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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,” says Hewan, 17, who lives in Silver Spring and aspires to be a physician. “In health care, you have...

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 has co-founded several startups including Lunchbox and Create with Carousel. Tom Worcester’s extr...

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-school student. “There’s bighorn sheep and mountain goats and all kinds of great wildlife and flo...

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 say, the park made quite an impression on the young middle-school student. “There’s bighorn she...

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 “Better Together” COVID-19 vaccination adoption campaign through a new pledge targeted to all its emplo...