public List<sp_State_Select_DM> ListStates()
{
List<sp_State_Select_DM> list = new List<sp_State_Select_DM>();
using (VolTeerEntities context = new VolTeerEntities())
{
list = (from result in context.sp_Vol_State_Select()
select new sp_State_Select_DM
{
StateID = result.StateID,
StateName = result.StateName,
StateAbbr = result.StateAbbr
}).ToList();
} // Guaranteed to close the Connection
return list;
}