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Rhonda Miller moved to Cedar City nine years ago. As long as she has lived there, she has been known in the…
Kiera Zitelman, 13, an eight-grader at Takoma Park Middle School in Silver Spring, organized an effort to make 60-120 bagged lunches at…
Vera Mae Hanson is a 73 year-old retired dietician who worked as a Director of Food Service. She has been a resident…
Troy is a board member of A Volunteer Emergency Response Team, AVERT. As a member of AVERT, Walker helps to organize and…
Kyle Rasmussen has been volunteering in the Utah community since his youth. He grew up in Sandy, Utah and served as a…
Andrew Bell, 12, a sixth-grader at Sussex Academy of Arts and Sciences in Georgetown, organized a drive to collect shoes, socks and…
Frank Bretz is a visionary. He is one who recognizes a need and expands the need to fit the masses of many.…
A Reading Ranger program was developed to bring awareness to students and teachers of the opportunities for learning through the National Park…
The Texas EquuSearch Mounted Search and recovery Team (TES) was founded by Mr. Timothy (Tim) A. Miller in August 2000 with the…
Project FOCUS truly meets community needs by working with children who are living in alcoholic and other drug addicted environments. Six years…
KCNA, whose motto is “because strong cities are built on strong neighborhoods,” will celebrate 25 years of service in the Urban Core…
Leah Shrum has donated countless hours with the Mississippi Valley Therapeutic Horsemanship organization since its inception four years ago. The main focus…
Sumter Senior Services was established in 1968 as a private nonprofit organization to promote the social, mental and physical welfare of elderly…
Jane has served as an important volunteer for the March of Dimes Connecticut chapter through the Willimantic Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition,…
Beautiful, safe and peaceful neighborhoods are universal and legitimate requests for any community. However, few are those who dedicate their lives to…
Connectinc. Combines skilled counselors with sophisticated computer and communications technologies to help rural residents of North Carolina find and keep jobs, develop…