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Education & Youth

Volunteer Storytellers

February 21, 2015

Beginning February, 2015, Nashville’s Volunteers of the Month are having their personal stories told by creative storytellers. Thank you to Nashville’s Tom Wright...

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Community & Social Services, Location-Specific

From War & Genocide to Friendships & Volunteerism

February 1, 2015

Mr. & Mrs. William and Ebralie Mwizerwa remember what it was like to be on the receiving end. They and their five...

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Education & Youth

Bringing History to Life, Ending Pet Overpopulation, & the Japanese Culture

January 2, 2015

Bellevue resident and dog-owner Yoshie Lewis is Nashville’s Volunteer of the Month for January. “Volunteering is one of the purest opportunities to...

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Education & Youth

Personal priorities lived out through volunteerism

December 7, 2014

Chrystal Juliana of Spring Hill is Nashville’s Volunteer of the Month for December. Operation Christmas Child, The People’s Church, The Rescue Mission,...

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Education & Youth, Volunteerism & Community Action

Reading is Fundamental to a Nashville Volunteer

November 23, 2014

Lynn Vincent has been a volunteer with Book’em since 2009 and is named Nashville’s Volunteer of the Month for November for her...

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Culture & History, Education & Youth, Volunteerism & Community Action

Teaching New Citizens is Heartwarming for Ben Cook

October 20, 2014

Nearly ten years ago Ben Cook started teaching citizenship classes to immigrants who wanted to become American citizens. He has taught in...

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Animals & Environment, Health & Wellness

Rhonda Clark is Paying it Forward

September 4, 2014

Rhonda M. Clark On Valentine’s Day 2008, after a four-year wait, Rhonda Clark was paired with the love of her life –...

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Arts (Visual & Performing), Education & Youth, Volunteerism & Community Action

Patricia Green Discovers Her Purpose through Volunteering

August 4, 2014

Patricia Green For the past five years Patricia Green has volunteered as a mentor to help others change their lives and find...

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Education & Youth, Location-Specific, Volunteerism & Community Action

Sheyla Paz Hicks Talent Helps Others Achieve Their Goals

July 8, 2014

Sheyla Paz Hicks With a growing and increasingly influential Hispanic community in Middle Tennessee, it’s essential to have someone who can facilitate...

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Community & Social Services, Government, Military & Public Service, Volunteerism & Community Action

Pam Webster Loves Seeing the Results from Her Volunteer Work

June 4, 2014

PAMELA WEBSTER As a Senior Business Operations Manager at Deloitte in Nashville Pam Webster is used to simultaneously juggling numerous projects with...

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Education & Youth, Volunteerism & Community Action

Valerie McClain Sees the Power of One

May 7, 2014

It takes everyone’s involvement to create a community where all are served and have achieved self-sufficiency. This vision of Christian Community Services,...

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Community & Social Services, Volunteerism & Community Action

For Darlene Stephen It’s a Family Affair

April 3, 2014

For Darlene Stephen volunteering is a family affair. “Since childhood I’ve watched my family helping people and found that I wanted to...

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Education & Youth, Volunteerism & Community Action

BJ Givens Volunteers Because “It’s Up to Me”

March 7, 2014

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...

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Education & Youth, Health & Wellness

Karen Shayne is Transforming a Mood into a Movement

February 5, 2014

When Karen Shayne finished her last chemotherapy treatment for cancer she was declared “in remission” and a “survivor.” She looked in the...

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Health & Wellness

Passion Drives Cancer Survivor Navita Gunter

January 6, 2014

Fifteen years ago Navita Gunter was “attacked” by cervical cancer.  It was a very hard time but she fought the good fight,...

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Education & Youth, Volunteerism & Community Action

Partying for Kids Makes Toby Lemley’s Heart Sing

December 4, 2013

When Toby Lemley moved to Nashville 17 years ago he saw the generosity of the Nashville community and began to understand the...

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Arts (Visual & Performing), Community & Social Services, Culture & History, Health & Wellness, Location-Specific, Volunteerism & Community Action

Felicia Anchor Volunteers to Eradicate Injustice

November 5, 2013

As the daughter of Holocaust survivors, Felicia Anchor has come to understand that we live in a world where the random circumstances...

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Arts (Visual & Performing), Government, Military & Public Service, Health & Wellness

Mickey Milam Helps First Responders in Need

October 2, 2013

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...

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Community & Social Services, Education & Youth, Faith & Spirituality

Leroy Jones Speaks of Hope & “No More Victims”

September 2, 2013

 By Karen E. Williams While growing up Leroy Jones didn’t have any role models for volunteering.  But these days he finds priceless...

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Community & Social Services, Culture & History, Government, Military & Public Service, Volunteerism & Community Action

Volunteering Is In Her Genes

August 6, 2013

Pam Lewis Pam Lewis says that volunteering and giving back was instilled in her as a kid by both of her parents,...

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Education & Youth, Health & Wellness, Volunteerism & Community Action

Giving through Volunteering Brings Healing and Blessings in Return

July 1, 2013

Jocelyn McCoy First her mother died from cancer. Eighteen months later her father died.  Jocelyn McCoy was devastated.  But with time and...

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Community & Social Services, Volunteerism & Community Action

Moving From Success to Significance

June 6, 2013

You’ve retired from your primary career.  You’ve found your second half in another field – something like real estate, for example –...

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Health & Wellness, Location-Specific, Volunteerism & Community Action

Why do you volunteer?

April 30, 2013

What leads someone to become a volunteer?  For Rachel Moore it started early.  While still in school in Hickman County, Tennessee, she...

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Community & Social Services, Volunteerism & Community Action

Introduction

March 19, 2012

Well hello there, my name is Donna.  It’s so nice to meet you! I’d like to share a little bit about Safe...

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