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Sarah Goeke is a recent graduate from Cape Central High School, but she has been very active in her community. Sarah has…
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Dave Marker has been a member of Retired Senior Volunteer Programs (RSVP) of Senior Services, Inc. since 2001, delivering Meals on Wheels…
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Anne Bush Ambrose had a hero, her father Avner Bush, a school superintendent in South Georgia. Anne strived to be like him,…
Around Aetna, Inc., Judith Lackey's name is synonymous with a number of different things, but above all her name is always associated…
In order to deal with the possible influx of evacuees from Hurricane Katrina, the small middle Mississippi town formed a community wide…
William “Dallas” Gray has been married to his wife Shirley for 49 years and they have three children. He is a dedicated…
Danica Dickinson is a 12th grader at Oviedo High School and an active youth in her community. She has been engaged in…
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