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Over the course of the past several months, M. Dean Dupalo has directly served the Las Vegas rescue Mission Men, Women and…
Julia’s love for Spanish motivated her to work with immigrant workers and their families. Living in Ecaudor for a year has helped…
John “JJ” Johnson has been committed to volunteering to help children through little league sports and education for twenty-five years. His volunteer…
“Peer Partners”, is a youth volunteer group founded in 1997 to help others, while inspiring other youth and community members to share…
North Kohala Community Resource Center is a three-year-old non-profit organization operating in the very rural northern tip of the Big Island of…
Kendall Ciesemier is an 11-year old girl, working to raise money to help AIDS orphans in Africa through World Vision, an international…
The Big Event is the University of Oklahoma’s official day of community service, as well as the largest student-run volunteer effort in…
In the five years that Grandpa Jim has been a Foster Grandparent he has left a huge imprint on the School, teachers…
Fe Seva is an amazing and dedicated Foster Grandparent volunteer, whose love for children, knowledge and community giving has evolved to a…
Terry Petzar Bergeron devoted 16 years (1978-1994) to caring for her husband Paul who suffered from early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Even during her…
Margaret McGlynn has the quiet humility and confidence of a leader who leads by consistent example. She is a remarkable young woman,…
The Seeing Eye(c) is the oldest dog guide school in America. For 75 years, they have provided Seeing Eye dogs to people…
Ms. Duncan began volunteering at Palmetto Health Baptist in the role of Personal Touch Volunteer upon her retirement in July of 1992…
Growing up as a young girl, bearing witness to her beloved, deaf older sister’s anguished from being prejudiced against, and excluded by…
Ownly is the Pastor and CEO of Harvest Deliverance Center that operates a Food and Clothing pantry that is opened once a…
CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate. CASAs are trained volunteers who are appointed by a judge to investigate cases in which…