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Patrick Keena began his voluntary service with the American Red Cross as a First Aid and CPR instructor in April 1979 in…
Janice Jackson helped form the first regional Teen Leadership Conference for the area and the first Oldham County community task force to…
Abigail Figueroa, a fierce community activist, helps not only her assigned service clientele, but involves herself in all aspects of her community.…
Steppin’ Out enhances student involvement in community service, attaining community awareness, interaction, and collaboration between Baylor and Waco. It also provides opportunities…
Five years ago, Bryant Ranch Elementary School teachers, Donelda Warhurst and Liz Stumpf, were exploring ways to teach their 2nd and 3rd-grade…
Ben Moore became the volunteer coach of the Joints in Motion program four years ago. The Arthritis Foundation began a new fundraising…
Larry Bender first came to the City of Hawthorne, a pocket of Los Angeles County dense with both residents and crime, in…
Volunteerism is at the heart of the United States Veterans Initiative. Its very inception is the result of a group of prominent…
In 1992, the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Bergen County accepted the challenge of providing a substance awareness program for the…
Michelle Craig, a 17-year-old student at Austin High School in Decatur, Alabama, has learned to become diversified in her volunteerism. She focuses…
Gertrude Hoffman-Peele has called Jacksonville, Florida, her home since 1929. Jacksonville has also been the main beneficiary of her lifetime of commitment…
Blair Hornstine is a 15-year-old student at Moorestown High School. Five years ago, Blair co-founded a new service organization in the Moorestown…
Faith is an important value to Jamie Lynn Schoener. She feels that she can best serve her church by living as an…
In 25 years, Ron Shults has had ample opportunities to observe the interaction between children and law enforcement personnel. Due to the…
Since 1989, the Joy of Sports Foundation (JSF) has been making a difference in the lives of at-risk children in the Washington,…