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John Taylor is president of a local insurance agency in Warren, Ohio. Clyde Cole, Jr. is the president of an automobile dealership,…
Just before her ninth birthday on December 13, 1992, Shauna Marie Winmill heard a letter read on the radio about a family…
Daniel Choong responded to a request for volunteers to help create a mentoring center for youth in Littleton, which appeared in the…
The Tamarac Optimist Club is comprised of 47 members whose purpose is to bring hope to youth and their families. The Club…
Martiel Mullis’ motivation to serve is not recognition, a “pat on the back,” or a paycheck. She is motivated by the sheer…
Acquired aphasia, a language processing disorder that is a result of a stroke or brain injury, affects more than one million Americans.…
In the early 1990’s, the population of legally blind residents in Fairfield County was several thousand and growing due to the rise…
The quality of care a young child receives has been shown to dramatically impact his or her social, emotional, physical, and intellectual…
The Duke Eye Center Volunteer Program has been in existence since 1984, and Inez Neal has been a part of the team…
The Casa del Peregrino Aguadilla, Inc. is a non-profit organization committed to identifying, assisting and serving the homeless population in an effort…
The Community Y Youth Outreach Program was founded in Marshalltown, Iowa in 1979. The mission of the program is to divert youth…
Mary Lou Warren has been a champion of the elderly for the past 23 years. She serves on numerous boards and committees…
Theresa Andrejack’s leadership encompasses her school, the Enola community, and the entire South Central region of Pennsylvania. She has been a student…
Through her professional and voluntary work, Nancy Oprsal has distinguished herself as an extraordinary friend and educator of children. As a teacher…
Patricia L. Kranzow has been volunteering for three years and has accrued more than 2,200 volunteer hours in the Education Therapy Section…
Deciding whether to give a book to one classroom or a child in every classroom was a decision discussed and debated in…