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Sarah Cayia, 14, an eighth-grader at Reeds Brook Middle School, created “Boxes for Bosnia,” a school-wide campaign that collected 10 large boxes…
Ascension began a tutoring program in 1991 after polling neighborhood families to ask what program would be useful to them. Tutoring for…
SPECIAL JUDGING Daily Point of Light Award for Strengthening Families and Transforming Neighborhoods G. Brent Minor is one of five winners of…
SPECIAL JUDGING Daily Point of Light Award for Strengthening Families and Transforming Neighborhoods Jerome “Jerry” Silber is one of five winners of…
SPECIAL JUDGING Daily Point of Light Award for Strengthening Families and Transforming Neighborhoods James E. Kokas is one of five winners…
SPECIAL JUDGING Daily Point of Light Award for Strengthening Families and Transforming Neighborhoods San Agustin del Coqui, Inc. is one of five…
SPECIAL JUDGING Daily Point of Light Award for Strengthening Families and Transforming Neighborhoods James Milton Jennings is one of five winners of…
LaVonne Sekelik has performed over 8,200 volunteer service hours at Ogden Regional Medical Center in various capacities. She has been working in…
Edna Debardelaben is active in the Pasa Robles community. She has helped planned special celebrations, works on various boards and is an…
Danielle Miller, 17, a junior at Sacred Heart Academy, founded a service organization called the “National Awareness Committee” to provide clothing, books…
Kevin Ferry is a 14 year-old eighth-grader at Palmer Junior Middle School. He single-handedly started a newspaper-recycling program at his school. Last…
Tiffany Chou, 18, a senior at Seabury Hall School in Makawao, was inspired by her special-needs brother to create “The Dancing Palette…
This past year has seen the Hawthorne Place Community in Independence, Missouri moving in a new and expanded direction as the Hawthorne…
Rockingham County Youth Services Students of Promise are high school students who serve as role models and tutors for Support Our Students…
The Church of Christ of Ruleville, Mississippi, Inc. is located in the heart of Ruleville in Sunflower County. This county is hit…
Pedro Lizama, 13, an eighth-grader at Jefferson Junior High School, collected clothing and school supplies to assist needy children and families in…