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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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Teaching New Citizens is Heartwarming for Ben Cook
Nearly ten years ago Ben Cook started teaching citizenship classes to immigrants who wanted to become American citizens. He has taught in three different programs...
Rhonda Clark is Paying it Forward
Rhonda M. Clark On Valentine’s Day 2008, after a four-year wait, Rhonda Clark was paired with the love of her life – a Black Lab/Golden...
Patricia Green Discovers Her Purpose through Volunteering
Patricia Green For the past five years Patricia Green has volunteered as a mentor to help others change their lives and find a way out...
Sheyla Paz Hicks Talent Helps Others Achieve Their Goals
Sheyla Paz Hicks With a growing and increasingly influential Hispanic community in Middle Tennessee, it’s essential to have someone who can facilitate communication in both...
Pam Webster Loves Seeing the Results from Her Volunteer Work
PAMELA WEBSTER As a Senior Business Operations Manager at Deloitte in Nashville Pam Webster is used to simultaneously juggling numerous projects with lots of moving...
Valerie McClain Sees the Power of One
It takes everyone’s involvement to create a community where all are served and have achieved self-sufficiency. This vision of Christian Community Services, Inc., (CCSI) is...
For Darlene Stephen It’s a Family Affair
For Darlene Stephen volunteering is a family affair. “Since childhood I’ve watched my family helping people and found that I wanted to help too,” she...
BJ Givens Volunteers Because “It’s Up to Me”
There are many issues that need to be addressed in our community, but B.J. Givens believes in making authentic, real change that begins when our youth are properly educated. ...
Karen Shayne is Transforming a Mood into a Movement
When Karen Shayne finished her last chemotherapy treatment for cancer she was declared “in remission” and a “survivor.” She looked in the mirror and asked...
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Bellevue resident and dog-owner Yoshie Lewis is Nashville’s Volunteer of the Month for January...
Chrystal Juliana of Spring Hill is Nashville’s Volunteer of the Month for December. Operation...
Lynn Vincent has been a volunteer with Book’em since 2009 and is named Nashville’s Volunteer of the...
Nearly ten years ago Ben Cook started teaching citizenship classes to immigrants who wanted to...
Rhonda M. Clark On Valentine’s Day 2008, after a four-year wait, Rhonda Clark was paired with the...
Patricia Green For the past five years Patricia Green has volunteered as a mentor to help others...
Sheyla Paz Hicks With a growing and increasingly influential Hispanic community in Middle Tennessee...
PAMELA WEBSTER As a Senior Business Operations Manager at Deloitte in Nashville Pam Webster is used...
It takes everyone’s involvement to create a community where all are served and have achieved...
