"Lift" - The Good Wall Project begins here . . .
A book came out recently written by scientists/environmentalists . . .said the only thing we have to worry about is big industry. Each individual who tries to make his or her own environment better is useless. I find this criminal, because then you have a billion people all saying, "It doesn't matter what I do because I'm just one person."
But if you turn that around and a billion people say, "What I do does make a difference," [imagine the] difference.
—Jane Goodall, Primatologist
Really sees people - then courageously writes what he sees. Forty + years encouraging others to do the same. As a child, my father read Hungry Journey to me at bedtime.
Apa Sherpa www.apasherpafoundation.org
Building schools, beginning in his hometown, Thame Nepal
Nelleke Blitterswijk
Holland - years of service
Jorge Munoz
School Bus Driver feeding hungry from his tiny Queens kitchen every night
Aunika Kidd
Vanquishing fear, empowering expectant mothers, including abandoned teenage girls
Chip Paillex and Colleen Duerr
Farming and gleaning fresh produce for food pantries, soup kitchens and food banks
Eliza Wren Payne / WRENNE
Telling England, the world, "You Were Born for This" and other happy truths-see her live if u can
Sarah Symons
Believed in happy endings amidst terror of human trafficking
Stephanie Nielson
Sharing Good News before and after her life-changing plane crash
Roelof Scott Steenblik
Teaching others to fish instead of giving fish away; 52 weeks a year
SaraJoy Pond
Putting a bright idea into action - Tipping Bucket
Rhema Marvanne
Angelic voice, this 7 year old examplifies courage and joy
Amanda Shoemaker
Founder - Shutter Mission: Professional photographers donating time/talents to communities
Jane Clayson Johnson
Choosing to maximize her influence where it matters most to her: motherhood
Saidi Kigongobero
Thirteen year old "simply" carries water for his family every day, yes at midnight, yes, walking miles
Paul Cardall www.paulcardall.com
Choosing Life, with capital L - giving funding and education through his foundation
Verda Mae Christensen
and Family
Mother of eight confident, contributing-to-society children - raised children partly, as single Mom, pursued her creative career, and okay, voted Mother of the Year. I will always be grateful for Verda Mae's influence - time spent with her in her home, her encouragement, laughter and example -- and shortly before her passing -- her exuberant performance for winter-season-of-life ladies and me at the public library. The good she and her family - Nancy Bitner, Carlton and Kathy Christensen and Clayton and Christine Christensen - have given - is incalculable.
Neil Stone
Lori and Scott Stone and Family
Courageously choosing optimism and progression in spite of daily reality of a serious brain injury.
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Know of someone saying, "Yes, I Can!" Tell us about it . . .
Future layout for this .org/project will be similar to
this fantastic installation at the Princeton Public Library
this fantastic installation at the Princeton Public Library
1 comment:
Your post inspired me to think of many, many others. A sampling:
Mrs. Johns. 3rd grade teacher. Loves the ones least deserving of love and so most in need of it.
Audrey Paulsen. Mothers 6, grandmothers 16. Lifts burdens, teaches truth, sacrifices comforts, spreads laughter.
Kiersten Gallacher. Heals wounds, builds confidence, loves unconditionally, creates and shares beauty.
Mrs. Gillespie. Elementary school librarian. Took time to nurture the love of reading in thousands of impressionable children.
Eve Sachs. Teaches ballroom dance to underprivileged kids in New Brunswick, NJ. Makes a college education (and so a new life) possible for a hundred "forgotten" youth each year.
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