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Wanda Purvis is involved in the public school system as a volunteer mentor for kindergarten students. She is also a volunteer for…
Sarah Hardner, a senior at Allegheny College, has contributed exemplary service to Allegheny's campus and to the Meadville community during the past…
Since March 1992, Dennis Swanson has served as Volunteer Mentor and Chairman of the Board for the Emma L. Bowen Foundation for…
Scot Pittman, founder and volunteer Executive Director of Street Clothes Project, is largely responsible for the well-dressed men walking the streets of…
Ashley Feldman is continuing a program for underprivileged children that she started with her two older sisters eight years ago. A sophomore…
In the past two decades, Paul Watson has made a tremendous contribution to efforts to preserve and protect wildlife and the environment.…
YouthBuild USA is teaching young adults that being young, uneducated and unemployed does not mean that there is no hope. This comprehensive youth…
“I would rather be volunteering” is Patricia Otstott’s personal motto. Her lifelong commitment to improving her community through effective leadership, vision and…
Sexual assault is a serious problem for youth in our communities. By age 18, one of every four young women will be…
While serving as the coordinator for the United States Pacific Command (USCINCPAC) Partnership-In-Education with Aliamanu Intermediate School at Camp H.M. Smith, HI,…
Fifteen-year-old Rebecca Lee Roberts, a tenth grade student at Cabot High School, is sold on volunteerism. Rebecca Lee is the youngest female…
A history of tragic events led Michael MacDonald to become an activist in his South Boston community to reduce and prevent violence.…
Michael Thompson has been the Volunteer Disaster Chairman of the American Red Cross Cape Fear Chapter for nine years and has calmly…
Members of the Ford ACTS (Assisting the Community Through Service) Community Service Volunteer Program have been coming to the Dare to Care…
In his 10 years of service to the Board of Trustees of the Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind, Alan Swendiman has served…
Margaret Walsh helps children develop the building blocks they need to grow into adults with compassion, skills and knowledge about the world…
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