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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…
BRIDGES, Inc. was implemented as a coalition to bring communities within Seward County together. Their goal is to provide better communication amongst…
Edison International’s family of companies develops, acquires, finances, owns, operates and maintains reliable and efficient power systems around the world. Although the…
Though Lauren and Cory Boldon are only 13 and 14 years old respectively, they believe the old adage, “there by the grace…
Children’s Hunger Alliance Youth Development Program partners with existing after school programs in Franklin County, located in churches, community centers and schools,…
Elwyn Glover has quietly volunteered for the Midget Football program for the past 38 years. He has laid a solid foundation of…
Crescent Real Estate Equities Company is one of the largest publicly held real estate investment trusts in the nation. The sense of…