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Thomas Walz

By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023

After retiring from a career in teaching and social work in 2000, Thomas Walz founded the Extend the Dream Foundation (EDF) in Iowa City, Iowa. He had been inspired by Bill Sackter, a mentally challenged man who transformed his mental disability and 43 years of...

Hans Geissler

By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023

Hans Geissler was born one of ten children in rural Germany during World War II. Once in the United States, Geissler built successful businesses in plumbing, contracting and boat building. But a trip to Guatemala in 1990 reminded him of the hunger and struggle he...

Beatty Brasch

By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023

In her early 60s after 13 years as executive director of a local community action agency. Beatty Brasch decided she could not retire as long as “the inequities of life” persisted. She founded The Center for People in Need (CFPN) in 2003 to bring consumer...

Clark “Corky” Graham

By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023

The United States lags behind other industrialized countries in science, technology, engineering and math college graduates. The problem is especially severe among low-income black and Hispanic students. For Clark “Corky” Graham, that situation threatens American...

Anne O’Callaghan

By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023

As a volunteer at the Philadelphia Area Immigration Resource Center, Anne O’Callaghan saw that many immigrants’ needs – including learning English and finding well-paying jobs – weren’t being met. She understood their plight, having emigrated from Ireland in 1970....

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