Runners Club began as a coincidence. Paul Ireland, more commonly known as Coach Spunky, was the “trifecta” Youth Villages didn’t know they needed. He had…
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Volunteer Odyssey, the local nonprofit volunteer center, is turning 10 in 2023
Celebrate with us on April 15 with a morning of volunteering, an afternoon of fun 10 years of building a pathway to volunteerism that enriches…
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A Community in Film: Supporting Indie Memphis
The Indie Memphis Film Festival is more than just films, just like Indie Memphis is more than just a Festival. Their mission is to create…
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LITE Memphis: Creating Wealth through Entrepreneurship
“LITE Memphis is the opportunity.” – Terini Dewberry, LITE Memphis program alumni and current coach/mentor Terini Dewberry joined LITE Memphis during her last semester of…
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Cooper-Young Community Farmers Market: More Than a Market
“There’s so much more to this than just a market” Sarah Turner, Market Manager for the CYCFM The Cooper-Young Community Farmers Market (CYCFG) is a…
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Southern Reins: Equine-Assisted Services to Empower, Inspire, Nurture and Succeed
Jordan Walker, Southern Reins’ Director of Development and Communications, and Dannon Eubanks, the Director of Community Engagement for Volunteer Odyssey, collaborated on this story. Southern…
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V&E Greenline: Volunteers Make Rails-to-Trails Project Possible
“If this means so much to you then why don’t you get involved”? “Okay, I will” – The 5-second interaction that changed the trajectory of…
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Dorothy Day House: Providing Homes for Families
“If you need it in your house, we need it in our house times nine.” – Sister Maureen, Executive Director of the Dorothy Day House…
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Volunteer Odyssey Invites You to Transform Memphis
“We can elevate and transform our community through volunteerism. We just need enough volunteers to make it happen.” Volunteer Odyssey Memphis is an incredibly philanthropic…
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