Hero

  • Accelerated Learning
    Hero | Mar 2010

    Accelerated Learning

    Anthony Martin puts kids on the fast track at his Urban Youth Racing School.

  • Building Bridges
    Hero | Feb 2010

    Building Bridges

    Shaun Duvall forges connections between Midwestern farmers and their Mexican employees.

  • Power Play
    Hero | Jan 2010

    Power Play

    Twenty-seven-year-old Jon Azrielant plans to save the world by circling it in an electric car.

  • Teen Spirit
    Hero | Dec 2009

    Teen Spirit

    In between soccer practice, swim meets and dance class, RandomKid founder Talia Leman helps young people around the world organize their own philanthropic efforts.

  • Live and Learn
    Hero | Nov 2009

    Live and Learn

    A Chicago sports photographer and his wife have a novel hobby: educating Cambodian children and lifting them out of poverty.

  • Wonder Bread
    Hero | Oct 2009

    Wonder Bread

    A Massachusetts mom turns a hobby into a national charity that offers hope and support, one loaf at a time.

  • Rock
 the Tote
    Hero | Sep 2009

    Rock
 the Tote

    Lauren Bush’s FEED bags are right on trend-and help kids, to boot.

  • Seattle’s Best
    Hero | Aug 2009

    Seattle’s Best

    Karl Weyrauch’s Coffee Rwanda is helping the war-torn African nation heal, one cup at a time.

  • Child Star
    Hero | Jul 2009

    Child Star

    Eleven-year-old New Yorker Akash Mehta raises money for his peers around the globe.

  • Creature Comforts
    Hero | Jun 2009

    Creature Comforts

    A French aristocrat lovingly restores a Paris curiosity shop.

  • On the Loose
    Hero | May 2009

    On the Loose

    A London grocer unwraps the secret to eco-shopping.

  • Saving Soles
    Hero | Apr 2009

    Saving Soles

    Blake Mycoskie saves the world, step by step.

  • Getting Fresh
    Hero | Mar 2009

    Getting Fresh

    American-born chef Daniel Rose’s unique approach—using seasonal produce and cooking for small groups—has revitalized the city’s dining scene and brought new meaning to springtime in Paris. By Meg Zimbeck / Photograph By Kal Jünemann