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Sharing the Spirit 2008
Each December, the Register profiles county residents who share the spirit of community service. The people highlighted in the Sharing the Spirit series quietly go out of their way to make life better for others.
December 25th, 2008
Playing a special brand of baseballWhen April rolls around and Napa’s Little Leaguers head back to practice, you’ll find Patty Saunders-Shea at Napa’s Garfield Park.
December 24th, 2008
Delivering the goodsErin Komplin isn’t home right now.
December 23rd, 2008
Presten an auction volunteer since the very first vintageValerie Presten doesn’t think of what she does as “volunteering.” Helping others, she says, is just more fun.
December 21st, 2008
Her vested interest in helping youthKate Dahl remembers her first visit to VOICES two years ago.
December 20th, 2008
Appreciating both sidesShontaine Brayton had just gotten back on her feet after a breakup left her homeless, when another disaster forced her and her daughters out of their new home a week before Christmas.
December 19th, 2008
Once a scout...Cindi Allen may be 46, but she’ll always be a Girl Scout.
December 18th, 2008
Biking for the troopsAfter chatting with his fellow riders as they stood near the old American Canyon Police Station, Al Donaldson walked toward his Harley Davidson.
December 17th, 2008
Making a warmer welcomeToo often, public property is considered nobody’s property. When conditions start looking shabby, passersby tend to avert their eyes.
December 16th, 2008
Queen of the kitchenDo you cringe at the prospect of cooking for a large group? How about cooking for 1,000?
December 15th, 2008
Charitable childElise Dorame-Martinez, at the ripe old age of 11, is a veteran community volunteer.
December 14th, 2008
Woman in the trenches with the down-and-outNot many people of any age volunteer to work with the homeless at the Hope Activity Center in downtown Napa. Joan Fuller, 76, does so with abundant compassion and nary an ounce of fear.
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