Alexandra Jackman learned something important about the world when she was nine years old. Now 16 and a high school junior in Westfield, NJ, Jackman was at a sleepaway family camp in Vermont that summer when she had an epiphany. . . .
Your kids can help brighten the holidays for others through the generationOn Joy Maker Challenge, which engages youth in volunteer service. During the challenge – which runs through Dec. 23 – Hasbro will donate a toy or game to Toys . . .
In my 25-plus-year career, one thing has become abundantly clear to me. Companies with an engaged employee base are the companies that tend to thrive. Of course, you need a sound business model and products that consumers demand, but that’s . . .
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we are honoring volunteers who served along the Gulf Coast after the storm. Meet Sherry-Lea Bloodworth Botop, today’s Daily Point of Light Award winner, and nominate an outstanding volunteer or organization you know as . . .
Patty Bailey loved a Bear. Well, a dog named Bear. An adopted flat-coated retriever/Newfoundland mix, which she traveled from New Jersey to Georgia to find, had what some might describe as a higher calling. “From the moment we picked Bear . . .
Some volunteer experiences stay with you forever. Mine was in northern Japan, after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake.
Across the country and the world, companies are putting their unique business muscle to work for the greater good. These pro bono volunteers – top-notch professionals in technology, public health, systems engineering, logistics, manufacturing and more – are using their . . .
Shortly after Katie Prior began playing the trumpet, her great-grandfather, a war veteran was admitted into hospice care. Katie’s family talked about how great it would be if she could play Taps, a musical piece usually played at U.S. Military . . .
Bianca Ray, has helped save countless lives of the homeless pets in Orlando, Florida. A matchmaker in the truest sense of the word, for the last six years Ray has been working to help homeless dogs find their . . .
One in four people will suffer from mental illness in their lifetime. There is a great need for counseling services for those suffering from mental illness, especially those living far from their home country. Swaran Dhawan immigrated to The United . . .