Giraffe Heroes Database
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Entries beginning with "G"
Jean Griswold of Erdenheim PA overcame her own multiple sclerosis to start Special Care, a company that provides home-care to help the elderly, people with disabilities and children with special needs. Griswold charges clients less than other providers, pays the nurses' aides more and puts the company's profits into a foundation that pays all or part of the fees for people who otherwise couldn't afford Special Care.
Home when commended: North America, US, Pennsylvania Home now: North America, US, Pennsylvania Gender: F (female) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Vicki Grossman and Brian Jung of Bothell WA overcame local denial and devoted long hours and their own funds to create the Youth Suicide Prevention Committee, which counsels kids contemplating or worrying about suicide.
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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Growth and Prevention Theatre Company (GAP) The GAP Theatre Company does plays and skits about racism, violence, drugs and discrimination, taking their powerful and positive messages about how we see and treat each other into schools and businesses. The professional actors in the Company have stepped away from pursuing their own careers to work in these challenging settings.
Home when commended: North America, US, Washington Home now: North America, US, Washington Gender: G (group) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Michael Guarrine of Mount Prospect IL spends up to 20 hours a week on environmental work—leading the ecology club he started at his school, writing weekly newspaper articles, and teaching students, teachers and community groups about environmental issues.
Home when commended: North America, US, Illinois Home now: North America, US, Illinois Gender: M (male) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Bob Guillemin of Newton MA, a successful artist, gives up long hours he could spend creating art for sale to become "Sidewalk Sam" and create artwork on public walls and sidewalks. "Sam" says art can counter the ugliness and menace of city streets.
Home when commended: North America, US, Massachusetts Home now: North America, US, Massachusetts Gender: M (male) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Arnold Gundersen of Warren CT was fired, sued, and blackballed when he protested that radioactive material was being handled unsafely at his company. Unable to find work anywhere in the nuclear industry, Gunderson continues his efforts to see that the government and private contractors respect public safety.
Home when commended: North America, US, Connecticut Home now: North America, US, Connecticut Gender: M (male) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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When she was 13 Neha Gupta overcame personal health problems to found “Empower Orphans,” a non-profit that involves young people in championing orphaned and underprivileged children.
Home when commended: North America, US, Pennsylvania Home now: North America, US, Pennsylvania Gender: F (female) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Vicky Guzman de Luna MD of Santa Ana, El Salvador gives medical care and public health training to the rural people of her country despite the bombings of her clinics and her own imprisonment by a government suspicious of her motives.
Home when commended: North America, US, Massachusetts Home now: North America, US, Massachusetts Gender: F (female) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Boris Guznyakov challenged the Russian government to return confiscated buildings to the Russian Orthodox Church. He also worked with orphans, the elderly, the disabled, alcoholics and drug addicts, despite a culture that was suspicious of such activities.
Home when commended: Asia, Russia Home now: Asia, Russia Gender: M (male) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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