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Jacqueline McDonald: “Nothing is Ever Too Small”
Jacqueline McDonald’s passion for volunteerism is driven by all avenues of her life. She currently serves on the board of the Tennessee Action Council, which has two primary missions: Project Life and Helping Hands. Project Life supplies mobile ultrasound units to pregnancy centers, while Helping Hands supplies duffle bags to the Department of Children’s Services...
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From local fairs to the global pandemic
Written by: Emerson Loudenback Fifteen-year-old Leah Kennedy is a student at Fairview High School, but that’s not all she is. Since fourth grade, the young...
Happy to Serve
Written by: Emerson Loundenback When it comes to superpowers, Kaitlyn Jolley doesn’t have just one. She’s a middle school teacher, an advocate for health and...
Finding Hope in Volunteering
Reality Edwards and Lauren Bellflower, Co-counselors and lifelong friends Written by: Emerson Loudenback Lauren Bellflower was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease when she was 20 years...
Multi-generational good
Written by: Emerson Loudenback “The good we do always comes back to us,” says Zarita Fears, this month’s Nashville’s Volunteer of the Month. Zarita has...
It’s a small world, after all
Sheila with daughter, Lensey Yoga proved helpful in Sheila Habacker’s recovery from her bone marrow transplant. After fully recovering, she became certified as a yoga...
Volunteer Success Story
Denise Stewart volunteering at the NAMI Tennessee Convention with her daughter, Logan. Denise Stewart is more than a success story, she is a past client...
A Small Gesture Provides Hope
Mo McClain volunteering at an event with AHOD Jr. visionaries Ms. Owens and Mr. Morris-Martin “A small gesture can save someone’s hope in a particular...
Belmont Student Was Served & Now Serves Others
Misha Harris When Misha Harris moved to Nashville as a freshman in high school, she and her mother lived at The Salvation Army of Nashville...
Mindful work in Music City
Abinaya & her family Writtten by: Amber Yun Abinaya Ramakrishnan is an Ingram Scholar at Vanderbilt University, joining a small, distinguished pool of socially minded...
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With the recent World Humanitarian Day celebrated on August 19th, we can appreciate the fundamental...
Sassy Neuman, only twelve years old, is a prime example there is no age limit to giving back to the...
As the middle of the year approaches, Doing Good takes a moment to reflect on this year’s...
From a young age, volunteering has been an integral part of Cara Finger’s life, which she credits to...
Written by: Emerson Loudenback Fifteen-year-old Leah Kennedy is a student at Fairview High School...
Written by: Emerson Loundenback When it comes to superpowers, Kaitlyn Jolley doesn’t have just one. ...
Reality Edwards and Lauren Bellflower, Co-counselors and lifelong friends Written by: Emerson...
Written by: Emerson Loudenback “The good we do always comes back to us,” says Zarita Fears, this...
Sheila with daughter, Lensey Yoga proved helpful in Sheila Habacker’s recovery from her bone marrow...
