Growing Bolder Community

It's that time of year again. Each year, people across the world vow to change their ways in the coming year. In 2011, don't just resolve to do the things you think you SHOULD do. Do the things you WANT to do. Find out how.

She loves learning new things, and she shares her stories right here on Growing Bolder. Simply Deb has been a great supporter of our Web site, and so we wanted to know -- what makes her tick?

Peggy Smith is strong, sensitive and a survivor. You'd have to be all three, when you are on the job 24 hours a day and when the job is also home.

Everyone from the president of the United States to Borat to some aging superheroes showed up at the 2007 Famous Faces Ball to benefit Shepard's Hope.

A retired businessman has discovered that the joy of volunteering combined with the joy of gardening equals the fountain of youth.

One day, Kevin Salwen's 14-year-old daughter came to him with a crazy idea -- we should sell our big house and donate the money to charity. Know what's crazier? That's exactly what the Salwen family did.

It isn't easy being a wild animal these days! Vets can't help, so who can? Mary Jane Isner rehabs squirrels, raccoons, opossums and other creatures day and night, in her home. See what makes what she does such a gift to the community!

A chance trip to one of the poorest countries in the world turned a grieving widow into someone who is making a difference in the lives of thousands.

What if your life experiences could better the life of a child? In 20 cities across the country, more than 2,000 mentors are doing exactly that.