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 […]
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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 […]
Steven Bryan – Figuring Out What Individuals Need Most
Steven Bryan describes the Siskiyou Community Resource Collaborative (SCRC) as a “space where you can have a millionaire standing next to someone who is homeless.” With branches in Dunsmuir, Montague, […]
Loeta Robles – Transforming Lives With Tooth Fairy Magic
Tooth fairy magic seems to transform lives at 101 Raley Boulevard in Chico, CA. In 1991, 16-year-old Loeta Robles began as an office assistant for the only female dentist in […]
Cathy Wyatt – Northern Valley Catholic Social Services Helping North State Families and Individuals
“We all need help at one point or another in our lives,” says Cathy Wyatt, executive director of Northern Valley Catholic Social Service, Inc. (NVCSS). NVCSS helps families and individuals […]
Chico Police Officer Todd Lefkowitz – A Model of Treating Others With Respect
Living out a lifelong dream, Sergeant Todd Lefkowitz has been a motorcycle officer for 9 of his 25 years at the Chico Police Department. “From a young age, I’ve always […]
Anecia Johnson – Fulfilling a Destiny to Share African History
I’m feeling very on-purpose,” says Anecia Johnson. “I’m excited that what I’m doing is really needed. It feels like part of a divine destiny.” Anecia’s passions have taken the shape […]
Sheryl Bullock – The Journey of the Doll Cradle
Her Foster Grandchildren Inspired a Book for Other Foster Children In 2011, Sheryl Bullock and her husband Rich moved to Redding, CA for exciting new roles as grandparents. The couple’s […]
