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Ana Sura: An Immigrant Serving Other Immigrants in Her Community
Immigrating to another country is an intimidating task that Ana Sura once completed. Now, with the nonprofit Better Options Tennessee, Ana guides new immigrants toward a future in her home state. Ana began her volunteer journey in 2007 when she moved to Franklin, Tennessee and opened a few churches alongside her pastor husband. There, she...
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Just Go for It!
Written by: Terri Seydel It was an elementary holiday event that sparked an interest in her to help children in need. In 4th grade, Taylor...
Volunteering with Friends – It’s Just Fun!
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Giving the Gift of Time
Life experiences are often the best teachers and influencers of how we form our values and priorities. This has become powerfully evident in the mindful...
A Mother’s Story
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Featured Volunteer: Robin Cole
Our featured volunteer Robin shares her story of why she volunteers with Read to Succeed!...
Out of Blessings Came a Call to Volunteer
Written by: Terri Seydel Volunteers don’t often have the privilege of knowing the positive impacts of their work. This is not the case for Bill...
Volunteering to Change the Course of a Life
Written by: Terri Seydel Would you like to change any of the decisions you made as a teenager? We’d probably all like to turn the...
A League Leaving Legacy
Written by: Gunnar Eng This month’s Nashville’s Volunteer of the Month, Britney Gannon, originally joined Junior League of New York looking to continue a tradition...
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Written By: Emma de la Pena Many can look back on memories in their lifetime and think about their...
Listen to Jason, a husband, father of two, and a young professional, as he talks about the heart of...
Anna Kate Roberson is a determined fourteen-year-old who doesn’t let her autism diagnosis get in the...
Growing up with a sister with Down Syndrome, Elizabeth Graham Pistole has a strong passion for...
Written by: Terri Seydel It was an elementary holiday event that sparked an interest in her to help...
Written by: Terri Seydel In many ways, Phillip Hyams is a typical American teenager, balancing his...
Life experiences are often the best teachers and influencers of how we form our values and...
“I get more from volunteering than I give,” says Denise Stewart. “It gives me joy to watch how much...
Our featured volunteer Robin shares her story of why she volunteers with Read to Succeed!...
