Keeping the heart beating within every community is the dedication of a core of volunteers and service workers. These are the people making sure resources within all of our communities stay as strong as possible, even if there is a vacuum of lack of funding making the work they do even more important for the health and security of our neighbors. These selfless people give of their time, their expertise, and their wisdom. The services they provide are endless and can include handing out food at food pantries, answering phones at shelters, making sure every child has a present during the holidays and warm coats to wear on those cold bitter days. This core of amazing souls are the strength of any given community. What many do not realize is they do this work with not only love in their heart but also because the road their life has taken has brought them there - to give back while paying forward and ensuring better tomorrows for all. At one time during the path they have walked they m