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Senior, John F. Kennedy High School Having moved to the United States from Ethiopia when she was 5, Hewan Kidanemariam is aware of inequities in the world—especially when it comes to health care. She says her early interest in medicine was influenced by her mother, who was a medical aide during that country’s civil war and would tell stories of bandaging wounded soldiers. “It really comes down to impact. There are other professions where you can help people, but it’s more indirect,” s...

Zebra Pen Embraces Different in New Difference Makers Campaign with Entrepreneur Tom Worcester Share Article EDISON, N.J. (PRWEB) February 26, 2021 Zebra Pen Corp., a global leader in the writing instrument industry, launched its Difference Makers campaign today, which highlights the next generation of thinkers and doers. The first segment of this campaign tells the story of Tom Worcester, a self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur who...

Leah Martin Photography Pete Westover says his appreciation of, and passion for, outdoor spaces traces back to a family vacation trip to, among other places, Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, or Rocky, as it’s called, when he was 12. The park, which spans the Continental Divide, is famous for its grand vistas, high alpine meadows, and dramatic walking trails, some of them at elevations of 10,000 feet or more. And, suffice to say, the park made quite an impression on the young middle-s...

Pete Westover, Founder and Partner, Conservation Works, LLC Leah Martin Photography Pete Westover says his appreciation of, and passion for, outdoor spaces traces back to a family vacation trip to, among other places, Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, or Rocky, as it’s called, when he was 12. The park, which spans the Continental Divide, is famous for its grand vistas, high alpine meadows, and dramatic walking trails, some of them at elevations of 10,000 feet or more. And, suffice to...

Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. CareFirst Inspires Workforce, Neighboring Employers to join “Better Together” Campaign through ... CareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldFebruary 16, 2021 GMT Baltimore, Md./Washington, D.C., Feb. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst), a not-for-profit and the largest healthcare company in the mid-Atlantic region, announced it is expanding the impact of its “Bett...

Interview by Adam Van Brimmer African American professionals are underrepresented in science fields, and schools, educators and STEM-related organizations across the country are collaborating to address the shortage. Karla-Sue Marriott, a biomedical researcher at Savanah State University and the founder of the schools forensics science program, is our latest Difference Maker. Find the latest and archived episodes of Difference Makers at SavannahNow.com/podcasts or search "Savannah Difference Ma...

Copied! Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft, Patriots Foundation president Josh Kraft and Patriots and Pro Football Hall of Famer Andre Tippett take a virtual group photo with the 2020 Patriots Difference Makers of the Week. (photo courtesy of New England Patriots). FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Throughout the 2020 season, the Kraft family and the New England Patriots Foundation continued its Celebrate Volunteerism initiative by teaming with nonprofit organizations to educate...

Enocha Edenfield For Do Savannah The Savannah College of Art and Design hosts a fantastic film festival each year here in the Hostess City, which makes attendance a little easier, but the school also hosts a TV festival at its Atlanta campus. The festival is a celebration of television and streaming services. This year, you can enjoy the ninth SCAD aTVfest from the comfort of home. The festival will be presented virtually from Feb. 4-6. “This dramatic digital debut extends the festivals preem...

Savannah Morning News Savannahs squares are, in many ways, a portal to the past — more than green spaces, they are a mostly-untarnished window to the nearly 288-year history of the oldest city in Georgia. But history isnt always comfortable. Contemporary values rarely resemble those of the past, and after a few hundred years of social change, prominent historic figures and the ideas they represent come to be viewed by some as antiquated, unethical, or in some cases, offensive.  Last sum...

This is a column by Editorial Page Editor Adam Van Brimmer. Al Scott has taken to the political stage twice in his life, first at the state level, where he served in the Georgia General Assembly and as Georgia’s labor commissioner; and more recently as Chatham County’s top official, the Chatham Commission chairman. He’s not ruling out an Act III. Few caught the bombshell Scott recently dropped in the closing moments in an interview for the Difference Makers podcast. Scott discussed his po...