Extraordinary People

The Dallas store Howdy Homemade stayed in business thanks to a $100,000 fundraiser and is now looking nationwide for expansion opportunities.
Hubbard, 72, is one of many longtime poll workers determined to show up for this pandemic-altered election.
In the day-to-day drudgery of pandemic survival, I'd begin to see my child as simply someone I was responsible for, not the wonderful, complete human she is. Ms. G changed that.
  • Oct 26
Brittney Woodrum’s objective was to mount all 58 of Colorado’s 14,000 feet peaks to raise money for ShelterBox USA, which provides resources to vulnerable and displaced families globally.
William Wu of Shrewsbury, Mass., started the website when his sister left for college.
Hyrine Mita found a new light in her life where she least expected it: a garbage dump.
Doing her job with one hand feels natural to Savannah Stuard, but she knows it’s something unexpected for most patients.
  • Oct 19
Inspired by her grandparents, Hita Gupta finds a new role for her nonprofit. “Being able to speak with someone who’s having a hard time … I think that’s so important.”
Two Cornell students created Quarantine Buddy to connect people during the pandemic.
“This garden is very important to me, like my grandbaby,” said Victorine Mbazang, who grows produce at Blair Road Community Garden.
  • Oct 9
Charles Krohn is in his 55th year as an English professor at St. Thomas in Houston and, after a few early struggles, has adapted well to the remote teaching environment.
102-year-old Beatrice Lumpkin called this the “most important election of my life.”
Eureka! Puzzles in Massachusetts distributed parts of a 40,320-piece puzzle to 10 people in the community.
“After I was bullied and I felt a darkness inside of me, I knew I didn't want other kids to feel the same way I felt,” wrote Cavanaugh Bell, 7.
  • Oct 5
Chino's Chai Hansanuwat has had 10 other woodworker's join him in the mission.
Por Nuestra Salud y Bienestar includes funding for testing, case management, contact tracing and a Spanish phone information line.
Hannah Ernst lost her grandfather, Cal Schoenfeld, to the novel coronavirus in May. She wants others to know that victims are more than just numbers.
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