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Lucille Gilmore is a Senior Companion in the National Senior Service Corps. During her 11 years of service, she has shored up…
Rachel Shields, a rising high school senior, has been serving children at Emerald Youth Foundation since May 2000. She began by coming…
The Pasadena Senior Center has more than 125 volunteers who served 24,000+ hours in 2001. They are averaging in excess of 2000…
After a successful business career in Southern California, Norm Nemrow decided to “retire” to a career as a volunteer teacher at Brigham…
Niagara University, a four-year, comprehensive, independent, nonprofit, liberal arts college, was founded in 1856, by the Vincentian Fathers and Brothers who take…
The Association for Gravestone Studies (AGS), founded in 1977, consists of nearly 1200 volunteer members spread throughout North America, with a scattering…
Captain Bruce Barnard, Captain Andrew A. Torelli and Lieutenant Adam Minich volunteered their time with East Anglia Children’s Hospice (EACH) from January…
Ashley Carter has served more than 500 hours on her Veteran’s project. This started out as a request from Ann Landers to…
Baby Health Service was founded in 1914 to provide baby formula at no cost to needy families. Today the mission has expanded…
Milton believes that one should serve his country by serving others. For eight years, Dye has volunteered his time at the local…
Loy Dennis is a World War II Veteran who continues to give of his time and talents to benefit his country. He…
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…