Community members making a difference in the lives of others.
 It's 8:00 p.m. Tuesday night. Alice McFadden is at home patiently answering all my late night questions when her cell phone rings. "I might have to go," she tells me. She answers the phone, converses in Spanish and ends with two English words: "call me."
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 Melissa Mendonca is no stranger to mentoring. Born and raised in Chico, Mendonca warmly remembers how her Notre Dame School fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Beyers, and principal, Sister Jane Golden, uncovered talents in her she didn't know she had. Both women gave her the sense that she was special by showing her how to develop her strengths.
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 Susan Tevis glows when she discusses music. She has a magical smile and exudes a warm and caring persona that makes her special in the eyes of her students and their parents. Along with her daughter and another Chico State student, Tevis founded Children's Choir of Chico in 2001, and is the choir's conductor and artistic director.
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 A trustworthy fountain of positive energy, Karen Pautz effervesces with a passion for nurturing children. As Executive Director of First Five Siskiyou, Karen fosters collaborative partnerships to best serve the needs of young children and their families. Her dark eyes sparkle with excitement as she raves about a recent visit to a parent-run playgroup
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 Heidi Hillesheim believes in the power of stories. "Stories bring us together. We share them for both ourselves and other people," says the Redding area teacher, community advocate and founder of Books That Cross Borders.
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 Ken Prentiss has spent most of his adult life educating kids in meaningful ways. A Chico State graduate with a lifetime K-12 teaching credential, Prentiss has held various paid and volunteer positions at schools and youth groups in the Paradise area.
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 Every morning at Castle Rock Elementary School in the bucolic hamlet of Castella, Superintendent/Principal Mark Telles greets children as they clamber off the school bus, scanning his flock with fatherly concern. If there was a sports event the day before, most likely Mark has posted photos in the hallway. Knowing this, the children run excitedly to see pictures of themselves and their classmates on display.
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