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193 countries! San Jose second-grade teacher becomes rare traveler to visit every country in the world
Lucy Hsu got her first passport at the age of 23. Twenty years later, she has been to every country in the world.
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193 countries! San Jose second-grade teacher becomes rare traveler to visit every country in the world
Lucy Hsu got her first passport at the age of 23. Twenty years later, she has been to every country in the world. Garvin Thomas reports.
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400K handwritten postcards and letters: Mountain View woman manages massive volunteer get-out-the-vote operation
Maria Genzel’s volunteers can either pick up packets of postcards from her porch or join her regular postcard-writing “parties.”
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400K handwritten postcards and letters: Mountain View woman manages massive volunteer get-out-the-vote operation
Maria Genzel’s volunteers can either pick up packets of postcards from her porch or join her regular postcard-writing “parties.” Garvin Thomas reports.
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Oakland community health organization continues to grow, serve those most in need
Founded almost 20 years ago by Dr. Noha Aboelata, Root Community Health has grown into a 250-person organization serving thousands of low income clients every year. Garvin Thomas reports.
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5 done, 5 to go: East Bay 10-year-old halfway through mission of kindness
After seeing a Bay Area Proud report about a man doing 30 acts of kindness to celebrate his 30th birthday, Maxx Raser was inspired to do the same for his age. Garvin Thomas reports.
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Actress helps East Bay teen with chronic illness achieve acting dream
Steph Langnas volunteered to give Zoé Berman eight weeks of acting lessons. Three years later, they are still going strong, and Zoé’s dream of starring in her own show became a reality. Garvin Thomas reports.
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Actress helps East Bay teen with chronic illness achieve acting dream
Steph Langnas volunteered to give Zoé Berman eight weeks of acting lessons. Three years later, they are still going strong, and Zoé’s dream of starring in her own show became a reality. Garvin Thomas reports.
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North Bay students amass more than 500 prom dresses, then open a store to give them away.
This is the second year that students at Redwood High School in Larkspur have opened their Prom Boutique. Garvin Thomas reports.
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North Bay students amass more than 500 prom dresses, then open a store to give them away.
This is the second year that students at Redwood High School in Larkspur have opened their Prom Boutique. Garvin Thomas reports.
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Photographer Captures Images, Preserves Stories Of Veterans At Los Gatos Senior Living Facility
When Tom Sanders was a student at Cal Poly, he photographed and interviewed a World War II veteran for a school assigment. It sparked an interest and passion that has stayed with Sanders for close to 20 years. Garvin Thomas reports.
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Aiming to lift spirits of passers-by, homeless San Jose artist creates elaborate, wearable suits of armor
Using material he scavenged from dump sites, Jared Clark has crafted life-size suits of armor based on characters from the game Warhammer 40,000.
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Aiming to lift spirits of passers-by, homeless San Jose artist creates elaborate, wearable suits of armor
Using material he scavenged from dump sites, Jared Clark has crafted life-size suits of armor based on characters from the game Warhammer 40,000. Garvin Thomas reports.
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East Bay group continues to pave the way to college for hundreds of Richmond youth.
Giving hope to young people in a community where they often see little of it. That’s what College Is Real has been doing for close to 20 years. Garvin Thomas shares the latest Bay Area Proud.
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Los Gatos woman's effort to feed seniors is just latest in long list of helping her community
Even in some of the wealthiest communities in the Bay Area there are those that need help. In Los Gatos, for example, there are dozens of seniors who need help getting enough food each day. Fortunately for them, there is someone who is willing to help. Garvin Thomas shares the latest Bay Area Proud.
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Los Gatos woman's effort to feed seniors is just latest in long list of helping her community
Even in some of the wealthiest communities in the Bay Area there are those that need help. In Los Gatos, for example, there are dozens of seniors who need help getting enough food each day. Fortunately for them, there is someone who is willing to help. Garvin Thomas shares the latest Bay Area Proud.
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In praise of poll workers: San Mateo County woman celebrates 20 years of elections
Emily Diamonon first volunteered to work elections in San Mateo County when she was 18-years-old. Garvin Thomas reports.
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SF college students design, construct dozens of beds for homeless students and families
Setting up and taking down the emergency family shelter inside a working San Francisco school is a logistical challenge. A group of students from the Academy of Art University is making the work easier for the staff and the shelter more comfortable for the residents.
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SF college students design, construct dozens of beds for homeless students and families
Setting up and taking down the emergency family shelter inside a working San Francisco school is a logistical challenge. A group of students from the Academy of Art University is making the work easier for the staff and the shelter more comfortable for the residents. Garvin Thomas reports.
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South Bay high school robotics team bringing sport to next generation
The Wilcox High School Robotics team created robotic kits and is taking them into elementary schools to get younger students excited about the activity.