Giraffe Heroes Database
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Entries beginning with "T"
Earl and Bev Thompson of Clarks Grove MN turned a retirement jaunt to Nepal into a 100% commitment to the well-being of the people of western Nepal. The Thompsons moved to the Nepalese mountains to run medical, agricultural and literacy programs as full-time volunteers.
Home when commended: North America, US, Michigan Home now: North America, US, Michigan Gender: C (couple) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Judy Thorslund of Langley WA is a recovering alcoholic and a survivor of domestic abuse who has devoted her life to helping other women follow her into clean, sober, safe lives. Thorslund intervenes in middle–of–the–night domestic fights and lives at the shelter she runs so she can be on constant call.
Home when commended: North America, US, Washington Home now: North America, US, New York Gender: F (female) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Doug Thron of Arcata CA climbed a fence onto timber-company land in the Headwaters Forest and photographed the massive cutting of ancient redwoods. He then dropped out of college to show his pictures across the country, urging people to demand that the Headwaters be purchased by the federal government so the centuries-old trees can be saved.
Home when commended: North America, US, California Home now: North America, US, California Gender: M (male) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Setsuko Thurlow of Don Mills, Ontario, a survivor of Hiroshima, endured threats and gave up the comforts and pleasures of life to speak, write and lobby tirelessly for an end to the nuclear arms race.
Home when commended: North America, Canada, Ontario Home now: North America, Canada, Ontario Gender: F (female) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Kip Tiernan of Boston MA walked away from a 20-year career in advertising to join an urban ministry and start Rosie's Place, the first women's shelter in the country. Tiernan has organized more than two dozen social services for the poor in the greater Boston area.
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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Joyce Tobias of Annandale VA went into action when she learned that her two oldest children were doing drugs. But she didn't just take care of her own family crisis; she also started the Parents' Association to Neutralize Drug and Alcohol Abuse. PANDAA has been successful in implementing tougher regulations in the schools and courts and in educating parents about drug abuse.
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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Jim Toevs of Seattle WA risked his position in senior management of a major bank to declare his own homosexual orientation and to found Gays & Lesbians in Unity, a support group.
Home when commended: North America, US, Washington Home now: North America, US, Arizona Gender: M (male) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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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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Keith Torney of Billings MT braved threats from aryan supremacists and helped lead the community in resisting intimidation by aryan supremacists. After an aryan attack on a Jewish home, thousands of Billings residents, Jews and non-Jews alike, responded by placing menorahs in their windows, despite the fear that they might also become targets.(See also Sarah Anthony, Wayne Inman, Margaret Macdonald, Tammie Schnitzer and Brian Schnitzer.)
Home when commended: North America, US, Montana Home now: North America, US, Montana Gender: M (male) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Cheryl Tornga was concerned about all the kids in the world who were alone, hungry and cold, so she adopted 17 of them. Children from Asia, Africa, and Central America have to come live in her eight-bedroom home and to move about in the school bus Tornga uses as the family car.
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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Lou Torok of Cincinnati OH jeopardized his own parole by starting Prison Pen Pals, defying regulations that forbid former inmates from dealing with current inmates. Torok was sure that the exchanges were so important to the success of inmates when they re-entered society, that he refused to stop.
Home when commended: North America, US, Ohio Home now: North America, US, Kentucky Gender: M (male) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Editor Mark Trahant, formerly of Phoenix AZ, turned the Navajo Times Today from a debt-ridden weekly filled with tribal-council press releases into an award-winning daily that covered both national and local news, and took strong editorial positions. Tribal leaders fired Trahant and his Native-American reporters, returning the paper to its previous, safe format.
Home when commended: North America, US, Arizona Home now: North America, US, Washington Gender: M (male) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Mary Trainor of Worcester MA suspected that the minister she assisted was abusing refugee girls that he'd brought into his home. She protested through the church's chain of command, despite warnings to keep quiet. Even though the minister was convicted of rape and assault, Trainor is still harassed by his supporters and cannot find another job in her church.
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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Jim Trappe, a professor at Oregon State, knew nothing about prisons until his adopted son "arranged for me to become acquainted with the system." The younger Trappe decided to start a magazine featuring stories and art by prisoners. Certain that it was a sound idea, Jim Trappe took out a second mortgage on his home to pay for the first few issues. When some prison officials refused to allow inmates to contribute to or receive the magazine, Trappe contested their policies on First Amendment grounds, winning every case.
Home when commended: North America, US, Oregon Home now: North America, US, Oregon Gender: M (male) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Janet Trinkaus sold her farm and many of her possessions and set aside her career to start Rise n' Shine, a Seattle-based foundation for children affected by HIV and AIDS. From modest beginnings, Trinkaus enlarged the operation to serve hundreds of children.
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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Rick Trout of Tavernier FL blew the whistle on cruel procedures used by the Navy in training dolphins to kill. Discharged from his job as a trainer, Trout was threatened with prosecution for revealing the secret program, which was nevertheless put on hold.
Home when commended: North America, US, Florida Home now: North America, US, Florida Gender: M (male) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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