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Lisa Doig leads a community organization that was established to improve communications and disaster preparedness and response in the Hispanic community in…
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Santino Rosanova was a high school senior at DeMatha Catholic High School in 2007 when he began looking for a way to…
Rachel Moore has been volunteering at the Red Cross for six years. She has contributed ninety-six hours each month every June, July…
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Jack Dautel has been a faithful volunteer with the Aid to Inmate Mothers (AIM) program for more than 12 years. He has…
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