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With Support from Local Businesses, Community Volunteers Create a Center for Seniors and Veterans
The Petal Public Improvement Corporation is today’s Daily Point of Light Award honoree, and one of the winners of the 2016 Make…
Military Veteran Helps Animal Shelter Pets Find Forever Homes
Detroit native and Air Force retiree Vanessa Williams has traded in her military dog tags for a new life helping dogs –…
Honor the Volunteers Supporting Your Organization with a President’s Volunteer Service Award
Photo Credit: Corporation for National and Community Service Senior Corps Foster Grandparent Virginia McLaurin volunteers at a school in Washington, D.C. She…
AbbVie Demonstrates What’s Possible When Employee Volunteers Band Together to Give Back
Service and volunteerism have the power to impact and change lives. And when a corporation engages thousands of employees who are ready…
Using Their Expertise, GE Volunteers Work to Clean Singapore’s Waterways
Singapore’s rivers and canals – though relatively clean – contend with litter and illegal disposal of waste, despite measures to curb both. Meanwhile,…
Through Unique Challenges, GE Volunteers Get Kids Excited About Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
Under the guidance of volunteers, a group of teens from Ghana developed a technological solution to tackle the improper disposal of waste.…
See How These Volunteers Won $10,000 Grants Making a Difference and How You Can, Too
Odessa Willis was at home Aug. 11 when record rain fell on Metro Detroit. “It came in like a roaring river,” Willis…
What a Change in Perspective Can Mean for Your Volunteers
This post is by Tricia Thompson, vice president of training and consulting at Points of Light. Tricia Thompson It’s time to get…
Everyone Wins in This Workers’ Competition
This post is by Jackie Norris, executive director, and Sarah Boison, marketing manager, of the Points of Light Corporate Institute. It is…
Providence Care TheraPaw Volunteers
In 2012, a husband and wife team initiated the Providence Care TheraPAW program in Piedmont, South Carolina with the desire to serve,…