(COLORADO SPRINGS) — It’s Women’s History Month, and to celebrate, FOX21 News is sharing the stories of remarkable women in our community. We asked you to nominate the amazing women of the Pikes Peak Region for an award and received 99 nominations. One nominee, Carey Adams, works out of G od's Pantry in Colorado Springs. God's Pantry has just about anything you might need from clothing, to food, to household items. If they don't have what you need, they're still going to do their best to try and help you out. "You can come and pick up clothing, 10 pieces free each month. After that they're a dollar," said Adams. God's Pantry operates sort of like a thrift store, except many items are free as long as you're able to prove that you're a Colorado resident. The entire organization is made up of volunteers, including Adams, who dedicates about 80 hours a week to it as Director. She stepped into the role about 20 years ago to stop the popular resource from closing. "She's always looking for that veteran that needs help, and the families as well. It's just in her heart. She has a heart the size of Colorado," said Larry Peterson, who nominated Adams. Peterson met Adams after God's Pantry volunteer and veteran Floyd Cotton passed away last year. Peterson volunteers with the Honor Bell Foundation, to help honor veterans after they've passed. "It was a hard loss. He didn't have any family... so we tried to send him out with as much honors and dignity as we possibly could," said Adams. While making funeral arrangements, they learned that the Honor Bell (located in Denver) couldn't come down for his funeral service. That started Adams on a mission to fundraise for an Honor Bell in Southern Colorado. "They came up with close to $21,000 for matching donations. So that means we've got $42,000 out of their effort," said Peterson. "You know, the VA gave me drugs and they gave me counseling, but the bell takes care of my heart and my head." Their work and the bell helps honor veterans at their funeral when they otherwise might not be. "So hopefully we'll have it Veteran's Day this year... to toll for the first time at Pikes Peak National Cemetery. There's still some more money that needs to be raised, and we're helping out as much as we can," said Adams. Her hard work collecting donations and helping others doesn't stop there. She's raised thousands of dollars for many organizations like the Springs Rescue Mission, Catholic Charities, the Rocky Mountain Heroes Foundation, the Mountain Post Santa's Workshop, the Hanover Fire Department, the Hamlett Spay and Neuter Clinic, the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, the Special Olympics of Southern Colorado, and she even sponsored a K9 at the El Paso County Sheriff's Office. "She's, to me, the most remarkable woman of our town, of our community right now," said Peterson. Additionally, whenever she sees people in the military community at a store, she pays for whatever they plan to buy. That's only some of her more recent extraordinary good deeds. "We don't have a lot of cars, but if you donate and we can get them worthy..." said Adams. "(One man) had waited on the list for a few months and he didn't even really know he was on the list. We teamed up with H&H, we got tires, and a tune-up, and a water pump on this car and we gave it to the man and he's driving it today." God's Pantry serves about 125 people each day. As someone who's used a food pantry herself, she says helping the homeless, victims of fires, and everyday people who just need a little support, is a no-brainer. "We're doing the best we can with what we have, and we're trying to share it as much as we can with as many people as we can," said Adams. While they can always use more donations, they also need volunteers to help them sort through all of the donated items they receive. Whether that's for a few hours, one day, or just a couple days a week, they'd be happy to have you. She says the only donated item they don't accept (and they'll still accept it if you pay the recycling fee), is an old console TV. They'll even come pick up items if you need help donating them. On April 1, tune in to learn who wins FOX21’s Remarkable Woman of the Year award. The winner will have $1,000 donated to a non-profit of their choice and will be added to the running for our company wide, national Woman of the Year award. For our nationwide Remarkable Woman of the Year award, the 125 local winners will be honored at a star-studded awards dinner & ceremony in Los Angeles. At the ceremony, the winner will be announced. She will be awarded $25,000 for the nonprofit closest to her heart. ...read more read less