Community volunteering is in her blood
“I’ve always been part of a hard-working family that stays in church and finds ways to serve and help others. “When I get involved with projects and organizations, I go into it wanting to help. Just...
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He’s fulfilling vision with Community Works
“In 2018 I was diagnosed with a brain tumor. They were talking about surgery. Then two days before Thanksgiving, my doctor called. He said, ‘The team working on your case looked at your scan from three...
Children learn to be civic minded and much more
“I’m 49, and I’m the youngest of 11 siblings. There were four things that my mother and father stressed to all of us. One, get an education because nobody can take that from you. Two, never...
Complete strangers pull together during storm
“Well, the water won out. We finally had to evacuate after it got up 6 inches in our house. Lots of locals were running boats in, so my wife and son left in one and I...
Promise Center making an impact on community
“My passion is the kids. That’s why we opened the Promise Center, which came out of Gen. Colin Powell’s national campaign started in 1997 to get involved and make a difference in the lives of children....
She’s all about helping others in the community
“I started this thing called the Really, Really Free Market of Baytown. Basically, everybody brings stuff to donate and we have a giant garage sale, but everything’s free. Everybody gets a bag and they collect what...
