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Dr. Tom Seals: A Warrior Helping Warriors
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...
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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...
Passion Drives Cancer Survivor Navita Gunter
Fifteen years ago Navita Gunter was “attacked” by cervical cancer. It was a very hard time but she fought the good fight, and today, by...
Partying for Kids Makes Toby Lemley’s Heart Sing
When Toby Lemley moved to Nashville 17 years ago he saw the generosity of the Nashville community and began to understand the value of giving...
Felicia Anchor Volunteers to Eradicate Injustice
As the daughter of Holocaust survivors, Felicia Anchor has come to understand that we live in a world where the random circumstances of our birth...
Mickey Milam Helps First Responders in Need
By Karen E. Williams When citizens are in trouble they call 9-1-1. They’re confident a First Responder will be there in minutes to help. But...
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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...
For Darlene Stephen volunteering is a family affair. “Since childhood I’ve watched my family helping...
There are many issues that need to be addressed in our community, but B.J. Givens believes in making...
When Karen Shayne finished her last chemotherapy treatment for cancer she was declared “in...
Fifteen years ago Navita Gunter was “attacked” by cervical cancer. It was a very hard time but she...
