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8/25/2010
Jason Watson is the owner of Dublin Dog and the founder for the Dublin Dog Foundation, an organization that is providing free service dogs for injured war veterans. This year, the Dublin Dog Foundation raised over $2,000 at their annual Comedy benefit in August, to provide a service dog to an injured military war veteran. The service dogs will be awarded to the Veterans on Veterans Day this year. The Charlotte non-profit raises money for Freedom Service Dogs and the philanthropic campaign, called “Operation Canine Comrades,” trains and cares for a service dog (including medical bills and food), ...
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8/17/2010
Sara has been a tireless volunteer in our community for over 15 years. She has been active in her church, Sardis Presbyterian, by helping out with Room in the In and Friendship Trays. She was previously a teacher and now enjoys tutoring elementary school children at Rama Road, helping them master their reading skills.
Sara was a member of the Women’s Science Guild at Discovery Place and helped raise money for education programs and exhibits at the museum. She has taken time to drive oncology patients to chemotherapy; helping to support them on their difficult road. Soon after Katrina hit, ...
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8/17/2010
Two weeks ago Corey, a Rock Hill Utilities worker, was stopped for a break at a local convenience store. While his co-worker went into the store, Corey witnessed a young, blonde-haired girl choking. Her mother was trying to do the Heimlich maneuver and giving her daughter water.
Corey picked up the little girl, positioned her with her head down and back towards him and slapped her between the shoulder blades several times. Then he heard something hit the ground. It was the sucker that had come off of the stick and lodged in the little girl’s throat.
Corey’s co-worker came ...
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8/5/2010
Two weeks ago, a drunk driver who had three previous DWI charges hit and killed Michelle’s only daughter. Michelle, almost instantly, felt the need to talk about her story and her desire to change the judicial system.
Michelle wants to make something positive out of her tragedy. She wants to bring change to the laws regarding previously convicted drunk drivers. During an interview with guest host, Molly Grantham on WBT, a caller spoke up wanting to help Michelle with her cause. The caller was the State Representative from her area, Will Neumann. She has been working with him, bringing more attention to not ...
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7/27/2010
Cathy Sheafor is a former Justice Department lawyer and Duke University law professor. She has been working with disadvantaged girls since she was a college student; serving as a Big Sister and coaching a girl’s swim team.
For years, Cathy dreamed of giving girls from low-income homes the same opportunities she and her daughters had in school. Last year she began conceptualizing a middle school where girls would be challenged to reach for the stars. She imagined that learning would be fun and the students would graduate with an excitement for the arts and technology.
On August 23, her time ...
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7/20/2010
Dr. Conner is a native
Charlottean and a caring father of three.
He has been volunteering in a number of ways for the people affected by
the earthquake in Haiti. He was able to
gather medical supplies from local hospitals along with medications. He was onsite at a hospital in Haiti only a few days
after the quake devastated the area. He
has plans to return in August as well as October with his wife to paint, build a playground and help renovate part of an
orphanage.
Dr. Conner has also
organized a non-profit group that, ...
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7/6/2010
When you think of a true Hometown Hero who makes a difference in our community and affects so many lives, it’s impossible to ignore Cheryl Keller. Cheryl’s volunteer work spans two decades with Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont (based in Charlotte) and includes a number of roles over the years. In fact, the South Charlotte resident is getting a national award (the 2010 Elsine Katz Volunteer Leader of the Year Award) from Goodwill Industries International later this month in Washington state. This comes after she was honored in May with a regional Goodwill Volunteer of the Year award.
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7/6/2010
In 2005, Drew’s mom passed away from melanoma. After his loss, rising senior Drew, organized a paintball fundraiser called “Shoot-Out for Skin Cancer.” Each fall and spring students from Charlotte Catholic High School use a teacher workday to participate in the event. Seven Shoots-Outs have been held, with over $14,000 going to the Blumenthal Cancer Center.
While running the events, Drew created a small tabletop display about skin cancer prevention, geared towards kids his age. The event is now in its third year. Drew continues to send out displays to over 150 municipal pools, YMCA’s, JCC’s, summer camps, and beach ...
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7/6/2010
Although Amy has been dealing with APlastic Anemia, she is a walking wonder. She continues to work for AAA Car Buying service as a driver. She is currently in remission and also cares for her 2 children, Kelsey and Zack. Because of high medical bills, she works to make money for her family. She is a very caring lady and has a great attitude about her life and her illness. Because of her attitude and her perseverance, she is this week’s WBT Hometown Hero.
