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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…
“Partners in Time,” the employee volunteer program of Federated Department Stores, Inc., is active in Federated’s 450 stores and has been in…
Terry McElhone is a caring, dedicated volunteer who continually goes above and beyond to help others in Louisa County. When Ms. McElhone…
According to UNICEF and U.S. AID statistics, there are approximately 100 million orphans worldwide. ORPHANetwork is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that was…
The spirit of Allegany County, Maryland is alive and well. One of the greatest examples of the community working together is the…
Eat ‘n Park was founded in 1949 as a carhop restaurant. Eat ‘n Park is a family restaurant and bakery chain with…
Hospice of the Valley provides compassionate end-of-life care designed to meet the physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs of the patient and family.…
Amy, Allie and David Steinmetz have been committed volunteers for the past seven years. Though Amy and Allie are only 16 and…
The Walt Disney Company has a long history of community involvement dating back to the days of Walt Disney. That tradition is…
Brandie Koors’s sister, Sheri, was born with spina bifada. Brandie sees first hands the needs of children who have disabilities and she…
More than 40% of children in Providence, Rhode Island live below the poverty level. These children do not have access to healthy…
Jonnie and Brookie Allen decided to volunteer when their brother, David, wrote them from Iraq and asked them if they would start…
Sullivan Caldwell is on a personal crusade to service, nurture and prepare our young children for the tough challenges of today’s fast-paced…
On March 8, 2002, International Women’s Day, Clotilde Dedecker, then a freshman at Nardin Academy, attended a program on Women in Afghanistan…