Jake Fuller grew up in Cottonwood, CA, the son of two educators, Scott and Patty Fuller. Despite the potentially hazardous experience of being his father’s student in seventh grade, Jake […]
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Be The Change
Carla Charraga – A Passion To Empower Women
When Carla Charraga was nine years old, she left a comfortable life surrounded by friends and family in Mexico City to enter a new culture and language in California. Her […]
Be the Change: Karen Pautz
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 […]
Shaundra Pelkey – A School “Psycho Lady” Who’s Passionate About Helping Struggling Kids
During Shaundra Pelkey’s first week as school psychologist at Antelope Elementary School District (AESD) in Red Bluff, CA, she met with a fourth-grade student who struggled with significant behavior issues. […]
Greg Takemoto – Music and Mentoring That Transforms Students
The Coasters’ 1958 hit, “Yakety Yak” irrevocably changed Greg Takemoto’s life — through King Curtis‘ saxophone solo. “I listened to that tenor solo nonstop on a record player my grandpa […]
Stacy Wiedenhoeft – The Spirit Of Volunteerism Runs Deep
Helping Toys for Tots, Boy Scouts and Redding’s Enterprise High School If “professional volunteerism” counts as a family business, Stacy Wiedenhoeft could say her family has run its business in […]
Tim Corcoran – Helping Boys Build A Personal Relationship With Nature
Tim Corcoran will forever remember the summer before he turned 13 as a mountaintop experience – both literally and figuratively. On the homeward stretch of a 38-state road trip, Tim’s […]
Pedro Escamilla – Showing Kids The Right Way To Go
“If a boat were sinking, Pedro would get everyone off the boat and then clean the thing before it went down,” says Hoppie Campos of Pedro Escamilla. “That’s the kind […]
Beverly Belk – A teacher who cares — “What I was put on earth to do”
“A teacher who cares would teach under one of those shade trees if that’s all there were,” Beverly Belk remembers her master teacher saying. Over her 60-year teaching career, Beverly […]
Sam Van Kirk – Delivering Babies, And A Commitment To Serve
Over his 20-year career as an MD/OBGYN, Sam Van Kirk has delivered upwards of four thousand babies at Mercy Medical Center in Redding, CA. As Sam introduces these little miracles to […]
