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High school student Abhishek Mohan has become an invaluable member of the volunteer team at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science…
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Jackie Wan, 86, is the director of the Singing Messengers Choral Group. The choir provides music for residents of senior living facilities…
Mike Ciulis is one of Catholic Charities West Michigan’s most invaluable volunteers. He is known as the “go-to” guy in their Muskegon Food…
Danbury, Connecticut, resident Mary Gallo Teicholz has organized the town’s annual “Walk of Honor” event for the past six years. The event…
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