My name is Sam, I’m originally from the middle of Virginia. Most of my interests revolve around either sociology or longevity practices. In my spare time I enjoy standup comedy.

I heard about AccessSurf via Angie’s awesome volunteer presentation at my work. AccessSurf combines two of my favorite things, being outside in nature and also volunteering. I’ve found routinely volunteering to be very rewarding where ever I live and the fastest way to meet the best people. Most volunteering days I feel I receive more benefits from volunteering than my efforts deserve.

Favorite memories are too numerous, but seeing the smile on a participant’s face when they are able to do something either for the first time or something they haven’t done in a longtime is really nice. 

Time is short love the people around you.  

Melissa Miller - AccesSurf 2024 Volunteer of the Year