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Who is your hero? KATU wants to recognize the "Everyday Heroes" in our community - ordinary people doing extraordinary things to make our neighborhoods a better place to live. Nominate your own "Everyday Hero."
Everyday Heroes
Everyday Heroes: The Trey Foote Foundation (Video)
Trey Foote was just 17 when he lost his fight against cancer, but his life and battle left a lasting impression on many. Now the Trey Foote foundation is continuing his fight by helping to find a cure for childhood cancer.
My Little Waiting Room benefits many (Video)
My Little Waiting Room is a free drop-in child-care center at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center has now seen 10,000 children and a second location may open this year.
Everyday Hero: Helping Horses Help People (Video)
It's hard to say who's the hero here: Leslie Roach, who rescues these horses, the horses themselves or the young ladies who've learned to care and love the animals.
Everyday Heroes: Leah Cronn - Investing in students (Video)
With college tuition and fees rising faster than the average middle class income - sending kids to school is getting harder and harder. That's why Leah Cronn is so amazing.
Everyday Heroes: Jerry Turner (Video)
It's hard to find a boss who's incredibly well-liked by his employees, but we found him. Our Everyday Hero this week not only loves his job, he's using it and the struggles he's had to overcome, to give students a chance to succeed.
Everyday Heroes: Man inspires kids to never start smoking (Video)
George Barron used to be a smoker. Now he's telling kids that he hopes they never pick up the habit.
Everyday Heroes: John Griffin (Video)
John griffin created a group at Fort Vancouver High School aimed at turning troubled students into gentlemen and ladies and introducing them to the ways of the world beyond academics.
Everyday Heroes: Bridge Meadows (Video)
Bridge Meadows is a three generation housing community consisting of adoptive homes for children who've languished in foster care. But that's not all. There are also apartments for elders 55 and older.
Everyday Heroes: Tom Davis customizes chairs for patients (Video)
Tom Davis is an in-home physical therapist who not only helps his patients regain mobility but spends his own time and money to keep them safe.
Everyday Heroes: Books Make It Better (Video)
We want to introduce you to Jen Barth – a local mother who discovered the power of children's books – and how she hopes to turn a family project into a nationwide effort.
Everyday Heroes: Crafts for hospital patients (Video)
Each week Jackie Simonski visits expectant mothers who are on bed rest at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center and taps into their artistic side.
Everyday Heroes: Forever Friends - All Saints School (Video)
A group of local sixth graders take some time out to read and play with kids who live at Providence Child Center. And in a heart-warming exchange between the two groups the children realize they have more in common than they think.
Everyday Heroes: Boy with cancer gives gifts to others (Video)
The spirit of the season teaches us to help one another – to take better care of our neighbors, because, after all, it is better to give than to receive. Matthew Bacon, 13, in Vancouver is doing just that.
Everyday Heroes: Missionaries for the homeless (Video)
For Dick Akins and his wife, Ann, it all started four years ago. Driving down Burnside they saw all the homeless men huddled along the streets and under the bridge.
Andie Proskus is a 19-year-old on a mission -- a mission to make people smile