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6/16/2010
Keith maintains lawns as his business and career. He is passionate about his business and cares very much about his customers. He goes out of his way to make sure his customers are happy with their lawns and satisfied with his product. Last year, he approached a customer about using organic amendments to help with that customer’s allergic reactions. That customer did not believe that organic material would help the lawn and help his family. With permission, Keith started an organic lawn regiment with more environmentally friendly products, for free, to show the customer the results. He was right. Now, ...
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6/16/2010
Dr. King runs an organization called “Feed The Hungry" in Rock Hill, SC. He not only makes sure that people have food, but also kerosene during the cold winter months, jackets, blankets, and clothing. He works tirelessly for those in need. Every Thanksgiving, he will work for weeks, seeking turkey donations. He and a few volunteers stay up all night cooking meals for those who would otherwise have no Thanksgiving meal. He serves those in the local jails, homeless shelters, and those who are shut-ins. This man is truly a servant of God and is a REAL LIFE HERO!" Ronal ...
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6/9/2010
In December of 2008 Sharon was diagnosed with stage 4 peritoneal cancer. Fortunately, she fought it and beat it, but what makes her worthy of being a hometown hero is what she did after winning her battle with cancer. After a surgery, she received a sunshine box" from some friends, which contained quite a few small, wrapped gifts. She was instructed to open one each day she needed a little sunshine in her life. This meant a lot to her, so once she recovered, she decided to "pay it forward" by starting a non-profit organization called "Fighting Cancer, Inc." (www.fightingcancerinc.org) ...
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6/4/2010
6/4/10
Deeply troubled by the lack of academic focus and goal-setting of public schools, Mrs. Scarlett set out to create her own charter school, an educational institution having only the highest standards of academic and behavioral excellence. With great opposition and countless obstacles, she worked tirelessly with others to establish Piedmont Community Charter School in Gastonia. More than 800 students are currently enrolled, and every year there is a long waiting. As students from all over the region (not just Gaston County) attend PCCS, Mrs. Scarlett might be Gastonia's Hometown Hero, but her influence and hard work at school make her ...
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5/28/2010
Jackie is a Government Documents Librarian at Winthrop University. She is heavily involved in getting the Carolina Marsh Tacky designated as the South Carolina State horse. The Marsh Tacky is similar to the Outer Banks Ponies of North Carolina. The Marsh Tacky is only found in the lower parts of South Carolina. The herds have dwindled to less than 200. Jackie has joined with member of the Carolina Marsh Tacky Association to establish this rare breed of horse, a piece of South Carolina's history, as the SC State Horse. It has been a struggle for her trying to convince local ...
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5/21/2010
Ed serves as Director of Security and Safety for Covenant Day
School and Christ Covenant Church. Ed is responsible for the passion
and energy behind establishing a Community Heroes Celebration, which is
recognized annually on September 11th by the faculty, staff and
students of Covenant Day School in Matthews, NC. Representatives from
our area’s local, state and federal law enforcement, fire and emergency
units are hosted by students and honored by the community for their
selfless work in protecting us. Ed is a tremendous asset to the Christ
Covenant Church and Covenant Day School communities and serves his role
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5/14/2010
In August 2008 Matt's three year old daughter, Lindsay, was diagnosed
with AML, a rare and aggressive form of leukemia. After a long hard
year, Matt’s daughter became cancer free and is in remission. His
journey with his daughter inspired Matt to help others. He committed to
raise money for children's cancer research through St. Baldricks
Foundation, who raise money by challenging the fund raisers to shave
their head in solidarity with the 1000s of children that lose their
hair to chemo. Matt posted other unique challenges on Facebook and has
raised over $5000! Matt has been involved all year ...
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5/7/2010
Last summer, a man lost control of his motorcycle, causing
it to slide off a 20 foot steep rocky embankment and into a boulder filled
stream; hitting his head and cracking his helmet on a rock. The man lay face down in the water
unconscious and not breathing. If not for the quick and unselfish acts of
fellow rider, Jay Schultz, things would have definitely been far worse. Jay
made it to the bottom in about a second and a half, engaged Rob and stayed
supporting Rob’s head and keeping it from the water until the EMT’s
arrived. ...
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