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Jean Hand has devoted nearly all of her time and energies to the youth of her area for the past eight years.…
Heidi Greene is an outstanding student and community leader who has demonstrated commitment, compassion and community responsibility. She has inspired both her…
Last year, the State of Georgia deregulated its natural gas industry. Significant confusion resulted; many customers did not receive bills from the…
Mark Moseley is a volunteer in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area. He has worked with Rural Opportunities, the Housing and Credit Counseling Service,…
Therese Cote is a top notch volunteer. Her primary place of service is for the Hudson Seniors. Therese has been a very…
Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital is a rural, 72-bed hospital, in Western New York. The hospital serves a diverse population in terms…
Dave Marshall is such an integral part of the day-to-day life in Cleburne County, Arkansas that his work, and the work of…
Carl Zimmerman is the founder of AMP which is inspired by the Adult and Child Together (ACT)/Mentor/Peer Program, Inc. He was excited…
The Layton Youth Court was established September 1998. Youth Courts are a diversionary juvenile program whose purpose is to provide those youth…
Returning to its Norfolk, Va. homeport following a five-and-half month deployment, the United States Navy general-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA-2)…
Marisa Flavin has been a tutor at the “Saturday School” for Eugene Myer Elementary school children in inner city Washington, DC for…
Holli Pruitt is an adult volunteer at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas. As of April, she has contributed over 900 hours. Children’s…
Edgefield County, South Carolina receives many foreign nationals in the area to provide agriculture help to the local farmers. Often, the nationals…
Parent and Child Guidance Center was founded in 1957 to focus on aiding individuals and their families through the trials of mental…
Ray Lovely’s enthusiasm and innovation have led to the expansion of Olympic National Park’s Volunteer-In-Parks (VIP) program. He greatly expanded the use…
Charlene Clark, pet therapist, and “Buster Brown,” a very special pet therapy dog, have been volunteering at New Hampshire Hospital since 1994.…