Cruz has served for 13 years with the Salvation Army and one year with the Red Cross, serving meals and assisting with a multitude of community-wide projects.

Cruz grew up in Puerto Rico, in the western shore city of Mayaguez. It was there that she began volunteering at a hospital in the 1970s. She was employed in healthcare as a practical nurse for seven years and for 19 years with Baxter Laboratories.

Cruz moved from Puerto Rico in 2002 to live in Lebanon. She is blessed to have two daughters, a son, and five grandchildren. Cruz has also been employed as a nurse assistant (LPN) with the Lebanon School District.

Cruz’s greatest reward as a volunteer is that she enjoys helping others. For her, every day she experiences new history and memories as a volunteer.

If you would like to learn more about volunteer opportunities with RSVP, please contact Margie Groy, Lebanon coordinator, at (717) 454-8647 or lancleb@rsvpcapreg.org.