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MY HERO CELEBRATES
Community Heroes

You make a living by what you get,
but you make a life by what you give.
---Winston Churchill

Dave Congdon is a Special Olympics athlete and an inspiration to many facing barriers and difficult times. by Kathy from Branford	Lisa Markham is a passionate and committed volunteer to the Special Olympics. by Kathy Crockett	Bunker Roy has dedicated his life to improving the lives of the rural poor in India. by Anthea Milnes from Oxford	Angela Brooks is an architect who works to create sustainable and affordable housing. by Susannah Abbey
Azie Morton valued education and gave back to her community. by Alex from Austin	Jacob Komar and Computers for Communities refurbishes computers and helps inner city residents obtain IT skills. by My Hero Staff	L'Abbe Pierre devoted his life to helping the poor and homeless in France. by Benjamin from France	Millard and Linda Fuller founded Habitat for Humanity. by Karen Pritzker
Jennifer Staple:Unite for Sight works to improve eye health and eliminate preventable blindness worldwide. by Claudia Hudson	Blake Mycoskie founded TOMS Shoes to bring shoes to children who don't have them by Alecia from Hawaii	Dr Deepak Acharya is a scientist devoted to protecting India's endangered Patalkot Forest. by Garima from India	Chiune and Yukiko Sugihara believed in freedom and saved many Jews during WWII. by Eric Saul
Le Ly Hayslip is a humanitarian, memoirist, and powerful peacemaker. by Claudia Hudson	Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is a Colombian singer whose talent and philanthropic work inspire many. by Daniela Montiel from Tampico, Mexico	Sabriye Tenberken helps to educate and better the lives of blind people living in Tibet. by Vanessa from Indonesia	The Community College Foundation eBus brings technology to underserved communities and schools. by Kathy Crockett
Muhammad Yunus started a bank for poor people in Bangladesh. by NEWS FOR KIDS, Singapore, 2006	Greg Mortenson promotes peace by building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. by Sadia Ashraf	Kimmie Weeks survived the war in Liberia and now works to rebuild communities in war-torn countries. by My Hero Staff	Ruth DeGolia:Mercado Global works to help poor communities that have seen the collapse of prices for their locally grown crops.
Brick Awards 2007 celebrate young people tryng to make a difference in our world.	Erin Gruwell is the founder of Freedom Writers and an inspiration to teachers and students around the world. by Jerrilyn Jacobs	Wangari Maathai 2006 Film Festival 1st Place Student Winner &Special Hero Award Winner:Wangari Maathai by Will Levitt	Wangari Maathai is a Nobel Prize winning environmental activist and a hero to Frances Moore Lappe. by Frances Moore Lappe
Art Miles Mural Project uses art to create a more peaceful global community. by Kevin Metz Hero Magazine Staff Writer	Oprah Winfrey's Leadership Academy for Girls has opened up opportunities to South African girls. by Kathy Crockett	Dr. Gloria WilderBrathwaite was inspired to provide health care to the poor in the innner city. by Victoria from Raleigh	Ramani Sankaranarayanan and Geeta Vaidyanathan founded CTxGrEn to show villagers how to turn native materials into fuel for electricity. by Claudia Herrera Hudson
Magic Johnson inspires others with his basketball talents and philanthropic work. by Laura Tucker for MY HERO	MIT Open Courseware Project makes education accessible worldwide by offering free MIT courseware online. by Jeanne	Rigoberta Menchu Tum was the first Guatemalan to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. by Lydia Ratna	Eric Samuel established Community Food Enterprise to reduce food poverty in East London. by Anthea Milnes from Oxford