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Rusty Minick, a native Oklahoman and avid fisherman, found the trips he took with his grandparents to be therapeutic, helping him to…
Late in 1993, Carl and Arlene Shipley learned about a young girl that had contracted AIDS through sexual abuse. They were childless,…
Seventeen years ago Hospice of Marion County was established with the mission of providing humane and compassionate care to those with a…
Councilwoman Virginia Devery exemplifies volunteerism in her community. In addition to volunteering her time as a city council member, Devery organized an…
Many may wonder how you could call a fourth grade student a hero, but that is just the title placed upon Brittany…
Within Jackson, Tennessee is the third largest neighborhood in Tennessee, the Lambuth Area Neighborhood Association. The neighborhood consists of approximately 1,500 homes…
Jerry Pauzus works with several programs including the DAD’s Day Campaign, United Way Project Ramp, Children’s Hospital, Festival of Trees, Cancer Fund…
The Massachusetts Department of Social Services (DSS) cares for nearly 10,000 children subject to severe abuse or neglect in their home. In…
The summer of 1999 found the Ohio Valley under almost constant Ozone Alert, and in January 2000 a tornado hit destroying many…
Two ninth grade students approached a history department member of Trinity Preparatory School in 1997 with an idea for a community service…
Homeless mothers and their children are among the most vulnerable persons in our communities today. Their loneliness and despair stirs the desire…
Over the last 10 years, Johnson & Wales University (J&W), through its Feinstein Community Service Center, has strategically invested educational, volunteer, monetary,…
In 1997, President Bill Clinton held an historic summit on volunteerism. At this conference, he and General Colin Powell challenged all youth…
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…