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Ms. Duncan began volunteering at Palmetto Health Baptist in the role of Personal Touch Volunteer upon her retirement in July of 1992…
Growing up as a young girl, bearing witness to her beloved, deaf older sister’s anguished from being prejudiced against, and excluded by…
Ownly is the Pastor and CEO of Harvest Deliverance Center that operates a Food and Clothing pantry that is opened once a…
CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate. CASAs are trained volunteers who are appointed by a judge to investigate cases in which…
Tamara Greet continuously exhibits a strong degree of responsibility to her community through her many ongoing volunteer activities and accomplishments in both…
Sun West Bank was founded in 1998 with a true commitment to the community. Over the years this commitment has grown in…
Mrs. Harriet Cummings has been a volunteer at Northern Metropolitan nursing home for ten years. She began while her husband was a…
Founded in 1975, the Beaches Council on Aging formed the Dial-A-Ride program to provide transportation to senior citizens and/or handicapped persons for…
Psychologists and counselors across the state were beginning to note; primarily, that before 1970, there was virtually no help for battered women…
Two years ago, Maura, an honor roll student and star athlete at Althoff Catholic High School, was lost and happened upon the…
Orchard Village is a non-profit organization, which provides support services to persons with developmental and multiple challenges. Based in Skokie, Illinois, the…
DiAnne Crisp has worked tirelessly for the past 4 years to help send youth in our community to college. Each year she…
Steven White has served the community of Moab in the official duty as a detective for the Grand County Sheriff’s department for…
Clayton is a volunteer with the Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging, Senior Companion Program. Clayton is a Senior Companion serving homebound…
Danita Branam is one of the pioneers of, and inspirations for, the Development School for Youth (DSY), a leadership-training program for inner-city…
Nicki Kartozian is an asset to the Community Services Council. She has been a volunteer with LifeCare Bank’s Friends Program since July…
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