image by smokedsalmon | http://bit.ly/freedigitalphotos_smokedsalmon One of our positively stellar volunteers–someone who inspires you to want to write about them–clearly doesn’t do it for the notoriety. She’s definitely an “out of the spotlight” kind of person who I’m sure would never agree to being made a fuss over via blog post. So instead of asking her permission (just her forgiveness maybe), I’ve opted to share her story without sharing her identity. Some of you who know

For many middle school and high school students, Spring Break is time to head out on a family vacation or to just take it easy for a week; but for about 20 youth from Brainerd Area Catholic Churches (BACC), this year it was time spent giving back to the community. Back in September, Bridges of Hope sent a letter to our local church youth groups (as many as we could find names and addresses for), offering to have a representative come to speak to their group about social enter