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Debbie Hartman: Making a Difference
Debbie Hartman is a mother of three and came to Nashville from San Diego to be closer to her first grandchild. In the eight months she’s lived here, giving back and meeting people have been two of her top priorities, and she found volunteering fulfills both roles. Currently, she volunteers with The Store, a local...
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It’s a small world, after all
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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
Writtten by: Amber Yun Abinaya Ramakrishnan is an Ingram Scholar at Vanderbilt University, joining a small, distinguished pool of socially minded, service-oriented students who received...
A New Perspective
Written by: Katie Christ For Jordan Thomas, volunteering is not something he does on the side, it is a way of life. At the age...
Inspiring Women: Patricia Leonard
Patricia Leonard is extremely passionate about empowering women. In her corporate, volunteer, and personal life her goal is to “inspire women to break through any...
How Sports Initiate Change
June Volunteer of the Month: Jimmy Pitts Jimmy Pitts loves sports almost as much as he loves service. Between coaching basketball and serving on the...
Love in the Unreached Places
Marilin Kelley is spreading love in Nashville. A recent Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) mathematics graduate, Marilin is preparing for graduate school at Virginia Tech...
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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...
Yoga proved helpful in Sheila Habacker’s recovery from her bone marrow transplant. After fully...
Denise Stewart volunteering at the NAMI Tennessee Convention with her daughter, Logan. Denise...
Mo McClain volunteering at an event with AHOD Jr. visionaries Ms. Owens and Mr. Morris-Martin “A...
Misha Harris When Misha Harris moved to Nashville as a freshman in high school, she and her mother...
Writtten by: Amber Yun Abinaya Ramakrishnan is an Ingram Scholar at Vanderbilt University, joining a...
Written by: Katie Christ For Jordan Thomas, volunteering is not something he does on the side, it is...
