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Anthony Leanna, age 11 from Suamico, Wisconsin started a program in April of 2001 called
The Big Shoulders Fund is a not-for-profit organization, which was founded in 1986 by the late Joseph Cardinal Bernardin to provide support…
Sixteen years ago, a group of concerned citizens formed a task force to evaluate the needs of the homeless in Tulsa. After…
After four decades of practicing radiology with Radiology Associates at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center, Dr. Turner Harris retired in 1996. Instead…
The Rise is a transitional housing facility for women and their children who have been victims of domestic violence. A major objective…
Paul Marion volunteers for Clermont County Habitat for Humanity (CCHFH) to help build simple, decent housing for Habitat partners families in need.…
Robert Smith is the parent of a special needs child. Mr. Smith has been associated with the Challenger League program in Norwood…
Angela Phillips had been volunteering an average of 60 hours monthly at New Smyrna Beach Middle School for the past three years.…
The Granite Education Foundation (GEF) is an organization that was started in 1988 to provide a way for schools and communities to…
As an Occupational Therapist, Barb Phillips has worked for nearly 10 years with persons diagnosed and living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)…
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s (LVMPD) Search and Rescue team consists of approximately seventy civilian volunteers. These men and women dedicate…
Since 1993, the Donelson Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee has donated over 10,000 pounds of fresh produce from their community garden, known…
Dorothy Ruth Purkiss Linke was born on October 5,1921, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She earned her BA from Chatham College in Pittsburgh and…
Since 1993, the Circle Program’s focus has been on the healthy development of at-risk New Hampshire girls between the ages of 9…
The Gospel Rescue Mission of Grants Pass, Oregon, is now in its 19th year of providing safe housing, clothing, food, counseling and…
Helen Souza, 83, has been working as an RSVP volunteer for 11 years. She has been tutoring at-risk students who are marginal…