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2006 Purpose Prize Fellows
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These Americans over 60 have been named Purpose PrizeTM Fellows and are leaders in a new age of social innovation. All are inventing new ways to solve society's toughest challenges.
Rebecca Anderson, 68 HandMade in America, Asheville, NC Sustaining and developing rural communities through crafts  Visit
Rebecca Anderson's website
Carole Artigiani, 67Global Kids, Inc., New York, NY Preparing urban youth to become global citizens Visit
Carole Artigiani's website
Roger Bernier, 63National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA Putting the public in public health Visit Roger Bernier's website
Frank Brady, 65Medical Mission for Children, Patterson, NJ Improving access to children's health care through technology Visit
Frank Brady's website
Stewart Brand, 69The Long Now Foundation, Sausalito, CA Nurturing long-term thinking and long-term responsibility Visit Stewart Brand's website
Conchy Bretos, 63MIA Consulting Group, Inc., Miami Beach, FL Bringing assisted living services to public housing Visit
Conchy Bretos's website
Shirley Caldwell-Patterson, 88Cumberland River Compact, Nashville, TN Enhancing the future of the Cumberland River watershed Visit Shirley Caldwell-Patterson's website
David Campbell, 66Hands On Disaster Response, Carlisle, MA Organizing timely disaster response and relief Visit
David Campbell's website
Robert Chambers, 63Bonnie CLAC, Etna, us-NH Providing low-interest car loans to the rural poor Visit
Robert Chambers's website
Richard Cherry, 65Community Environmental Center, Inc., New York, us-NY Providing energy, building performance and environmental services Visit
Richard Cherry's website
Eugene Cheslock, MD, 68Parker Family Health Clinic/Volunteers in Health, Inc., Red Bank, NJ Enhancing community health through volunteer health professionals Alexandra (Sandy) Close, 65 New America Media/Pacific News Service, San Francisco, CA Promoting the editorial visibility and economic viability of ethnic media Visit Alexandra (Sandy) Close's website
Frederic (Jerry) Conover, 75Hope for Generations, Denver, CO Redirecting the resources of the oldest generation to help the youngest Visit Frederic (Jerry) Conover's website
Sue Crolick, 66Creatives for Causes/Art Buddies, Minneapolis, MN Pairing creative mentors from advertising and design with inner-city children Visit
Sue Crolick's website
Charles Dey, 77National Organization on Disability, Lyme, CT Engaging high school youth with disabilities in the world of work Visit Charles Dey's website
Tobey Dichter, 64Generations On Line, Philadelphia, PA Overcoming the digital divide for older people Visit
Tobey Dichter's website
Bernard Flynn, 73River Partners, Sacramento, CA Restoring river ecosystems for sustainable flood control and habitat preservation Visit
Bernard Flynn's website
Ellen Galinsky, 66Families and Work Institute, New York, NY Informing decision-making on the changing workforce, family and community Visit
Ellen Galinsky's website
Joe Garagiola, 82National Spit Tobacco Education Program, Scottsdale, AZ Educating the baseball family and the public about the dangers of smokeless tobacco Visit Joe Garagiola's website
Marilyn Gaston, 67, and Gayle Porter, 60, Prime Time Sister CirclesBethesda, MD Empowering midlife African-American women to improve their health Visit Marylin Gaston and Gayle Porter's website
Hans Geissler, 67Morning Star Fishermen, Dade City, FL Teaching sustainable aquaculture to address world hunger Visit
Hans Geissler's website
Robert Gnaizda, 71Greenlining Institute, Berkeley, CA Connecting private enterprise and underserved communities in innovative investment partnerships Visit
Robert Gnaizda's website
Norman Goldstein, 62By Kids For Kids Co., Stamford, CT Supporting the creativity and inventiveness of kids Visit
Norman Goldstein's website
W. Wilson Goode, Sr., 69Amachi, Philadelphia, PA Mentoring children of incarcerated parents Visit
W. Wilson Goode, Sr.'s website
Gary Grant, 64Concerned Citizens of Tillery, Tillery, NC Promoting cultural awareness and improving the citizen welfare Visit Gary Grant's website
Mosi Harrington, 63Housing Initiative Partnership, Inc. and HIP Services, Inc., Hyattsville, MD Revitalizing neighborhoods through innovative housing initiatives Visit
Mosi Harrington's website
Heidi Hartmann, 62Institute for Women's Policy Research, Washington, DC Informing the policy debates on the impact of Social Security reforms on women Visit Heidi Hartmann's website
Larry Hill, 67The Nehemiah Foundation of Springfield/Clark County, Springfield, OH Incubating and supporting ministries to meet community spiritual and physical needs Visit
Larry Hill's website
Janet Hively, 76Vital Aging Network (VAN), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, us-MN Promoting self-sufficiency, community participation, and quality of life of older adults Visit
Janet Hively's website
Charlotte Holstein, 82FOCUS Greater Syracuse, Syracuse, NY Tapping community creativity to impact change Visit
Charlotte Holstein's website
Benjamin Hooks, 83The Children's Health Forum, Washington, DC, DC Preventing childhood exposure to lead poisoning Visit
Benjamin Hooks's website
Dewey Houck, 73Rural Appalachian Improvement League, Inc., Mullens, WV Improving and preserving the community by a force of committed volunteers Visit
Dewey Houck's website
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, 62Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable, Inglewood, CA Bringing together policy-makers, community leaders and activists Visit
Earl Ofari Hutchinson's website
