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Since 1996, Charles and Gail Helfer have been civilian volunteers for the Park Police Friends Board, a nonprofit group that provides additional…
Kevin Medina has been a volunteer with the American Red Cross in Greater New York since September 1996. He joined the Queens…
Friendship House of Christian Service has been serving the Billings Southside since 1958 when the American Baptist Churches, Yellowstone Council of Churches…
Rainbow Bridge, co-founded by Linda Holloway and Sharron Brandrup in 1993, enhances the lives of nursing home elders and brings generations together…
The Lancaster Area Victim Offender Reconciliation Program (LAVORP) has a sincere commitment to making life better for victims, youthful offenders and the…
Ilene Gorzitze (Mrs. “G”) is a retired physical education teacher; however, she is still involved in molding the lives of youth at…
Solomon’s Porch Medical Outreach was started by a group of medical professionals from Faith Community Church in Tucson, Arizona, including physicians, nurses,…
On her own time as a volunteer, Sandi Martin leads the Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.Ò) program for Intermountain Therapy Animals. Martin…
Frank Barker served in a volunteer capacity in 1989 as the President of HabiJax, the Jacksonville, Florida affiliate of Habitat for Humanity…
Nonprofit Financial Center (NFC) strives to strengthen the viability of communities by enhancing the financial stability and management capacity of the nonprofits,…
Five years ago, as a contestant in the Miss Teen Arkansas pageant, Jennifer Lynn Crawley was asked to choose a critical issue…
Jessica Lin Silvestri participates in “Call to Protect”; a national organization that collects cell phones, reprograms them for emergency numbers and distributes…
Marleau Quick is legally blind, but she is a staunch advocate for education. She began working as a reading assistant at Lincoln…
As a gift to the country, The National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) decided to coordinate the reroofing of the Pentagon. NRCA involved…
Vickie King has served the community through her search work for the last 20 years. Her focus is on educating the public,…
Founded in June 1983, as an outpatient program, Southwest Christian Hospice and Hope House provides quality healthcare, spiritual and emotional support for…