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Mark Bentley of Las Vegas, N.M. started officially volunteering eight years ago, yet community and lending a hand have always been a…
Mark Snaer of Sacramento, Calif. currently devotes his time as the program director to the Senior Companion Program in his community where…
Juliana Vanni, a senior at Christopher High School in Gilroy, Calif., founded Cooper’s Closet, a free clothing store housed within her high…
Katie Malone, the current Miss Tuscaloosa, is a 2012 Miss Alabama pageant contestant. After a tornado ravaged Tuscaloosa, Ala.,on April 27, 2011,…
After graduating from the University of Virginia in 2006, Milena worked for several years as an investment banker at JPMorgan in New…
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Micheal Francis, Blackhawk Fornelli, Ed Summerfield, Nick and Lindsey Prewitt, Jason Martin, Jim and Rose Andrew, Tom Lester, Gwen Glatthorn, Virgina Jenks…
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