By Gary Hume | Oct 19, 2015
I work with a group in Mali, West Africa, Sini Sanuman, to end female genital mutilation (FGM.) Because of friends in Mali asking how they could help, I started the Pledge Against Excision, which now has 68,000 signatures. My Malian partners are using these signatures...
By Karen M. Sughrue | Oct 12, 2015
After completing 28 years of Naval service, I began working as a case manager at the University of Southern Missouri with Vietnam veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange. Then, I attended a meeting of a citizens group that was trying to raise funds to open a shelter...
By Gary Hume | Oct 12, 2015
One of the top 5 reasons I fell in love with my husband was because of his involvement with the Elf Louise Christmas Project, a community-based 100% volunteer organization in San Antonio, Texas. My husband and I have been a core volunteers for over 25 years, and each...
By Gary Hume | Oct 12, 2015
I am a Big Sister with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and have been for 33 years. I am on my third sister, and stay with them for life. I originally became a Big Sister in my mid-twenties because I had overcome a difficult childhood and wanted to be there for someone, as I...
By Gary Hume | Oct 12, 2015
I have been a Big Brother with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the North Bay since 2002. I have mentored three Littles during that time. As a veteran of the corporate world and managing partner of a San Francisco area company, I’ve had a handful of important mentors...
