Remarkable Women 2025 Nominee: Kathy Burns
COLUMBUS, Ga. () — For International Women's Month, WRBL is taking time to recognize Remarkable Women in our community. Today we are recognizing Kathy Burns.
Around the community, Burns is known for her heart for giving.
A military spouse, Burns likes to serve her community by giving back through working with Santa's Castle and the Battle Buddy Resource Center.
Burns says it means a lot to be able to give back to the communities which have helped her through moves and deployments in the past.
'I just want to give back the best that I can,' Burns said. 'I had so many incredible mentors over my time as a military spouse, and they assisted me through all our moves and deployments and things like that. So in that way, that is really the joy of being a military spouse is giving back.'
Burns knows what she does every day can make a big impact that can make an impact for years to come.
Stay with WRBL to find out who our 2025 Remarkable Woman will be next Tuesday.
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