Hometown Hero

Hometown Heroes are people who serve other people, their community, and take pride in honoring, restoring, preserving, or celebrating an aspect of American hometown life, be it their work, passion, or pastime.

Tribute for my Uncle Roy

shared by Elkneckgrl

"Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today." This maxim bombarded me as I recently visited my Uncle Roy & Aunt Miriam in Westminster, MD. I've meant to write a tribute to

first appeared: 6/11/2009

Teacher or Puppy Raiser

shared by graduatecci91

Linda McMahan is an eighth grade science teacher here in Shawnee, Oklahoma, To see her on the street you might wonder about her because she has a dog with her 99% of the time. Linda is paying it forw

first appeared: 5/29/2009

Exclaiming and Proclaiming

by Marti Attoun

A modern-day town crier provides a voice for his community

first appeared: 5/17/2009

Bringing a B-17 to Life

by Vicki Cox

Arizona volunteers keep vintage plane airborne

first appeared: 5/10/2009

Chris Rhoda, Higher Ed Information Technology Guru

shared by prconsult

When you first meet Chris Rhoda [M.B.A, '88], it's all about the business of information technology and services. What else? Rhoda takes his role very seriously of providing the technology to

first appeared: 4/30/2009

A Heavenly Honeymoon

shared by nelsonjc

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first appeared: 4/12/2009

Riding and Inspiring

by Dave Tompkins

An ATV enthusiast races to motivate others

first appeared: 4/12/2009

Clipping Coupons for Soldiers

by Vicki Cox

Kay MacVey, 83, sits down at her kitchen table in Ames, Iowa, scissors in hand and a waste basket at her knee.

first appeared: 2/1/2009

Helping Hospitalized Kids Return Home

by Karen Karvonen

Katie Moore is a happy, bubbling 9-year-old who plays with dolls and climbs trees with her friends. She also is a living miracle.

first appeared: 12/14/2008

Freda Smith Receives College Degree at Age 85!

shared by prconsult

It's never too late! Freda Staples Smith is undoubtedly the most senior member of Thomas College's senior class. Smith, 85, a resident of Sunset Home in Waterville, Maine received her Associate of Ar

first appeared: 12/10/2008

Sharing Classical Music

by Cheryl A. Fallstead

Cellist Evan Drachman, 44, and pianist Richard Dowling, 43, perform Camille Saint-Saens' "The Swan" in the cafeteria at Loma Heights Elementary School

first appeared: 12/7/2008

Sung From The Soul

shared by Frances

ATHENS FAMILY BRINGS SOUTHERN MUSICAL TRADITION TO EAST TEXAS With vision born in the farming days of old Texas, coupled with a lifetime of singing gospel music, an Athens couple has painstakingly

first appeared: 10/31/2008

Henry the Pelican

shared by TJensenLacey

The year Hurricane Ivan hit, in the aftermath of the storm a local man named James Blevins was walking along the beach. He heard the faint pitiful crying of an animal. He found an baby pelican,

first appeared: 10/19/2008

Open Wide for the Zoo Dentist

by Mary Lou Santovec

Dr. John Scheels, 60, snaps on his latex gloves and dons his surgical mask before reaching his hand into the mouth of a Western lowland gorilla named Femelle.

first appeared: 10/19/2008

Jennie Sawyer Learns About Success in Peace Corps

shared by prconsult

Thomas College Sets the Stage Jennie Sawyer, a 2004 graduate of Thomas College (located in Waterville, Maine) is a long way from her home town of Tewksbury, Massachusetts as well as the comfort of he

first appeared: 9/18/2008

Freedom

shared by dwelad

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865), the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, only to

first appeared: 9/2/2008

Energizing a School

by Vicki Cox

Rising 213 feet into the air, the wind turbine towers over the football field at Bureau Valley High School near Manlius, Ill. (pop 355).

first appeared: 8/10/2008

Jazzing Up the Big Easy

by Jim Distasio

Members of the jazz ensemble at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill. traveled to the heart of storm-ravaged New Orleans to help reignite its musical fire.

first appeared: 7/27/2008

American Profile Hometown Hero - Save the USA

shared by janhilty

Here in the small New Mexico community of Los Alamos County there are only 18,000 residents and over 400 volunteers who reported over 63,900 hours to our Los Alamos Retired and Senior Volunteer Progr

first appeared: 6/25/2008

Without Maxine, Where Would We Be?

shared by Judy Wells

I would like to nominate Maxine Sexton as a Hometown Hero. She lives in the small northwestern Ohio village of Carey, population about 3,900. She is 83-years-old and still works at the Wyandot County

first appeared: 6/24/2008

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