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The Power of Braille – A Conversation with Steve Bauer
In the latest episode of the Doing Good podcast, host Megan McInnis sits down with Steve Bauer, a retired Braille instructor and dedicated volunteer at the Braille Institute. With a background in radio and a 15-year career as a staff member teaching Braille and assistive technology, Steve has dedicated his life to literacy and accessibility...
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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...
A Calm Light for Others
Alli Crews is a light in Nashville, Tennessee. She was born in Murfreesboro and adopted at a few weeks old. She was raised in an...
Helping Others Feel Loved Through Music Education
Maya Angelou once said, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how...
Vet, Teacher, IT Director, and Volunteer
Written by: Anna Lopez Tommy Wolosin is Nashville’s Volunteer of the Month. The Director of Technical Sales and Marketing started his volunteer work around ten...
Always an Athlete, Always a (TN) Volunteer
“Serving others has always been a passion of mine and I will always make service over self a priority,” says Corey Alexander, Nashville’s Volunteer of...
July Nashville Volunteer of the Month
Written By: Meg Provenzale Jeremy Bradford has been nominated as July’s Volunteer of Month. His desire to give back to the community goes unnoticed in...
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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...
Patricia Leonard is extremely passionate about empowering women. In her corporate, volunteer, and...
June Volunteer of the Month: Jimmy Pitts Jimmy Pitts loves sports almost as much as he loves...
Marilin Kelley is spreading love in Nashville. A recent Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)...
Maya Angelou once said, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will...
