Giving Hero STORIES: Giving Hero When “Bad” Means GoodDancing on stage with Michael Jackson launches a career in making wishes come true Read more When “Bad” Means Good › Family Acceptance, Love and GivingAfter learning herself, Joanne is teaching love and acceptance for LBGTQ youth. Read more Family Acceptance, Love and Giving › Fostering Wanderlust in the Windy CityJahmal is helping students expand their world view, one bus trip at a time. Read more Fostering Wanderlust in the Windy City › NFL Star J. J. Watt Rallies for Harvey ReliefJust after Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, Watt set up a YouCaring.com fundraiser, with the goal of raising $200,000 for relief funds from small donors around the country Watt, per usual, exceeded expectations. Read more NFL Star J. J. Watt Rallies for Harvey Relief › Grief, Growth & Giving BackAfter losing both their parents, Auston and Melessa channeled their grief toward giving; they they distributed ~150 grief kits made by Sesame Workshop to help children like them learn to cope with the loss of a parent. Read more Grief, Growth & Giving Back › One Woman Creates a Movement in AfricaFiona was the first in her family to finish high school and continue on to university. Now she leads a pan-African network of rural philanthropists on track to grow to more than 130,000 women. Read more One Woman Creates a Movement in Africa › One Student Blasts Off and Dedicates Over 500 Hours to STEMFrom volunteering to be fired across a parking lot to prove Newton’s Third Law, to donating more than 500 hours of his time to share his passion with others, Sparsh Desai, is committed to science and a true #GivingHero to Liberty Science Center (LSC). Read more One Student Blasts Off and Dedicates Over 500 Hours to STEM › Sheltering 30,000 Children from GenocideIn Burundi, civil war pitted Marguerite’s people, the Tutsis, against the Hutu population. She saw beyond their tribal differences, though, and chose instead to help more than 30,000 people in the war’s aftermath. Read more Sheltering 30,000 Children from Genocide › Let the Music do the TalkingEvery component that makes jazz what it is, is what makes this country what it’s supposed to be. Read more Let the Music do the Talking › A Great-Grandmother, A Great GiverRather than sending Mother’s Day cards to her friends and family, this #GivingHero gave support in their names to strengthen the bond between mothers and their newborns. Read more A Great-Grandmother, A Great Giver › In giving, age is but a numberAt 17, Taylor Thompson, has raised $85,000 to build a Habitat for Humanity home in his late-mother’s honor – and he’s not stopping there. Read more In giving, age is but a number › Philanthropy is in the BuildingA Nigerian woman follows in the footsteps of a great philanthropist after living in his childhood home. Read more Philanthropy is in the Building › Follow the [Unspoken] LeaderAt Lincoln Center, the word “giver” is nearly synonymous with Jean Taylor. Read more Follow the [Unspoken] Leader › Guns, Grief, and GivingDavidson and Davidchen Joseph were biking to karate practice, but tragically, only one of them would make it there alive. Read more Guns, Grief, and Giving › Fast Food – Texas StyleAfter hearing the Houston Food Bank was in need of volunteers, Heather spent an exhausting 86 hours volunteering over 10 days. Read more Fast Food – Texas Style › Doubling Down on a Five Cent InvestmentLucky for the hundreds of thousands of boys who followed him into one of its clubhouses, Ed chose BCNY. Read more Doubling Down on a Five Cent Investment › When an “encore” career leads to a second act of givingElissa Garr’s passion for education leads to a second act helping foster children grow. Read more When an “encore” career leads to a second act of giving › One Life, Threatened by Chronic Kidney DiseaseIgnacio Holtz has helped save the lives of 500 people suffering from chronic kidney disease in the U.S. and Mexico. Read more One Life, Threatened by Chronic Kidney Disease › A Librarian’s Commitment to Young Life in CaliforniaA librarian in California helps delinquent boys become bookworms. Read more A Librarian’s Commitment to Young Life in California › Small Gift, Big GiverOf all the donations Vartan Gregorian has received in his years of serving great institutions, one stands out in his memory. Read more Small Gift, Big Giver ›
