These are some examples of recent winners:
(Note: For information on other winners, please visit our individual show archives.)
Aired the week of 9/3/08 #0836
Don Schierling, Brothers Redevelopment: Don co-founded this volunteer-based nonprofit in 1971 to provide safe, affordable, accessible housing and housing services for the low-income, elderly and disabled of Colorado. They offer programs which help these folks continue to live independently in their homes and communities. Through their Home Maintenance & Repair Program, Annual Paint-a-Thon, Neighborhood Caretaker Program, and more, tens of thousands of community members volunteer to help improve the lives and well being of tens of thousands of their fellow neighbors in the Denver Metro area.
Website: www.briathome.org
Email: ddschierling@comcast.net
Address: 2250 Eaton St., Garden Level, Suite B, Denver, CO 80214
Phone: 303-202-6340
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Aired the week of 8/27/08 #0835
Hannah Taylor, Ladybug Foundation: Hannah is 12 years old. At age 5, she was deeply troubled as she witnessed a homeless man eating out of a garbage can. She began to learn about homelessness and spent time in shelters. She met and befriended homeless people and those who work with them. At age 6 she founded The Ladybug Foundation, a Canadian nonprofit which supports her efforts to spread awareness of homelessness and to raise funds to assist charities which provide food, shelter, and other needs of the homeless and near-homeless in Canada. Since beginning, over $1 million has been raised, and Hannah has educated tens of thousands of citizens young and old about important issues related to homelessness.
Website: www.ladybugfoundation.ca
Email: ladybugfund@shaw.ca
Address: P.O. Box 21054, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3R 3R2 CANADA
Phone: 204-897-0461
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Aired the week of 8/13/08 & 8/20/08 (etown Rocks!, parts 1&2) #0833
Dave Eggers, 826 Valencia: Dave Eggers is the best-selling author of "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius." In 2002, Dave used earnings from his book to launch the nonprofit 826 Valencia, in San Francisco. They help less privileged students, ages 8–18, to develop their writing skills by offering free drop in tutoring, workshops, exam prep, publishing services, and much more. The center, with over 1,000 volunteer-mentors, has reached well over 16,000 young people since its inception. And, it has led to the establishment of 826National, consisting of five additional "826" sites around the country, reaching thousands more.
Website: www.826Valencia.org
Email: leigh@826valencia.com
Address: 826 Valencia, San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: 415-642-5905
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Aired the week of 8/6/08 #0832
Nanci Limbach, Pauline S. Schneegas Wildlife Foundation: Nanci followed her childhood dream to help rehabilitate injured and abandoned wildlife. She became a veterinary technician, and later, a small inheritance from her wildlife-loving grandmother allowed her to officially launch this foundation. She has volunteered her time and expertise for the last 23 years specializing in the rehabilitation of bears and mountain lions, but also caring for animals of all types and sizes. Also through the foundation, she has educated thousands of children and adults about human impacts and conflicts with wildlife, while offering solutions for a safe coexistence. Since beginning she has helped over 5,000 animals, many of which have been successfully returned to the wild.
Website: www.schneegaswildlifefoundation.org
email: psswildlifefound@cs.com
Phone: 970-876-5489
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Aired the week of 7/30/08 #0831
Theresa Snow, Salvation Farms: Theresa co-founded (along with Jen O'Donnell) this grassroots, volunteer-driven Vermont-based farm gleaning nonprofit to prevent excess produce from going to waste and to feed their neighbors in need. Since beginning in 2005, with the help of hundreds of volunteers of all ages and from all walks of life, they have gleaned and donated over 100,000 lbs (50 tons) of produce and other food to local emergency food sites and banks, educational and care giving institutions, retirement communities, and the Vermont Food Bank.
Website: www.salvationfarms.org
email: tsnow@secondharvest.org
Phone: 802-477-4114
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Aired the week of 7/23/08 #0830
Robert Boone, Anacostia Watershed Society: Robert founded this nonprofit organization to help clean up the very polluted Anacostia River in Washington, DC, a river that was forgotten and avoided by the community surrounding it. They started small, with a volunteer group of 12 people. Since beginning, over 46,000 volunteers have planted 12,000 trees, removed 573 tons of trash, and over 11,000 tires. They also bring environmental education into schools, to thousands of urban kids each year, and the community has returned to recreate by and on this historic river.
Website: www.anacostiaws.org
email: robert@anacostiaws.org
Address: The George Washington House, 4302 Baltimore Ave., Bladensburg, MD 20710
Phone: 301-699-6204
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Aired the week of 7/16/08 #0829
Anne Hallum, Ph.D., Alliance for International Reforestation: Anne is a professor of political science at Stetson University. She founded this nonprofit in 1992 to address significant deforestation, soil erosion, lack of cultivatable land, and water degradation in rural Guatemala. Her team of local Guatemalan employees educates and trains communities over a five year period to establish and nurture permanent tree nurseries which improve the soil conditions and serve as a source of income generation. Over 112 nurseries have been established with over 3 million permanent trees permanently planted.
Website: www.stetson.edu/org/air
Email: ahallum@stetson.edu
Address: Alliance for International Reforestation (AIR), Campus Unit 8301, Stetson University, DeLand, FL 32723
Phone: 386-738-7835 or 386-822-7570
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Aired the week of 7/9/08 #0828
Mike Hannigan, Give Something Back: Mike along with Sean Marx founded Give Something Back, an office supply company based in Oakland, CA. They generously donate nearly 75% of their profits to local health, human service, environmental and educational organizations. Since beginning in 1991, they have contributed nearly $4 million to community organizations democratically selected by staff and customers in the Bay Area, San Diego, and Portland.
Website: www.givesomethingback.com/community.html
Email: mhannigan@givesomethingback.com
Address: 7730 Pardee Lane, Oakland, CA 94621
Phone: 800-261-2619
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