People Making a Difference

At Reader's Digest, we believe in the power of the individual to create change. Read our profiles of people making a difference in their communities and share your own story.

How one couple introduced kids to the beach--and a world
beyond the next city block.

These two activists took being neighborly in California and Wisconsin to a new level.

A surgeon repairs faces, an artist leaves smiles around town, and a victim gives others a voice.

By providing a simple solar cooker to refugees from Darfur, one woman gives hope to a ravaged region.

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2Make It Matter: Fishing as an Alternative to Drugs
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3Make Your Mark: The Gerstman Family
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4Make It Matter: The Second Wind Fund
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5Make Your Mark: Canadian Blood Services
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6Make it Matter: A Death and a Life
When her son committed suicide, Virginia Cervasio overcame her grief by helping others avoid the same fate.
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8Make it Matter: The Producers
Chip Paillex's garden yielded bumper crops--and a way for hundreds of people to give back.
9Make It Matter: PHAMALY
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