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(NOTE: We will periodically feature new Everyday Heroes stories while
placing older stories in the archives found below. Please check back often to catch the
most recent entries.) |
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Everyday Heroes are essential elements of our programs.
On this page, we will continually celebrate Everyday Heroes
(young people and adults) who demonstrate, by example, how
caring, respect and responsibility
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You can read the inspiring stories of
those who have been recognized as heroes, and reflect upon the questions "What?" (What
did they do?), "So What?" (What difference did it make?), and
"Now What?" (Now what can you and your students do to make a difference?).
We hope these stories will help inspire your students to take action and begin to create
their own legacies through service-learning projects that address important local and/or
global issues. After reading these stories, go to our
"Call to
Action" section, where you will find teaching guides/planning webs and other resources that you
can use to design service-learning projects of your own and support/extend the work of
many of our "Heroes."
(If you'd like to "celebrate" your own heroes as a part of your
curriculum, try our
Celebrating Everyday Heroes Activity Kit found in the
Online Catalog
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Magee Brings Smiles To Children
Kathy Magee and Operation Smile
Issue: A mission to the Phillipines inspires American woman to provide surgeries to children in developing countries
In 1981, Kathleen Magee worked on a medical mission to the Phillipines. She was surprised and disgusted by what she found. The hospital conditions were terrible, and there were many more sick children than she expected.
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Never Say Never
Loretta Heigle and Jones Middle School Students
Issue: Determined middle school students reach out to help the Lost Boys of Sudan
Margaret Mead once said,
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. In fact, it's the only thing that ever
has."
As living testimony to those words, 84 students from Loretta Heigle's social studies classes at
Jones Middle School not only took on the plight of the Sudanese refugees called the "Lost Boys" - they learned some valuable life lessons along the way.
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a PDF to read.
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Archived
Stories:
See below to Download Heroes Stories...
List of
Archived Stories Here.
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