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Erin Harris embodies the initiative and energy Doing Good enjoys seeing in volunteers. Eight months ago, she founded Un/Do Mindset, a nonprofit organization dedicated to mental health education and trauma recovery. A former teacher, Erin’s passion for this project is both inspiring and deeply personal. Her teaching career came to a heartbreaking end due to...

“I love serving. I love giving back.” Stephanie Wynn has had the heart of a volunteer since she was young. From attending company picnics with her parents to following her barber as he fed the homeless, she was engrossed in the spirit of giving to those in need. Her first personal experience was with a...

Debbie Hartman is a mother of three and came to Nashville from San Diego to be closer to her first grandchild. In the eight months she’s lived here, giving back and meeting people have been two of her top priorities, and she found volunteering fulfills both roles. Currently, she volunteers with The Store, a local...

Bill Crump has worked hard, and now he’s playing hard. This career pilot flew for the United States Navy. While stationed in San Diego, he volunteered with the Wounded Warrior Project at the local hospital where he was moved by the resilience of children in recovery, seeing “these kids push themselves out of their comfort...

Dr. Tom Seals lives a life of service. From serving in the military to serving God, veterans, and his wife, 85-year-old Dr. Seals is an inspiration and motivation. His relationship with God informed his life choices. He began his military career as a young Marine where he carried out clandestine work and served in multiple...

Pastor Luis Sura first heard the word “volunteer” from his mother when he was a child. In the beginning, he only believed the word meant to help people. Now, as his experience as a volunteer and working the business side of a nonprofit has grown, that word has come to mean so much more. It’s...

Some people volunteer four hours a week or a month with a specific schedule and list of directives. Julie Ridenour, on the other hand, has quietly committed to volunteer 24 hours a day for months. Julie has volunteered for Rutherford County Area Habitat for Humanity and First United Methodist Church Murfreesboro and will continue to...

A musician, student, and volunteer, Jack Valentino has taken his music and teaching skills to Love Learning Music, a nonprofit organization that provides music education and therapy to children in need. As a rising junior at Belmont University, Jack decided to spend the first part of his summer studying abroad in Austria. This meant that...

When Jill’s daughter, Jiselle, was a baby, she stopped meeting developmental milestones. The family went to many doctors, unsure of what was happening with her. Years later, when Jiselle was around four years old, she was diagnosed with Rett Syndrome: a gene mutation in the x chromosome that affects development primarily in girls. Jill, despite...