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Jon Bon Jovi and Matt Lauer Have This in Common
On Make A Difference Day 2013, Oct. 26, millions of you spread out across your communities to help your neighbors by cleaning…
No College Course Can Teach This
In honor of National Volunteer Week, April 6-12, USA Weekend and Points of Light are recongizing the 2013 Make A Difference Day honorees,…
More Kids Have Books to Read Because of What This Company Did
This post is by Jackie Norris, executive director, and Yvonne Siu Turner, senior manager, corporate resources and programs, of the Points of…
Sara McClung
Sara McClung of Hazlehurst, Georgia volunteers her time to manage the Special Olympics Program in Appling County, thereby providing youth with intellectual…
You May Not Be Counted, but You Count
This post, which originally appeared on USA Today's website, is by Tracy Hoover, president of Points of Light. Tracy Hoover There was…
A Young Olympian and Volunteer at Heart
In Sochi, he's an Olympian. Back home in Highland Park, Ill., he's a volunteer. Jason Brown Jason Brown – who at age…
Mary Ramirez Cook
As owner of the A-Marika Dance Company in Cincinnati, Mary Ramirez Cook has taught ballroom dance, ballet and tap for more than…
Changing the World `One Apple at a Time’
This post is by Calla Gilson, 17, who inspires other young people to get involved in service as a National Youth Advisory…
Desiree Mancuso
After many years of working at a variety of jobs, Desiree Mancuso was never really happy or productive at anything she did.…
Transforming a School, Rebuilding a Community After Hurricane Sandy
Though his feet splashed in about an inch of water, Principal Brian Walsh could see a water line two feet high marking…
