2002 Dream Maker Award Winners
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Photographer Ann Marsden creates beautiful black and white portraits of our Dream Maker Award Winners.
Megan Jacoby - Girl Achievement & Leadership
A senior at Blake School, Megan Jacoby is an activist who is impacting others to speak out against all forms of bigotry and discrimination. Since she was 13 years old, Megan has stepped forward to question and protest traditional behavior she found discriminating and unacceptable. Against all odds - at her own school where peer pressure is the greatest - Megan has made a difference. She has become a voice to support people fighting discrimination in any form. By accepting personal risk, Megan has chosen to take a path of social justice and become an agent for change - changing attitudes, changing behaviors and changing policies.
Deb Sunderman - Woman Achievement & Leadership
Deb Sunderman is an award-winning wheelchair basketball player and teacher who has motivated adults and kids alike to look beyond adversity and face their challenges head on. Deb's dedication to excellence has paved the way for hundreds of disabled women to achieve the goals they had only dreamed about. And as a teacher, she has also used her experience and positive attitude to impact the hundreds of elementary students she has taught in the Prior Lake/Savage School District. By her example, Deb encourages them to reach for their dreams and to work hard if the challenges seem insurmountable. Her message is simple: never give up.
Ruth Hayden - Individual Support & Leadership
For 20 years, Ruth Hayden has helped women gain control of their lives by recognizing the importance of responsible money management. Despite warnings that focusing on women was unprofitable, she has dedicated her work to empowering women. Ruth simply believes that without the ability to earn and manage money, women will never be safe or hold equal power with men. She also helps couples find a language to talk about money, how to spend it and how to save it, which has had a profound affect on many households and relationships. Through her commitment, Ruth has transformed women to become debt-free, not just financially but emotionally and spiritually as well.
Young Women's Mentoring Program - Organization Support & Leadership
The Young Women's Mentoring Program is an innovative employment and training program that builds the leadership skills and self-esteem of low-income girls and young women primarily living in Southeast Asian, Native American and African American housing communities. The organization provides girls, ages 7-13, a way to see their mentors who are young women of color, ages 14-18, in positions of leadership. Weekly social, educational, cultural and service-learning activities help girls of diverse backgrounds understand cultural similarities and differences. Many of these young girls grow up to become young mentors in the Program, creating a positive cycle and generations of mentors. By starting small and targeting three specific communities, a new wave of young leaders has emerged.
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