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Daisy Henry is a senior adult who has a unique way of turning negative situations into positive ones. This five foot three…
The educational goal of the Nibley Park Elementary School is to improve math and reading scores. At this school, Marshall Brinton supports…
Denny Deibler has been a faithful volunteer at Heartbeats and Hoofbeats Therapy for the past year and a half. He comes every…
Robert Olson is a volunteer for the Academy of Finance magnet school program at Clark High School. He recognizes that the nation’s…
Focus America is a New Jersey nonprofit corporation that is solely run by volunteers and develops and enhances the business acumen of…
One-tenth of all Americans will die of cancer, unless something is done to find a cure for this disease. According to the…
For the past 40 years Austin Robertson Jr. has devoted his time and talents to community service projects focused on education and…
The Good Shepherd Alliance is a nonprofit organization with a mission to promote self-sufficiency and empowerment in the Northern Virginia area. They…
Volunteer Olegario “Ollie” Cantos has been a Big Brother with Catholic Big Brothers Big Sisters in Los Angeles (CBBBS), one of 460…
Doris Fredieu is an employee of the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Lompoc, California. She is the epitome of a volunteer as…
For the past 154 years, change has been a constant at Family Services Woodfield (FSW) as it works to carry out its…
Betty Ann Hauser is a volunteer for Amen Food Pantry, the American Red Cross, the Magnolia Hospital Auxiliary, Project Homestead, the Salvation…
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…