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Erin Harris: Aligning Personal Values with Meaningful Action
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...
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Choosing His Alternative Encore Career
For most, retirement is a time of slower days and relaxation. But that’s not the case for William Dirl. After retiring from his 29-year career...
Storyteller Kia Jarmon
At The MEPR Agency, “We influence change, position brands, affect consumer decisions, and increase visibility through storytelling and community building.” PR Strategist and Brand Coach...
Saving the Planet, One Bottle at a Time
Marge Davis has a passion for conservation and environmental issues, especially recycling and litter control. Her commitment to the planet has earned her the title...
Another storyteller
Thank you to Melody Erickson, local storyteller and artist. She contributed to Doing Good by writing about Marge Davis, Nashville’s Volunteer of the Month for...
Volunteer Storytellers
Beginning February, 2015, Nashville’s Volunteers of the Month are having their personal stories told by creative storytellers. Thank you to Nashville’s Tom Wright for being the...
From War & Genocide to Friendships & Volunteerism
Mr. & Mrs. William and Ebralie Mwizerwa remember what it was like to be on the receiving end. They and their five children fled to...
Bringing History to Life, Ending Pet Overpopulation, & the Japanese Culture
Bellevue resident and dog-owner Yoshie Lewis is Nashville’s Volunteer of the Month for January. “Volunteering is one of the purest opportunities to give with no...
Personal priorities lived out through volunteerism
Chrystal Juliana of Spring Hill is Nashville’s Volunteer of the Month for December. Operation Christmas Child, The People’s Church, The Rescue Mission, GraceWorks, The Well...
Reading is Fundamental to a Nashville Volunteer
Lynn Vincent has been a volunteer with Book’em since 2009 and is named Nashville’s Volunteer of the Month for November for her hard work and...
Load More
Nadine Rihani’s first role with Park Center was folding clothes. As she said, “of all things.I...
For most, juggling full-time work and a family is enough, but for Tam Singer, she is also...
Mr. & Mrs. Ken & Pam Harms Sometimes Nashville’s Volunteer of the Month is a person...
For most, retirement is a time of slower days and relaxation. But that’s not the case for...
At The MEPR Agency, “We influence change, position brands, affect consumer decisions, and...
Marge Davis has a passion for conservation and environmental issues, especially recycling and litter...
Thank you to Melody Erickson, local storyteller and artist. She contributed to Doing Good by writing...
Beginning February, 2015, Nashville’s Volunteers of the Month are having their personal...
Mr. & Mrs. William and Ebralie Mwizerwa remember what it was like to be on the receiving end...
