Category: Unsung Heroes
Dogs for the Paws: Mission Awareness
Location: Classified A new era of the pet / art awareness site, Dogs for the Paws (DFP) has begun with a very unique 2012 awareness theme, “DFP Bark Forces…Mission Awareness”. The “Bark Forces” program will be engaging, educational and fun as well as using the popular pet themed art of national artist, Missy Johnson as [...]
Volunteers Making a Difference in Tsunami-Stricken Japan
On March 11, 2011, the lives of the Japanese people changed in ways no one could ever imagine. At 2:46 pm that afternoon, one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded anywhere on earth struck just off the coastline of eastern Japan, followed 30 minutes later by one of the largest ever tsunamis.
A Vision of Harmony: Helping People Be the Best They Can Be
Harmony Home Health, a senior home companion enterprise, was molded by hands that believe in a “self-actualizing business,” helping people be the best they can be.
Overcoming Breast Cancer with Optimism, Strength and Love
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. It is a lovely time to celebrate the strength and courage of those women and to respectively remember the lives of those who were lost and those who have paved the way to inspire other women.
World’s First Hula Hooping Missionary is a “Light in a Dark World”
Carissa Caricato created Hoola for Happiness: SPREADING JOY TO THE WORLD, ONE HOOP AT A TIME, ONE LIFE AT A TIME
Mrs. America Reveals Her Inner Beauty in the Fight against Blindness
April Lufriu has become a leading champion for the Foundation Fighting Blindness. She is determined to do anything to raise awareness in the pursuit of a cure.
Good Wishes Flying to Japan to Assist in the Challenged Areas of the Recent Earthquake, Tsunami, and Radioactive Meltdown
Students raised $1000 by selling origami cranes with messages to assist those affected by Japan’s recent earthquake, tsunami & radioactive meltdown.
Birke Baehr Inspires Support for Local Farmers
By: Mary F. Dado While “I want to be a sustainable organic agriculturist when I grow up” are not the words you typically hear out of a 12-year-old’s mouth, it is the rock solid future plan for Birke Baehr. This young adult has been educating himself about nutrition and the perils of our industrialized food [...]
Fences for Fido: Volunteer Fence Builders Give Dogs a Better Life
By: Susan Adair Sherman Even by Pacific Northwest standards, it was raining exceptionally hard the day 20 Fences for Fido volunteers built Cooper’s fence. In the end, though, the lumber-yard dog who had spent three years on the end of a five-foot chain got his Hollywood ending. Just as the raincoat and rubber-boot clad workers [...]
Out of the Shadows: The Peace Women
By: Marci Wise Photos by: Glenna Gordon The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness. ~Honoré de Balzac Women have long made their contributions to the sanctity of the family, abiding over their homes with a quiet, moral authority. Mothers are characterized by putting [...]
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