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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...

La Toya Murdock gives back to her Middle Tennessee community by serving on three different boards for nonprofits. Daughters of the King is a nonprofit which facilitates positive change in young people’s lives by providing school supplies, backpacks, hygiene kits, and more as well as bringing meals to the homes of older residents; the Educational...

Nashvillian, volunteer veteran, and event planner extraordinaire Emily Green is joining the Doing Good team as a Podcast Co-Host. With a passion for volunteerism, and a keen interest in podcasting, another Doing Good volunteer encouraged Emily to blend the two together by podcasting with us. Emily’s volunteer journey began as a high school requirement. She...

Brittnie has always had a love for animals. She and her partner have two canines of their own. After moving to Nashville, she volunteered at a shelter where she met the founder of Charlie’s Angels Saving Animals (CASA)Transport, a nonprofit that serves to reduce the number of animals in overcrowded shelters by transporting them to...