is an 80 year old marvel. Angie, a naturalized U.S. citizen, came to this country as a young adult. She…
Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) is a national youth-led movement working to educate and unite students against the manipulation and targeting of…
The Katie Caples Foundation was started in 1998 by the family of Katie Caples, a young high school student from Jacksonville who…
SPECIAL JUDGING Daily Point of Light Award for National Volunteer Week – April 23-29 2006 Joanne Loritz, M.D. is one of the…
SPECIAL JUDGING Daily Point of Light Award for National Volunteer Week – April 23-29 2006 Roger Uber is one of the winners…
SPECIAL JUDGING Daily Point of Light Award for National Volunteer Week – April 23-29 2006 Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens is…
SPECIAL JUDGING Daily Point of Light Award for National Volunteer Week – April 23-29 2006 Kyle Amber is one of the winners…
SPECIAL JUDGING Daily Point of Light Award for National Volunteer Week – April 23-29 2006 Larue R. Reese is one of the…
Bill Kopplin is retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, and, although a long-time volunteer in public service during his career, since retirement…
“These women have worked for many years to improve the lives of numerous residents in the Tampa Bay community through various service…
Following the Hurricanes that ravaged Florida during 2005, Benjamin Au Yang, who is the youngest writer for the News-Sun launched “Operation Baby”…
Each week dozens of teens congregate at the La Habra Branch Library, not to hang out with friends or surf the Internet,…