Passionaries - Barbara R Metzler

Passionaries' thirty-five profiles describe leaders of volunteer organizationsthat are significantly impacting millions of lives. Each story chronicles the personalinspiration behind the organization, the obstacles its creator had to overcome,and lives that have been touched or changed.The success of theseheroes is shared with more than twenty million mini-passionary volunteerswho donate millions of hours annually-and also create ripples of vision andchange. Readers will be touched, moved, and inspired. They will have access to important facts, figures, and contact information, which can encourage theiractive participation.Often inspired by no more than an impulse or idea, many of these

passionaries have been content to work in anonymity.