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When considering her school’s community service requirement sophmore year, May Lan wanted to do something out of the ordinary. Having seen the…
As a Voluntary Service volunteer, Jennifer is a dedicated volunteer who is always on time and completes any task requested. Jennifer has…
Joe Franco is a junior in high school and for the past three years he has been one of 75 members of…
Kenosha Literacy Council has provided adult literacy services to Kenosha County since 1965. Nominees Kathy Carr and Dorothy Jansen have been volunteers…
The volunteer-interact center at Sachem East High School is deeply involved in the community. Just this past fall, Sachem students participated in…
Kelly Hawkins is an extraordinary young woman – a leader in the fight against child abuse in Alabama. At the age of…
For nine years, Las Vegas West Rotary has partnered with Twin Lakes Elementary School through the Focus School Project. During this time,…
Paul has made outstanding volunteer contributions to Milledgeville through Pi Kappa Phi. He has held many leadership positions within his fraternity such…
When child protection workers remove abused and neglected children from their homes, they are placed into foster care to keep them safe.…
Tanisha reported for duty as scheduled without tardiness or absence. She displayed a strong sense of duty where punctuality was concerned and…
Solome Allen is one of the most devoted, conscientious volunteers at a local hospice where end-of-life care is provided to patients who…
Alan Karpinski brings a contagious, kind-hearted spirit to his workplace, Aetna’s High Point, NC office. Coworkers say, he “gives light to everyone…
In February 1996, Ardis Weible completed her 40 hours of orientation training for CASA and began working her first case. That was…
A.J. Toops began his crusade to help other people at the age of ten. He heard a teacher at school talking about…
For more than four years Joseph Mulloy has generously volunteered his time and has become involved in many activities at UMC where…