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Sherry Gradel is one of a group of teenaged single mothers who give speeches to their peers, urging them not to make "untimely choices" about sex. Describing their own lives to show how difficult it is to be a teen raising a child, the girls of the School-Age Parent Speakers Bureau remind their peers that sex can have serious consequences. (See also Liz Beal, Tara Boomsma, Debbie Brewer, Amy Conrad, Heather Lee, June Loomis, Joell Pick, Kim Posthuma, Amanda Pritchard, and Becky Winker)
Home when commended: North America, US, Wisconsin Home now: North America, US, Wisconsin Gender: F (female) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Rock singer Beverly Graham sings for the supper of Seattle's homeless. As founder of Operation Sack Lunch, Graham, now known as The Lunch Lady, gives her time, concern and much of her own income to making sure the city's hungry get fed—sometimes at the risk of her own health, security and safety.
Home when commended: North America, US, Washington Home now: North America, US, Washington Gender: F (female) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Nero Graham and Abdullah Turner of Bronx NY lead a block association that is getting dealers off their street. Graham ignores drug dealers' threats while using a bullhorn to strongly suggest that they leave the neighborhood.
Home when commended: North America, US, New York Home now: North America, US, New York Gender: M (male) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Husband and wife Michele Gran and Bud Philbrook of St. Paul MN created and direct Global Volunteers, which sends North Americans all over the world to assist on community development projects during their vacations. In the program's early years, Gran and Philbrook used their home as collateral to keep the project funded.
Home when commended: North America, US, Minnesota Home now: North America, US, Minnesota Gender: F (female) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Hardware dealer Tommy Grant of Houston TX spearheaded a fight to ban weak, counterfeit bolts that have been used in bridges, space shuttle equipment, nuclear submarines and power plants. Grant dumped the defective bolts from his own company's stock and got federal legislation outlawing import or use of the dangerous hardware.
Home when commended: North America, US, Texas Home now: North America, US, Texas Gender: M (male) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Dr. Nicole Grasset of France, co-founder of the SEVA Foundation, has dedicated her life to saving lives and improving health conditions around the world. Dr. Grasset has organized immunization programs, smallpox vaccinations and medical and nutritional programs across the globe.
Home when commended: Europe, France Home now: Europe, France Gender: F (female) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Suzanne Gray of Santa Fe Springs CA left a well-paying job to start "3's Company," using her own experience as a juvenile offender to counsel kids in California's toughest juvenile halls. Though Gray has serious health problems, she works around the clock running "3's Company" out of her home.
Home when commended: North America, US, California Home now: North America, US, California Gender: F (female) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Myrah and Richard Green have risked their physical and financial wellbeing to establish the Crown Heights Collective in Brooklyn NY. They're credited with preventing violence by walking and talking on the streets during community crises; on less dramatic days, they're at the Collective teaching job skills, and the art of peacemaking.
Home when commended: North America, US, New York Home now: North America, US, New York Gender: F (female) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Richard and Myrah Green have risked their physical and financial wellbeing to establish the Crown Heights Collective in Brooklyn NY. They're credited with preventing violence by walking and talking on the streets during community crises; on less dramatic days, they're at the Collective teaching job skills, and the art of peacemaking.
Home when commended: North America, US, New York Home now: North America, US, New York Gender: M (male) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Richard and Myrah Green have risked their physical and financial wellbeing to establish the Crown Heights Collective in Brooklyn NY. They're credited with preventing violence by walking and talking on the streets during community crises; on less dramatic days, they're at the Collective teaching job skills, and the art of peacemaking.
Home when commended: North America, US, New York Home now: North America, US, New York Gender: C (couple) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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In charge of all the Army Corps of Engineers' contracts with civilian companies at home and abroad, Bunnatine Greenhouse protested the repeated awards of non-competitive contracts to one corporation. She was removed from authority, demoted, given her first bad fitness report and invited to resign. Instead, she launched a legal battle, calling for an independent investigation of the Army's contracts.
Home when commended: North America, US, Washington DC Home now: North America, US, Washington DC Gender: F (female) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Leslie Gregory of Virginia Beach VA was one of five 6th-graders who pushed for stronger legislation to protect children from unsafe toys. They were patronized and ignored by many adults, but they lobbied their legislators, wrote letters to their local papers, and did research at daycare centers. They appeared before the Virginia Assembly and the U.S. Congress as expert witnesses on toy safety, and a bill they initiated requiring hospital emergency rooms to report any toy-related injuries became law in Virginia. (See also Zachary Bradley, Carissa Frasca, Leslie Gregory, Emily Letts and J. Kyle Massey.)
Home when commended: North America, US, Virginia Home now: North America, US, Virginia Gender: F (female) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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High school student Linjalynn Grier of Atlanta GA, a highly-ranked competitive swimmer, goes into Atlanta's toughest housing projects to recruit participants in a free swimming program that she organizes every summer.
Home when commended: North America, US, Georgia Home now: North America, US, Georgia Gender: F (female) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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N.C. Griffith of Tacoma WA quit his job in video production to train at-risk kids in making television. Living off savings, Griffith set up a video studio where excited teens now learn communications and technical skills while producing music, news and public service videos.
Home when commended: North America, US, Washington Home now: North America, US, Washington Gender: M (male) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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