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Samuel Maugans: Providing Breathing Room For Families Living With Cancer

fordrm — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:07:57 +0000

Delaware's First Lady Carla Markell, Tricia Lyons, Senator Tom Carper, Samuel Maugans

For the past six years, Sam Maugans has devoted himself to the fight against cancer through his volunteer work with The Breathing Room Foundation, a nonprofit organization that strives to provide families living with cancer with a “bit of breathing room” from their daily struggles, with the hope that they can concentrate on regaining health. On average, Sam volunteers more than 60 hours per month, relieving the burdens of families living with cancer. In 2008 alone, Sam impacted the lives of 523 families. He was also elected President of the foundation for his many, hands-on efforts. Additionally, Sam leaves no stone unturned in fundraising or helping to expand the foundation’s capacity for service.

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John Papazoglou: Committed To Serving The Homeless

fordrm — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:41:00 +0000

John Papazoglou is committed to serving the homeless in his Dallas community John has been successful in creating and leading an on-going program that serves meals to approximately 225 homeless men, women, and children each month, in partnership with ARAMARK client, Baylor University Medical Center. Once a month, John plans menus, secures food donations, arranges transportation and organizes a team of both ARAMARK and Baylor volunteers who prepare, deliver and serve lunch to the homeless through the Cornerstone Baptist Church Homeless Outreach Ministry. John actively recruits volunteers and works to make volunteers feel appreciated. Over the last eight months, this program has fed approximately 1,500 men, women and children. More than 140 people have volunteered in excess of 560 hours of time to this cause.

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Susan Maxam: Passing on the Tradition of Public Service

fordrm — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:24:56 +0000

Susan Maxam’s commitment to helping the underprivileged and trying to safeguard our
environment began during her college years when she spent time in Latin America working in refugee camps, orphanages, prisons and shantytowns. She has since been engaged in innumerable activities to benefit many causes, both local and global, and has involved her family, students, and colleagues. At Pace University she introduced a mandatory service component into the curriculum, participated in ongoing projects benefiting the Westchester Women’s Shelter, led Earth Month activities, and co-founded the Peace and Justice Committee. She also volunteers for Jua, a nonprofit organization providing solar lighting to rural Kenyan schools. This summer, she’ll travel to Kenya with her family to work with Orphans International and Jua.

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Gino Rinaldi: A Burn Survivor Helping Others Recover

Inglis Leslie — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:01:04 +0000

As an apprentice lineman, Gino received a burn injury in 1982. As a result of this injury, he learned of the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation (AARBF), which enhances the quality of life for burn survivors and promotes burn prevention education. Gino became a donor to AARBF. He also began to volunteer with AARBF’s Ambassador Program, which helps raise funds through speaking engagements at companies. Gino then became a peer resource counselor for others who have gone through similar injuries, helping them in their recovery process. He serves as Vice President of AARBF’s Executive Board and in this role, is responsible for oversight of the foundation’s policies and plays a critical role in the financial health of AARBF.

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Thomas Walters – Creating Life-Changing Experiences for Youth

Inglis Leslie — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:03:20 +0000

In his local community, Wake Forest, Thomas Walters has been a city councilman and director of the Chamber of Commerce, served on the board of the fire department, mentored the high school Key Club, sponsored programs that benefit non-profit organizations and sponsored hundreds of youth athletic programs – but his passion is the YMCA of the Triangle. For the past 11 years, he has helped create several programs that are helping local families. Thomas has been instrumental in making the WeBuildPeople program into what it is today- providing life-changing experiences for children, teens, adults, and families through YMCA tutoring, mentoring, camping, aquatics, sports, wellness and many other vital programs and services – assuring that no one is turned away due to lack of funds.

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Brandy Sabatini Regan: A Mother Honors Her Baby’s Battle with Leukemia

fordrm — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:38:46 +0000

In 2002, Brandy Sabatini Regan’s six-week-old infant son, Cole, was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), the leading cause of death in young children. His brief 21 months of life was filled with chemo, multiple surgeries, blood/platelet transfusions, life support and 16 months of hospitalization. Cole displayed a fighting spirit throughout his life and Brandy continues her involvement with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) – the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education, and patient services – in his honor.

Brandy is very active raising funds for LLS. She has participated on Telethons and helped raise $2 million. In 2007, Brandy joined Team in Training, ran her first marathon and raised $5000 for LLS.

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