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Dr Tom Seals

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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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...

Keeps You Coming Back

One would think after almost 40 years of volunteering, Frannie Martin would be ready to call it quits and hang up the towel for good...

Bake Sale Volunteer

Jena grew up with a mother who lived by the Golden Rule. With her mom as a role model and the love of her family...

Gifted Reminder

Elizabeth Graham Pistole has been volunteering for as long as she can remember. “I’ve always been hands-on with what I can offer to my sister,”...

A Passion for Helping Others

Written by: Gunnar Eng Volunteering is described by many as hard work which can be very rewarding. No one believes that more than Michele Nicholson...

A celebration of the community

With the recent World Humanitarian Day celebrated on August 19th, we can appreciate the fundamental values of differences in one another. We look to encompass...
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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...

A Mother’s Story

“I get more from volunteering than I give,” says Denise Stewart. “It gives me joy to watch how much...

Featured Volunteer: Robin Cole

Our featured volunteer Robin shares her story of why she volunteers with Read to Succeed!...

Out of Blessings Came a

Written by: Terri Seydel Volunteers don’t often have the privilege of knowing the positive...

A League Leaving Legacy

Written by: Gunnar Eng This month’s Nashville’s Volunteer of the Month, Britney Gannon, originally...

Keeps You Coming Back

One would think after almost 40 years of volunteering, Frannie Martin would be ready to call it...

Bake Sale Volunteer

Jena grew up with a mother who lived by the Golden Rule. With her mom as a role model and the love...