17-year-old Ashton Lam is a recent high school graduate who is heading off to Brown University in the fall. The Pleasanton, California, native has always been passionate about the business world, and participated in a business-oriented competitive organization in school. Wanting to provide underserved . . .
Sally Halela believes it is in everyone’s DNA to be an animal lover. While she didn’t grow up with cats, she has become a fierce animal advocate, dedicating time to this cause for more than 35 years. She began with . . .
Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service announced The Civic 50 honorees of 2018, recognizing them as the most community-minded companies in the United States. Since 2011, The Civic 50 has provided a national standard for . . .
As a professional saxophonist, Ted Wagner has always had a passion for music. In an effort to give back, 20 years ago, he became a volunteer at All Children’s hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he was paired with a . . .
As a high school and college student, Elliot Weiner was always getting involved in organizations advocating for people who didn’t have a voice. He wanted to help speak for those who didn’t have enough power to speak for themselves. Elliot’s . . .
Luis Gaitan grew up in a tough New Jersey neighborhood where there weren’t many organized extracurricular activities. However, he found his niche as a runner and ran on his high school cross country team and was a college athlete as . . .
The latest data shows that nearly 63 million Americans volunteer annually, giving almost 8 billion hours of time at an estimated $184 billion value. Each year, we shine a light on the people and causes that inspire us to serve, . . .
Ayzik and Rimma Shikh are active volunteers in their Brooklyn, New York, community, and often involve their children in service activities. “We started volunteering, not only for ourselves, but with our children because we wanted them to see that they . . .
Collecting warm coats for those in need sounds like a blast from the past, an age-old concept straight from a Charles Dickens novel. But from commuter station coat drives to urban community gardens, savvy organizations around the world – like Hands . . .
This week, Points of Light opened the survey for the 2018 Civic 50, an annual initiative that recognizes the 50 most community-minded companies in the nation each year. Now in its sixth year, the Civic 50 provides a national standard . . .