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Saunder and Joy Primack have made a conscious decision to give back to their community. They believe education is important, so they…
Aetna has been recognized for the integrated approach to helping members with diabetes manage their condition. The Healthy Outlook Program® Caring for…
Sharron L. Kanter is a volunteer in the Lakewood WA Police Department Crime Analysis Unit (CAU). Sharron volunteered to help build a…
Nicholas Truso's volunteerism on behalf of women and infants at the Women's Life Care Center of Maplewood, MN began about six years…
Five junior students from Flagler Palm Coast High School targeted a global challenge in the spring of 2006: the amount of carbon…
At 12 years of age, Alexandra was inspired to start a chapter of Kids-for-Kids of New Jersey at her middle school, after…
Kevin O'Connor is an exceptionally dedicated and energetic person who generously gives his time to community service, while demonstrating an equal level…
Emma Lawrence demonstrates a strong commitment to community service and has taken dedicated action to promote equality of international healthcare. Her commitment…
Help4Kids is an organization that relies on monetary donations, grants and contributions of items to assist the needy children of Horry County,…
Jaclyn Lacy is sophomore at Hershey Christian School in Hershey, PA and has volunteered singing in her church choir before she could…
Volunteering since he was 13, Tyson, “Ty,” originally worked in the commercial kitchen where he learned about Hospice. As he entered high…
The Community Health Clinic is a volunteer nonprofit clinic that serves people who are uninsured in an eight county area. Cherie Branson…
For over 8 years, Kathleen has been volunteering with the hospice. With the utmost professionalism, Kathleen recruits and places volunteers as well…
Elizabeth Fields volunteers because she genuinely cares about helping the people she works with and the organizations that they are a part…
Since being honored with the President’s Volunteer Lifetime Service Award in 2006 for contributing over 4,000 volunteer hours over her lifetime in…
“I heard the commercial on KLIF Radio and it sounded like a good fit for me. I wanted to get involved and…
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