By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2016
Back in 1998, at the age of 60, I founded the Children’s Kindness Network, a nonprofit with a mission to stop bullying before it begins, by teaching kindness values to young children. My partner in this is “Moozie the Cow”, a talking robot cow that...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2016
As an injury epidemiologist in North Carolina, I’ve spent my career studying how people get hurt. In 2002, while reviewing routine injury data, I made a disturbing discovery: Fatal overdoses from prescription pain medicine were dramatically increasing across the...
By Gary Hume | Apr 19, 2016
When Darlene Lewis’ son was released from prison 20 years ago, he couldn’t find work. So, Darlene decided to do something about it. She formed an organization dedicated to helping former inmates find jobs. Darlene prepares them for interviews, places...
By Gary Hume | Apr 11, 2016
I am CEO and founder of the nonprofit Direct Connections to Africa. We supply educational and medical needs to rural villages in Malawi, Africa. I apply for small grants and talk to individuals and groups about sponsoring students and teachers there in secondary...
By Gary Hume | Apr 11, 2016
In 1998, I read a letter in The Houston Chronicle that said thousands of schoolchildren never get eye exams or glasses because their families can’t afford them. I’m an optometrist, and I’ve long provided free eye care to many low-income kids. But...
