KBTX and Daniel Stark Injury Lawyers are honoring a veteran in Bryan who has made it his life mission to help others even after he faced his own health challenges.
Jenni Olowo founded the nonprofit organization called BCS Together, a place local foster families can turn to when they need things like clothes, toys, car seats, or just about any other resource.
Grimes has a non-profit organization called the Like Father, Like Son Foundation and they host and sponsor many events in and around his hometown of Calvert throughout the year.
Krista Bligh runs a non-profit organization in Brazos County called Paws and Claws Wildlife Rehabilitation and with the help of a handful of volunteers, she takes in animals from across the area and attempts to nurse them back to health.
The local activist is encouraging her neighbors to be more involved in politics and she’s working overtime to help local Black-owned businesses succeed.
Rock Steady Boxing, a nonprofit organization, gives people with Parkinson’s disease hope by improving their quality of life through a non-contact boxing-based fitness curriculum.
Under the leadership of Jacky Pence and Kallie Donley, the Rudder High School volleyball team is consistently engaged in service projects that give back to their hometown of Bryan.
For six years a local non-profit organization has been helping to fix-up run-down homes for people who can't do it on their own or because the repairs are too costly.
Jill Fouch and Lauren Puente has raised thousands of dollars to provide hams to area families -- and that’s just the beginning of their work to give back to the community
For more than two decades the entertainment provided by Friends of Bluebonnet Opry in Brenham has helped raise thousands of dollars for Hospice Brazos Valley.
Daniel Stark Injury Lawyers has awarded more than 60 people, couples, organizations, and businesses with this award, giving out more than $31,000, most of which has gone to help nonprofits in the area.
Skylar Brown and a team of volunteers are working to make sure foster children receive comfort and personal essentials as they transition into the foster care system.
Nancy Keefauver is the EL coordinator at Rudder High School. Her days are spent teaching, guiding, and mentoring students who may at times struggle with the English language while learning.
Leslie Davis founded A Reason to Dream to help kids across the Brazos Valley. The group’s next big event is a Fall Family Fun Fest on October 9 in Hearne.
“Every day is different. Sometimes it’s helping a family in need and sometimes it’s helping people on the best day of their lives like a wedding or the hardest day of their lives like a funeral and realizing that God’s at work in the midst of all of it,” said Carlson.
Theresa Williams is a Family Support Specialist and was nominated because of her caring, compassionate, and endearing commitment to putting her clients first.
When the winter weather sent the Brazos Valley into a deep freeze in February, we witnessed many of our neighbors stepping up to help others. A good example of that is La’Shay Bookman, a caretaker at Comfort Keepers.
Dr. McDermott retired from A&M a few years back, but still gives his time to the students that are needing some extra help with their engineering courses.
In our series Be Remarkable we often recognize someone who is passionately helping one or two organizations but this week’s winner is someone who is sharing her time, love, and labor with several groups across the Brazos Valley.
Rick Villarreal is the owner and operator of the local Cicis restaurants in BCS. He’s also known for his generosity and support of students in the area.
Families without access to water during February’s winter storm received gift cards from the school’s staff that allowed them to wash their clothes and grab a hot meal.
Volunteers with the American Red Cross have been busy this year and the woman leading the local chapter isn’t slowing down anytime soon. It’s why A.J. Renold has been selected for this week’s Be Remarkable award.
Bobby Maggard has been helping College Station firefighters for many years. He’s now retiring but he’ll still be at the fire station to show his support.
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