Tag: homelessness

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 Kroemer.   Many years ago, Bill and his family started donating to the Nashville Rescue Mission as they felt very blessed in their lives and wanted to give back to their...

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. But this Nashville’s Volunteer of the Month sees no end in sight for her service work and still enjoys it every week. “It’s always been a part of my life...

Written by: Zac Cooper Nashville’s March Volunteer of the Month is Erik Lindsey, a man with many passions and engagements around Nashville. Erik started his first business at 18 and is now the founder of Sound Planning Partners, a financial services firm based in Nashville. Although there are many people who define themselves by their work...

Written by Zac Cooper Uncle Classic Barbershop has been chosen as the December Volunteer of the Month due to their Giveback programming, which occurs around once a month. Working off the clock, barbers will volunteer at local nonprofits such as Park Center Nashville, which empowers people who have mental illness and substance use disorders and...

Martin Plumlee Written by: Kingsley East “To whom much is given, much is required” (Luke 12:48). Martin Plumlee says that he is blessed with a selfless wife, healthy and happy children, a growing business, and good health. Additionally, Martin has the honor and privilege of serving his country and wearing the uniform again in the...

You’ve retired from your primary career.  You’ve found your second half in another field – something like real estate, for example – and you know that work and money aren’t the sum and substance of your life.  So now what do you do? For Harold and Carol Plemons, parents of two boys with two grandchildren...

Well hello there, my name is Donna.  It’s so nice to meet you! I’d like to share a little bit about Safe Haven Family Shelter and “our” story.  Safe Haven is the only “family” shelter in Nashville, where a family can stay together.  I started volunteering there about 10 years ago.  Compared to many, many...