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Leslie Miller has made a life-long goal of educating children and teens about the reality of cancer in their lives and what…
Eleanor “Ellie” Wen is the founder and manager of an innovative Web site that features hundreds of recorded texts and has become…
Women leaving prison in Alabama walk out the door with ten dollars in their pocket, a bus ticket and little more than…
The community service philosophy of Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) demonstrates a commitment to achieving incredible and lasing impact. SIFE students lend…
Daryl Curry is a tireless volunteer at the Ernest Everett Just Middle School (EE Just). He came to EE Just for a…
Brandy Calvert is active with Girl Scouts and does community service projects with her troop. However, she began another special endeavor on…
New York Life Insurance Company has always believed strongly in the value of community service. In 1998, the Company formalized its commitment…
Anna Stodola learned first hand about cancer when she was just in seventh grade. She lives in a small town and had…
Bottineau Girl Scout Troop 322 consists of 10 eleventh graders: Alicia Brandt, Jodi Hart, Jessalyn Higgins, Jennifer Kegley, Tara Marsden, Sara McIntee,…
The Georgia Natural Gas (GNG) TrueBlue Crew Volunteer Program is comprised of GNG employees of diverse ages and backgrounds sharing a common…
Tiffany Barnhart has been a dedicated Girl Scout for the past four years. She loves serving others and especially enjoys helping young…
A school is successful due to the heart and dedication of its staff, community and volunteers. Crestwood Elementary is a school where…
Carrie Jones Spurling is a very active volunteer in Morgan County Alabama. She works with the FACES program, the Volunteer Center of…
Since her childhood, Betsy Chandler Vatavuk has been dedicated to helping the youth and disadvantaged in her community through the 4-H Club…
As the founder of the nonprofit literacy association, Success Won’t Wait, Inc., Vincenza Carrieri-Russo strives to reduce Delaware’s illiteracy rates by gathering…
José Woodhead and her dogs, a yellow lab named Ginger and a black cocker mix named Midnight, are Pet Partners volunteers with…