“You make a living by what you make in your pocket, but you can make a life by what you give to others. I was in the restaurant business before I became a volunteer. I spent a lot of time behind the grill cooking food for people. I've always learned that food will bring people together. When Hurricane Katrina made her presence in Louisiana, I saw the horrors of the disaster on TV and decided to go to my local Red Cross office and get involved. Before I knew it, I was in the Houston Astrodome helping 23,000 evacuees from the Lower Ninth Ward, and I just couldn’t believe how great I felt by doing that. I remember helping this 1-year-old girl and her brother reunite with their mom, Julie. They were rescued by helicopter and separated when after being transported to a local hospital. It took me an hour of non-stop calling until someone said, "We have a Julie registered here." It was my fourth day on the job, and I got to watch her reunite with her sister and her two kids. Learning wh...