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For the past eight years, Donna Crnovich has dedicated her life to making sure the youth of today become respectable, outstanding citizens.…
In the little town of Lake Wilson, MN, is the Lake Wilson Clothing Center, "The Boutique," as it is affectionately known to…
In 1996, Cancer Services of Baton Rouge approached the Junior League, a nonprofit organization, to conduct a summer day camp for children…
Since 1993, Edmund Brown has served as Community Involvement Director for Wal-Mart store #2139 in Lynn, MA. He encourages others in the…
The Hospitality Business Alliance—an Education Partnership of the National Restaurant Association and the American Hotel and Motel Association—is a key sponsor and…
In 1996, Darrell Armstrong, of the NBA's Orlando Magic, started Armstrong's Allies – Armed With Education. The Armstrong's Allies is an Orange…
Kristina Skagen, a graduate of Homestead High School in Mequon, WI, was a delegate to the "Wisconsin Promise" her senior year, fall…
The Detwiler Foundation Computers for Schools Program is a nonprofit 501 (c) 3 organization founded in September 1991 by John, Diane and Carolyn Detwiler.…
Operated out of a local church, Stork's Nest is a program of the Siouxland District Health Department designed to promote healthy babies…
Dade County, at the Southern tip of the Florida peninsula, is home to 2.1 million people. The natural boarders of the Atlantic…
Arizona has the second largest percentage of high school dropouts in the nation. Even among those who do graduate high school, poor,…
Chip Hunter is the founder and executive director of Art Share Los Angeles, an organization that serves as an arts incubator. Located…
The Grumpy Old Men form the backbone of the Wabash Valley Habitat for Humanity home building program in Terra Haute, IN. This…
Friends of the Chicago River, a nonprofit organization founded in 1979, envisions a Chicago River lined with homes, parks, cafes, canoe launches,…
In 1992, Dr. George Elle, a retired Texas Tech University Associate Dean of Agriculture, approached the South Plains Food Bank to see…
More than 12,000 volunteers from the Philadelphia region participated in 300 community service projects as part of the 4th annual Greater Philadelphia Martin…