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“Bringing Books to Bremond” was the result of reading a small article in a local newspaper about a group of people in…
BlueAngel Community Outreach is the name of the Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) community outreach program, which encompasses…
Friends of the Children – Portland is a nonprofit mentoring service that caters to at risk youth. Susan Fischer is passionately dedicated…
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The American Red Cross (ARC) Southwest Florida (SWF) Youth Corps has supported their local soldiers and their families locally and overseas from…
Kathy Hunt is in a Texas coastal community of about 15, 000 people. She is active with the Chamber of Commerce, Don’t…
Baillie Locke found out a lot about Down’s Syndrome first hand. A young lady in her school, Tiffany, lives with the disorder…
Dr. Rajendra Vyas, founder of the National Association for the Blind, India visited Chicago in 1988. Dr. Vyas shared the information that…
Edith Bush is extremely active in the West Palm Beach, Florida community. Her service activities include but are not limited to the…
Doris Hoskins has been married twice and is the mother of 10 and the grandmother or great grandmother of an enormous brood…
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Doreen Holmes, Volunteer Coordinator of St. Patrick’s Soup Kitchen, is one of its most prominent supporters. Ms. Holmes works tirelessly, spending every…
GenesisJobs was founded in 1985 as a program of Episcopal Social Ministries with the purpose of building a network of the business…
Dana Thompson moved into the New Smyrna Beach community in 1999. One of the first orders of business for her was to…
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