Articles On:volunteer

February 23, 2024

Born to a Life of Service: Sherry Jones Peterson

Volunteers devote their time and efforts to helping others for various reasons. Many are attracted ...

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volunteer doing dementia therapy. Image by Yelizaveta Tomashevska. Article on Alzheimer's Association of Richmond retired CEO Sherry Jones Peterson
January 30, 2024

Make It Simple to Help: Bob Schnapp

“I wanted to do something about hunger because the numbers are staggering,” said Bob Schnapp ...

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Bob Schnapp loading A Simple Gesture green bags into his car as part of his work to combat hunger
July 21, 2023

Community Connection Through Volunteering

UPDATE OCT. 14, 2025: The AmeriCorps website states: Due to the lapse in Congressional Appropriations ...

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Senior volunteer playing with children
March 22, 2023

Volunteer Ambulance Drivers to Aid Ukraine

In a convoy of hope and “desperation” and an effort to aid Ukraine, volunteer ambulance ...

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Volunteer ambulance drivers pose for a group photo after they drove reconditioned ambulances from Harrisonburg, Virginia to the Port of Baltimore so they could be shipped to Ukraine. (Lloyd Fox/The Baltimore Sun/TNS). For "Convoys of Hope."
February 24, 2023

Bob Kruger: Reading to the Blind at 100

Every Wednesday morning at 10, Bob Kruger rolls his walker into the studio, plunks down ...

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Every Wednesday at 10 a.m., Bob Kruger rolls his walker into the studio of the nonprofit NC Reading Service and begins reading to the blind.
April 22, 2022

Does Becoming a Puppy Raiser Appeal to You?

Writer Kari Smith tells us about becoming a puppy raiser for Canine Companions, a nonprofit ...

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Three service dogs from Canine Companions. A look at becoming a puppy raiser with Canine Companions, which provides service dogs to people with disabilities, with firsthand advice.
July 2, 2019

10 Ways to Help Ease Loneliness as a Senior

As we age, our social networks are disrupted, which can leave us feeling isolated and ...

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Senior Loneliness