2007 Brick Awards



ASHLEY RHODES-COURTER
EDUCATION & ENV.


DIVINE BRADLEY
COMMUNITY BUILDING


JENNIFER STAPLE
HEALTH


KIMMIE WEEKS
GLOBAL IMPACT

The 12 Finalists Are...
Global Impact
Health
Ruth DeGolia

Ruth DeGolia

Links Latin America's most rural and economically disadvantaged women's cooperatives to the US market.

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David Fajgenbaum

David Fajgenbaum

Started a network of students to support each other through times of bereavement.

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Kimmie Weeks

Kimmie Weeks

Survivor of the Liberian Civil War who vowed to help children in war torn countries.

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Jennifer Staple

Jennifer Staple

Bringing vision and curbing preventable eye disease worlwide.

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Cheryl Perera

Cheryl Perera

Put herself on the line by posing as a decoy to catch a pedophile in Sri Lanka.

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Jennifer Zwilling

Jennifer Zwilling

Is an advocate for understanding and acceptance.

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Education & Environment
Community Building
Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Raises awareness about poor conditions in foster care.

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Davine Bradley

Divine Bradley

Converted his home into a community center, giving kids in tough neighborhoods an alternative to crime.

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William Hwang

William Hwang

Teaches underpriveleged student Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM).

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Hannah Taylor

Hannah Taylor

Speaks out all over Canada about homeless people and how to help them.

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Kelly Voigt

Kelly Voigt

Safety advocate who has reached thousands of kids.

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Jacob Komar

Jacob Komar

Obtains discarded computers, teaches prison inmates how to refurbish them and distributes them to local needy.

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