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Volunteers are the people who step in to do our community's dirty work expecting nothing in return.
I am in awe of them. They pick up trash on the highways and poop in the parks. They rock abused babies and hold a rape victim's hand. Then there are the volunteers whose whole lives are often turned upside down by their own selflessness. Consider the American Red Cross, which provides relief services at everything from avalanches to earthquakes to bombings.