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Sara Froeming is affectionately known as “the cookie lady” by the officers of the Appleton Police Department (APD) where she has been…
Selena Quick is the BellSouth Pioneer President of the Greater Orlando Area. When she took over as President, she aggressively tripled the…
Traci Ingleright has been actively involved in community service for more than 10 years. She also imparts the joy of giving to…
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Challenge Enterprises of North Florida has for the past 32 years assisted individuals with disabilities and their families. From birth through adulthood,…
The Bohn Family (Scott, Darci, Zachary, Hannah & Adam) has been involved with The Arc, Upper Valley since their youngest member, Adam,…
Ravi Sankar is a high school student, but he has been teaching SAT Math for over two years now. This year, as…
Hastings Knox is a ten year-old fifth grader at Gordon-Bibb Elementary School. He is a very out-going and involved student. Hastings loves…
Amy Oxford and her mother, Kathy Williams, saw no outward signs of support for deployed troops in their hometown of Harrisburg, Illinois.…
Catholic Charities USA is the membership association of one of the nation's largest social service networks. Catholic Charities agencies and institutions nationwide…
Jessica Phillips accomplished the outstanding achievement of conceptualizing, proposing, securing funding for, planning and teaching a Spanish language program called “Viva Espanol”…
Penny Zent has been an employee of Educational Broadcast Services at Texas A&M University (TAMU) for the past twenty-six years and currently…
Patricia Dunkum is an amazing individual. Patricia is a volunteer at the Missoula Art Museum and an inspiring volunteer, mother, wife, and…
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Michelle Weimer is a woman of conviction. Her passion for children’s safety has benefited the Nebraska Panhandle incredibly. Trained in 2000 as…
Zachary Bonner started volunteering when he was 6 years old. He started by collecting food and water for hurricane victims and has…