Giraffe Heroes Database
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Reverend William Wendt of Washington DC pioneered the ordination of women in the Episcopal Church, inviting an aspiring woman priest to speak from his pulpit, an act for which he was put on trial by the Diocese.
Home when commended: North America, US, Washington DC Home now: North America, US, Virginia Gender: M (male) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Roger Wentling, a soil conservation expert at the US Department of Agriculture, was ordered by the Department not to teach farmers low-input, sustainable agriculture. Wentling resigned so that he could be free to go on teaching this non-polluting, productive way of farming.
Home when commended: North America, US, Pennsylvania Home now: North America, US, Pennsylvania Gender: M (male) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Brad Wetmore of Vashon Island WA wanted to teach kids about the shores and waters of beautiful Puget Sound, so he commissioned the building of a boat that is now his floating classroom. Wetmore personally guaranteed the costs of the program and has worked fulltime without pay to sustain it.
Home when commended: North America, US, Washington Home now: North America, US, Massachusetts Gender: M (male) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Kent and Diane Whealy of Decorah IA started the Seed Savers' Exchange in 1975, devoting the decades since then to seeing that the genetic diversity of agriculture isn't limited to the few varieties that are used by agribusiness.
Home when commended: North America, US, Iowa Home now: North America, US, Iowa Gender: F (female) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Kent and Diane Whealy of Decorah IA started the Seed Savers' Exchange in 1975, devoting the decades since then to seeing that the genetic diversity of agriculture isn't limited to the few varieties that are used by agribusiness.
Home when commended: North America, US, Iowa Home now: North America, US, Iowa Gender: M (male) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Kent and Diane Whealy of Decorah IA started the Seed Savers' Exchange in 1975, devoting the decades since then to seeing that the genetic diversity of agriculture isn't limited to the few varieties that are used by agribusiness.
Home when commended: North America, US, Iowa Home now: North America, US, Iowa Gender: C (couple) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Jim White of McFarland CA is the most successful track coach in the state, but he and his wife, Cheryl White, have turned down all offers to move from poverty-stricken McFarland to a more lucrative, comfortable place. "Coach Blanco" and his wife are committed to helping his largely Latino teams not only win meets but also believe in themselves and the possibilities for their lives.
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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Gloria White of Fort Smith AR founded Project Compassion, a one-on-one volunteer program to provide friends and visitors for people in nursing homes who have no "outsiders" to visit them. For decades she's been the fulltime, unpaid coordinator of the project, which also provides music, arts, crafts, pet therapy, physical fitness and parties in 74 nursing homes.
Home when commended: North America, US, Arkansas Home now: North America, US, Arkansas Gender: F (female) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Jim White of McFarland CA is the most successful track coach in the state, but he and his wife, Cheryl White, have turned down all offers to move from poverty-stricken McFarland to a more lucrative, comfortable place. "Coach Blanco" and his wife are committed to helping his largely Latino teams not only win meets but also believe in themselves and the possibilities for their lives.
Home when commended: North America, US, California Home now: North America, US, California Gender: C (couple) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Jim White of McFarland CA was the most successful track coach in the state, but he and his wife, Cheryl White, decided to down all offers to move from poverty-stricken McFarland to a more lucrative, comfortable place. "Coach Blanco" and his wife are committed to helping his mostly Latino teams not only win meets but also believe in themselves and the possibilities for their lives.
Home when commended: North America, US, California Home now: North America, US, California Gender: C (couple) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Sue Ellen White-Hansen, Steve Shapiro, Debora Valis, Neil Colburn, Candace Culver, Jerry Sanders, Sylvia Sanders, Harry Wilbert, Myrl Wilbert, Pat Goff and Jack Noel were members of Save the Trees, a group that worked fifteen years to save the last old-growth trees on Whidbey Island in Washington. These islanders began by standing in front of the ancient trees as heavy machinery moved toward them. They went on to lobby public officials and go through the courts, winning a long battle to protect not only their island’s last giant trees, but also other old-growth throughout the state.
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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Judy Wicks built a thriving restaurant business while breaking every rule-of-thumb for the way restaurants are supposed to survive and profit. She pays top-dollar for organic produce and meats, pays her staff well, charges reasonable prices and enlists customers in social and environmental causes. Her White Dog Cafe is a model for the success of socially conscious businesses.
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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Harry Wilbert, Sue Ellen White-Hansen, Steve Shapiro, Debora Valis, Neil Colburn, Candace Culver, Jerry Sanders, Sylvia Sanders, Myrl Wilbert, Pat Goff and Jack Noel were members of Save the Trees, a group that worked fifteen years to save the last old-growth trees on Whidbey Island in Washington. These islanders began by standing in front of the ancient trees as heavy machinery moved toward them. They went on to lobby public officials and go through the courts, winning a long battle to protect not only their island’s last giant trees, but also other old-growth throughout the state.
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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Myrl Wilbert, Sue Ellen White-Hansen, Steve Shapiro, Debora Valis, Neil Colburn, Candace Culver, Jerry Sanders, Sylvia Sanders, Harry Wilbert, Pat Goff and Jack Noel were members of Save the Trees, a group that worked fifteen years to save the last old-growth trees on Whidbey Island in Washington. These islanders began by standing in front of the ancient trees as heavy machinery moved toward them. They went on to lobby public officials and go through the courts, winning a long battle to protect not only their island’s last giant trees, but also other old-growth throughout the state.
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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Peter Willcox of Hamburg, Germany captained Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior through dangerous missions to protest sealing, whaling and environmental pollution--before it was sunk by the French Secret Service. Moving on to captain the Rainbow Warrior II, Willcox continued to campaign against nuclear and environmental threats in the South Pacific.
Home when commended: Europe, Germany Home now: North America, US, Washington DC Gender: M (male) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Delvin Williams has devoted his post-Dolphin and 49er years to a program he founded to help young athletes and other kids avoid the mistakes he made as a pro football star. His most important message: steer clear of substance abuse.
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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