Inspire Me

The group of tennis friends had all the handbags, flower vases and holidays sweaters they needed - more than enough, some said.

WHO HE IS Gene Sansbury, longtime volunteer for the American Red Cross and owner of The Biscuit House — a landmark breakfast stop on Bluff Road due to close in February 2010.

Inspire me: Rain or shine, you’ll find 95-year-old Nell Gann packing and organizing food at Harvest Hope’s emergency food pantry every Monday morning. More from our 'Inspire Me' series

Eleven-year-old Harrison Pineda doesn’t like to read, but he loves giraffes.

When not covering Gamecock sports for Spurs and Feathers newspaper, 63-year-old Glenn Snyder enjoys reading to preschoolers at St. John Baptist Church. He especially likes the books.

After a firm knock on the door, Walt Lardner steps into a room at Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital, greeted by the perplexed look of the people inside.

Who she is: Nine-year-old Alesha Hudson of Lugoff. Enjoys skating, playing and riding horses. Attends Doby’s Mill Elementary School.

Sixteen-year-old Bria Prioleau began volunteering for EdVenture when she was 12 years old. Four years later, the Cardinal Newman junior said she hasn’t tired of the children’s museum.

WHO THEY ARE Longtime community and hospital volunteers, Verlon “Stoney” Stone and his partner, Charles Veach.