People Making a Difference

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Make It Matter: Fishing as an Alternative to Drugs

Robert Moody diverts young lives away from danger with a simple fishing pole.

Make Your Mark: The Gerstman Family

How a family is giving children with disabilities the opportunity to go to summer camp.

Make Your Mark: The Second Wind Fund

Providing care for low-income youths at-risk for suicide.

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1Make it Matter: A Death and a Life
When her son committed suicide, Virginia Cervasio overcame her grief by helping others avoid the same fate.
2Suicide Warning Signs
Is someone you know at risk of suicide? Here are the signs to look for.
3Make it Matter: The Producers
Chip Paillex's garden yielded bumper crops--and a way for hundreds of people to give back.
4Dreamers: Chipotle Founder Steve Ells
Steve Ells dreamed of opening a gourmet restaurant. But first he needed a cash cow. That's how he got seriously sidetracked.
5Match the Celebrity with the Cause
6MAKE IT MATTER: Ahead of the Class
Carly Zalenski decided to build a school for children in Vietnam. It took her two years. She was 12.
7Rebuilding New Orleans After Hurricane Katrina
After Hurricane Katrina, Alice Craft-Kerney and Patricia Berryhill created The Lower 9th Ward Health Clinic deep within one of the poorest sections of New Orleans.
8MAKE IT MATTER: After the Deluge of Hurricane Katrina
Two nurses lost everything to Hurricane Katrina -- and still found a way to give back.
9Make Your Mark: Charles Fletcher
He provides horse therapy to children with disabilities.

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People Making a Difference

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