National Volunteer Week Hub

This is a place to celebrate and recognize individuals for significant acts of service and generosity. Get inspired by their stories. Share and Inspire
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Jennifer Graham
2 hours ago
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Jennifer Graham founded Shelter From the Rain, Inc. (SFTR) because of personal experience. Jennifer successfully runs a graphic design busi…

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Marlene Adolf
1 day ago

Whenever food or a church meal are mentioned Marlene's name comes up. She comes from a German Russian background and is an excellent co…

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Donna Galvin
1 day ago
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Plans, purchases, organizes, and cooks a weekly community meal for about 175 people plus all the duties of Hospitality Coordinator for Holy …

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Betty Hrdlicka
1 day ago

She has volunteered for several years sharing her generosity to help several non profit organizations , even with her own struggles to con…

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Billy Cockrum
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Billy Cockrum grew up in a neighborhood on the northwest side of Springfield, MO. For more than 14 years and counting, he has served this co…

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Libby Slappy
1 day ago
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Libby is an active member of several organizations in the Cedar Rapids, IA area. Here is a list. She is President of Friends of the Cedar R…

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Arlene Roth
2 days ago
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Arlene Roth expresses her innate desire to give with her numerous volunteer activities with Thrivent Action Grants. Arlene is an active memb…

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Marcia Burt
2 days ago
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Marcia is a retired elementary teacher. She has spent her retirement volunteering. She organized a Charity Sew Day group who meet once/week …

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Bruce Brensdal
4 hours ago

I would like to nominate Bruce Brensdal for the 2024 Live Generously Award. Bruce has a son who has Down Syndrome and Bruce has been invo…

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Tracy Murray
1 day ago
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Tracy has been doing work with Recyclocraftz for many years now and has been spending much of her time in Zambia Africa where they run a lib…

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Laura Frieberg
1 day ago
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Marilyn lives generously in so many ways! Marilyn is our “yes” woman at church. If something needs to get done just ask Marilyn. “Marilyn, …

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Kylie D'Andrea
1 day ago

I'm nominating Miss Michigan's Teen, Kylie D'Andrea. In 2019, Kylie won the Miss St. Clair Shores Teen pageant and started her official p…

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Judy Smith
1 day ago
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Judy Smith exemplifies the true spirit of service and generosity through her commitment to making a difference in the lives of others. As a…

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Christie Rudenick
2 days ago

Christie as chair of "Kickin' Cancer" in Redwood County (operating under Redwood Communities Foundation) has devoted many hours to the fig…

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Billy Cockrum
2 days ago
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In the time that I have known Billy, I have witnessed selfless service, not only to his congregation but to the entire community and neighbo…

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Delores A Hoffman
2 days ago

Mom has been a active member for many years, of the team that provides a free meal at Community Covenant Church, on Wednesday evenings. Mo…

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Don Frederiksen
1 day ago
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Don has dedicated countless hours for www.techforseniors.info. "Digital Adoption for Healthy Aging Initiative–Equitable Access to Devices, I…

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Jackie Lovas
1 day ago

Jackie is co-chair of our WELCA Committee for Service Projects. She truly cares about the less fortunate. She organizes the quilting, whi…

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Debra Schuettler
1 day ago
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Debbie Schuettler is the Operations Manager of the Hope Lake Weir Campus Food Pantry. Debbie took over running the Food Pantry on January 1,…

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Ryan Lariccia
1 day ago
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To describe this man’s service to his community is hard to put into words. There are many who will see a sales man and instantly judge. But …

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Jacqueline Horn
1 day ago

Jackie wanted to open a free food and clothing location at our church. Recognizing that others locally were doing this, opted to open a 'b…

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Chris Lambert
2 days ago
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After a spiritual awakening during his junior year at Indiana University, where he was studying marketing with an initial plan to use his po…

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Timothy Cage
2 days ago

Tim Cage makes significant contributions to the congregational life of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in New York City. He serves as a co-c…

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catherine merseal
1 day ago
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Catherine is a quiet conquerer and usually lives generously behind the scenes. She does so much so quietly. At our church, Catherine helps …

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Amy Spaude
1 day ago
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She is a super human and gives so much time and energy to her church. She is on committees, always making crafts for fundraising and is trul…

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Rose Gray
1 day ago
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Mrs. Rose Gray has volunteered her service to the community in many ways for many years including this past year: - always willing to help t…

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Peggy Grabow
1 day ago
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Peggy is a nurse who, in 2019 saw so many homeless she decided to do something to help. She began reaching out to homeless encampments and p…

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Suzanne Boccio
1 day ago
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Our weekly soup kitchen at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Manhattan was closed in the summer of 2020 due to COVID-19. Our member and friend…

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Karen Arnowski
2 days ago
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I nominate Karen Arnowski and Debbie Nawn for the “The Live Generously” award. These sisters contribute to significant community efforts as …

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Billy Cockrum
2 days ago
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Pastor Billy Cockrum serves as the lead pastor of Passion Assembly in Springfield Mo. He is also from the very neighborhood he serves in who…

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