Have you heard of a runner’s high? It’s when a runner experiences a state of euphoria. As a runner, I have experienced that wonderful feeling attributed to a release of endorphins. I’ve also ...

This morning I interviewed Molly Johnson LaVecchia, a volunteer at Coastal Ridge Elementary School (CRES), to learn about the wonderful things going on with the school’s Green Team. I had never heard ...

Thanksgiving. Hanukkah. Solstice. Christmas. Kwanzaa. The winter season of giving, lights, celebration, gatherings and tradition is upon us. Whether we live in snowy Maine or along a sandy beach in ...

Not just anyone can be a volunteer. It takes someone very dedicated and very special. Here at Barton Memorial Hospital we have some of the finest volunteers in the area. Our volunteers include the ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. In addition to academic success, Brunswick School Department’s vision of ...

We often think of volunteering as completely unrelated to our day jobs, but professional volunteerism is one of the most valuable ways to give back to our communities. Traditional volunteering ...

Salesforce’s partnership with the Marcy Lab School began when some of its employees started volunteering at the New York nonprofit, which trains high-school graduates to become software engineers in ...

From left, Bryan Ries holds his Volunteer of the Year Award plaque on June 16 next to Carolyn Williams and Franklin Mayor Steve Barnett. Photo provided A Franklin pastor and teacher has been ...

In a narrow closet lit by blinking fluorescent lights, Cindy Bristol cleans shelves at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Grand Island. She's been doing it for about an hour. "This is what a ...

The Lake County Salvation Army chapters note their volunteers and donations are below the norm this year. The organization is looking for more citizens — leaders, really — to volunteer at other red ...

In 1831, French political scientist Alexis de Tocqueville visited the United States to research and study the American penal system. Over the course of his nine-month tour of America, he was inspired ...