Ammie Jenkins, 67Sandhills Family Heritage Association, Spring Lake, NC Building sustainable communities through family land ownership, economic self-sufficiency, and cultural heritage preservation Dagney Jochem, 66 Partners In Caring, Duke University, Durham, NC Bringing HIV/AIDS education, prevention and care to rural minorities Visit Dagney Jochem's website
Eddie Kamae, 80Honolulu, HI Preserving and perpetuating the cultural heritage of Hawai'i Visit
Eddie Kamae's website
H. Peter Karoff, 71The Philanthropic Initiative, Inc., Boston, MA Helping donors increase the impact of their philanthropy Visit
H. Peter Karoff's website
James Ketelsen, 77Project GRAD Houston, Houston, Helping disadvantaged youth to graduate high school and enroll in college Visit
James Ketelsen's website
Mel King, 79South End Technology Center @ Tent City, Boston, MA Enabling people to become producers of knowledge and sharers of ideas through technology Visit
Mel King's website
Rick Koca, Sr., 65StandUp for Kids, Atlanta, us-GA Helping homeless and street kids through on-the-street outreach Visit Rick Koca, Sr.'s website
Marguerite (Sallee) Kondracke, 62America's Promise -- The Alliance for Youth, Alexandria, VA Making children and youth a national priority Visit
Marguerite (Sallee) Kondracke's website
Joan Lipsitz, 70MDC, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC Accelerating middle school reform by benchmarking high performing schools Visit
Joan Lipsitz's website
Hanmin Liu, 63The Wildflowers Institute, San Francisco, CA Helping sustain communities by uncovering the strengths of their cultures Visit
Hanmin Liu's website
Christine Millen, 63, and Charlotte Frank, 70,The Transition Network New York, NY Building a community of women taking control of their lives Visit The Transition Network website
Suzanne Mintz, 62 National Family Caregivers Association, Kensington, MD Giving a voice to America's family caregivers Visit
Suzanne Mintz's website
Robert Moses, 73The Algebra Project, Cambridge, MA Assisting students in inner city and rural areas achieve mathematics literacy Visit
Robert Moses's website
J. David Nelson, 67The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, New York, NY Helping young people from low-income communities through entrepreneurship education Visit
J. David Nelson's website
Cowboy Fred Ortiz, 65Up and Coming Scholars, Lubbock, TX Giving young people a chance for a college education Judea Pearl, 69, and Akbar Ahmed, 63 The Daniel Pearl Dialogues for Muslim-Jewish Understanding featuring Akbar Ahmed and Judea Pearl, Los Angeles, CA and Washington, DC Fighting intolerance, conflict and terrorism through dialogue and exchange Mary Peterson, 78 Trailview Development Corporation, Inc., Abingdon, VA Building a cohousing community of mutual support and late-life spirituality Visit
Mary Peterson's website
William Raspberry, 70Baby Steps Okolona, MS Empowering parents to be their children's most effective teachers Visit
William Raspberry's website
Ecleamus Ricks, 64Macon-Bibb County Health Department, Macon, GA Empowering people with the tools to improve their health, economic, and psycho-social status Martha Rollins, 65 Boaz & Ruth, Inc., Richmond, VA Easing prisoner re-entry and restoring community vitality Visit
Martha Rollins's website
Shirley Rose, 87American Stroke Foundation, Mission, KS Giving hope to stroke survivors and those who care for them Visit
Shirley Rose's website
Chet Safian, 74The Alumni Network of Princeton Project 55, New York, us-NY Mobilizing alumni, students, and others to provide civic leadership Visit Chet Safian's website
David Schwartz, 69The Eldercare Companies, Inc., Hallandale Beach, us-FL Improving older adults' quality of life through innovative healthcare and safety initiatives Visit
David Schwartz's website
June Simmons, 66Partners in Care Foundation, San Fernando, CA Creating, implementing and evaluating new ways of delivering health care Visit
June Simmons's website
Warren Sinsheimer, 81Partnership for Children's Rights, Inc., New York, NY Offering free legal assistance to disadvantaged children Visit
Warren Sinsheimer's website
Ted Smith, 62Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, San Jose, CA Improving the environmental health and safety practices of the global electronics industry Visit
Ted Smith's website
Susan Stautberg, 62PartnerCom, New York, NY Bringing diversity to corporate governance Visit
Susan Stautberg's website
Charlie Stayton, 65The Witness Project, Little Rock, AR Increasing breast and cervical cancer awareness among African American women Visit Charlie Stayton's website
Lois Steinberg, 81Medicare Rights Center, New York, NY Mobilizing older adults to provide health care benefits counseling and information Visit
Lois Steinberg's website
Herbert Sturz, 77Open Society Institute, New York, NY Expanding after-school care and tapping older adults for community service Visit Herbert Sturz's website
John Terry, 73Gulf of Maine Institute, Newburyport, MA Developing youth as long-term stewards for the Gulf of Maine watershed Visit
John Terry's website
Thomas Walz, 74Extend the Dream Foundation, Iowa City, IA Incubating small businesses owned and operated by persons with disabilities Visit
Thomas Walz's website
Chad Wick, 65KnowledgeWorks Foundation, Cincinnati, us-OH Empowering Communities to Improve Education Visit
Chad Wick's website
J. McDonald Williams, 66Foundation for Community Empowerment, Dallas, TX Mobilizing people, data, ideas and resources to help low-income communities better themselves Visit
J. McDonald Williams's website
Marie C. Wilson, 67The White House Project, New York, NY Advancing women's leadership throughout society Visit
Marie C. Wilson's website
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