As a result, many longtime volunteers chose not to continue their association with ARC.

Lewis, which opened in 2006, is named after a longtime volunteer.

Another longtime volunteer is Ann Galeota, a nurse and mother of two young children.

"She makes people want to do their best for her," said Louis Ruffalo, a longtime volunteer.

"Now people are praying for papers," said María Guadalupe, 47, a longtime volunteer.

Works at Rogers Media, and is also a longtime volunteer in community radio.

As people finished off the cake, Michael Levine, a lawyer and a longtime volunteer, was massaging guests lined up to await his touch.

Under its aegis she was a longtime volunteer in the Head Start program, involving parents and marshaling community support.

As a longtime volunteer for various organizations in Washington, she has worked to persuade homeless people to move indoors.

Sister Theresa Warganz, a longtime volunteer at the clinic, said she expects 1,500 children at this year's party.