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For the past 40 years Austin Robertson Jr. has devoted his time and talents to community service projects focused on education and…
The Good Shepherd Alliance is a nonprofit organization with a mission to promote self-sufficiency and empowerment in the Northern Virginia area. They…
Volunteer Olegario “Ollie” Cantos has been a Big Brother with Catholic Big Brothers Big Sisters in Los Angeles (CBBBS), one of 460…
Doris Fredieu is an employee of the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Lompoc, California. She is the epitome of a volunteer as…
For the past 154 years, change has been a constant at Family Services Woodfield (FSW) as it works to carry out its…
Betty Ann Hauser is a volunteer for Amen Food Pantry, the American Red Cross, the Magnolia Hospital Auxiliary, Project Homestead, the Salvation…
Leslie Miller has made a life-long goal of educating children and teens about the reality of cancer in their lives and what…
Eleanor “Ellie” Wen is the founder and manager of an innovative Web site that features hundreds of recorded texts and has become…
Women leaving prison in Alabama walk out the door with ten dollars in their pocket, a bus ticket and little more than…
The community service philosophy of Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) demonstrates a commitment to achieving incredible and lasing impact. SIFE students lend…
Daryl Curry is a tireless volunteer at the Ernest Everett Just Middle School (EE Just). He came to EE Just for a…
Brandy Calvert is active with Girl Scouts and does community service projects with her troop. However, she began another special endeavor on…
New York Life Insurance Company has always believed strongly in the value of community service. In 1998, the Company formalized its commitment…
Anna Stodola learned first hand about cancer when she was just in seventh grade. She lives in a small town and had…
Bottineau Girl Scout Troop 322 consists of 10 eleventh graders: Alicia Brandt, Jodi Hart, Jessalyn Higgins, Jennifer Kegley, Tara Marsden, Sara McIntee,…
The Georgia Natural Gas (GNG) TrueBlue Crew Volunteer Program is comprised of GNG employees of diverse ages and backgrounds sharing a common…