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Will Matson makes it a priority to give of himself and his time. He served with Habitat for Humanity and has been…
Fran Miller has been faithfully working in the hospice office every Tuesday morning for the past five years. She began her work…
Brian Grim is an excellent Community leader and role model. He is dedicated to all that he does, whether through his academic…
Vanessa is an outstanding, model volunteer. In the year she has been a volunteer, she has taken on five wish children. She…
Food for Thought is a student designed program that allows individuals, civic organizations and corporations to make donations for students. Food for…
Food for Thought is a student designed program that allows individuals, civic organizations, and corporations to make donations for students to access.…
Sharon started the White Co Meth Task Force to help addicts and their families survive the awful effects of substance abuse. After…
Lenise has served as a volunteer for a literacy agency for a little over a year. This might not seem to be…
Earle Gumbs, a longtime resident of the Hillcrest Heights Community, has been a volunteer in Prince Georges County for many years. Mr.…
In 1989, Dr. SuzAnne Palmer was an instrumental participant in the formation of the Baldwin County Council on Substance Abuse. The BCCSA…
Lauren has volunteered her time to The SCOTTY Fund for the past nine years. The SCOTTY Fund is charitable, non-profit organization which…
Jeremy volunteers at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Tuskegee, Alabama in various positions. Some of these positions include Nurse Aide, Engineer…
Ben Davis has volunteered at the John Winthrop School Lighthouse After School Program in Bridgeport, CT. for the past two years. He…
The voluntary services that Zain Gillani performs are multi-faceted focusing mainly on helping children of underrepresented communities. Being a child of immigrant…
Over the past thirty years, Barbara Greenspan Shaiman has dedicated her life to serving her community. Professionally she has been a teacher,…
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