Susan Sarandon Lends A Helping Hand
posted: 01/05/2007
Board member and spokesperson, Rose Mapendo, joined Mapendo International’s founders, Sasha Chanoff and Dr. John Wagacha Burton, more
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To Walk Without Fear
posted: 12/14/2006
When Elissa Montanti began helping wounded children of the Bosnian war back in the mid 1990s, little did she know that one of th more
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Taking A Stand for Safety
posted: 11/28/2006
If you want to promote your cause for safety, where should you go for help? Fourteen-year-old Staten Island hero Abdul Hafiz and more
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Steven Loignon: Stepping Back into Life Announces Annual Scholarships
posted: 10/16/2006
In 2001, Steve Loignon lost both legs when a car hit him head on while he walked to work. Pulling out of a month-long coma and more
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Rosamond Carr, A Life’s Journey
posted: 10/05/2006
Founder of the Imbabazi Orphanage in Rwanda for orphaned children of the genocide, Volvo for life Safety Award winner Rosamond C more
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Michael Pesci: Pitching For Good Causes
posted: 09/06/2006
“If you build it, they will come” so goes the immortal line in “Field of Dreams,” one of the greatest baseball films. Baseball e more
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Heroic Detroit doctor receives a Volvo for life.
posted: 08/31/2006
Dr. Ingida Asfaw, Grand Award Winner of the 4th Annual Volvo for life Awards, recently received a “thank you” to last a lifetime more
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WHO WOULD YOU GIVE A VOLVO TO?
posted: 08/18/2006
Who would you give a Volvo to? How about Lucy Bowles, a 73-year-old Alabama florist serving as a volunteer first-responder? Or J more
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Keeping sailors and soldiers in touch with loved ones
posted: 05/22/2006
Through her Cell Phones for Soldiers program, Butterfly Award finalist Brittany Bergquist continues to help men and women in the more
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Help A Child’s Dream Come True – Donate to Burch Dream Summer Camp
posted: 05/17/2006
When Earnestine Russell-Drumgold, Grand Award Winner of the 2nd Annual Volvo for life Awards, started the Burch Dream Summer Cam more
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Portland-based Charity Celebrates 5 Years of Rescuing American Families from Hell Abroad
posted: 04/26/2006
Portland, OR – What’s life like in a domestic violence shelter for residents who are, homeless, penniless, and have nowhere to g more
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Doctor Dedicates Maternal Health Center to Volvo
posted: 04/19/2006
After learning he would receive a $50,000 donation from Volvo, Volvo for life Awards Grand Award Winner Dr. Ingida Asfaw ann more
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Val Kilmer Features Hero’s Letter on Web Site
posted: 02/07/2006
Fay DeAvignon, one of our current Volvo for life Awards nominees, was thrilled when her letter to Val Kilmer was published on hi more
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Spread the Magic Foundation
posted: 01/12/2006
A two-time cancer survivor, Chad Juros (a.k.a., The Magical Chadakazam) became a Volvo for life Awards nominee for performing ma more
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Lisa Busch: Hero Update
posted: 11/10/2005
Inspired to help her community get back on its feet after a large-scale pulp mill closure in Sitka, AK., Lisa Busch spearheaded more
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Hope Bevilhymer: Hero Update
posted: 11/10/2005
At age 25, Hope Bevilhymer’s right leg was amputated from the knee down, ending a lifetime of difficulty with her bilateral club more
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Schwarzenegger signs Suwol’s co-sponsored Assembly Bill
posted: 10/19/2005
A finalist in the "Environment" category of the 3rd Annual Volvo for life Awards, Robina Suwol and her organization just achieve more
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Keeping Kids Safe
posted: 09/28/2005
KID urges safety first for users of children’s products donated in hurricane relief effort
2005 September Email Alert.As A more
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Pam Stack Hosts Annual Luncheon and Awards Ceremony
posted: 09/23/2005
One of the first winners of the Volvo for life Awards for her work in helping survivors of domestic abuse, Pam Stack has since g more
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Robina Suwol's Legislation Goes to the Governor's Office
posted: 09/22/2005
A finalist in the "Environment" category of the 3rd Annual Volvo for life Awards, Robina Suwol has great news to report. Her org more
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Hope Bevilhymer Named One of Six Pioneers of Progress
posted: 09/22/2005
Hope Bevilhymer, Grand Award Winner of the 3rd Annual Volvo for life Awards, has just received some more great news: she was rec more
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Volvo Retailers Unite to Support Alex's Lemonade Stand
posted: 09/08/2005
Hundreds of retailers will hold concurrent fundraisers Oct. 8 - 16 for Alex’s Lemonade Stand and local children’s hospitals to b more
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Volvo for life...Literally, Hope Bevilhymer Rides Home
posted: 06/30/2005
Earlier this year, celebrity judges named Hope Bevilhymer, 27, “America’s Greatest Hometown Hero” in the third annual Volvo for more
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Volvo for life Award Winner Continues to Go Above and Beyond
posted: 06/05/2005
Bao Xiong, of Wausau, WI, isn’t your ordinary caretaker. Not only does she raise her own six children, but she also serves as an more
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Award Brings New Opportunities, Exposure for Recipient
posted: 06/02/2005
Fifteen years ago Pamela Stack became the victim of brutal domestic violence, but since her attack she has used her experience a more
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Award Doubles Hero’s Efforts, Brings Hope to Hundreds
posted: 06/01/2005
Two years ago Mary Tenakhongva’s house burned down, leaving her family homeless, poor and without hope. Living on the Hopi Reser more
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