7 Everyday Hero

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What Makes A Hero?

7Everyday Hero Donna Rothbauer saw the growing problem of seniors in need and built a food bank from the ground up. More

Providing Necessities To Children Taken From Home

Joe and Ruth Atkins open their home to give children taken out of their homes all the necessities. More

Tour Guide Shares Secrets About Capitol

7 Everyday Hero Lew Hopkins knows all there is about the state capitol. More

Getting Students Involved In Arts

Hundreds of volunteers help the Cherry Creek Arts Festival run every year. 7Everyday Hero George Hernandez helps keep students get their hands on the art. More

Woman Helps Homeless Moms Give Their Children Homes

Shannon's Hope helps mothers and soon to be mothers rebuild their lives. More

Volunteer Meets Demands Of Community In Need

7Everyday Hero Becky Todhunter helps feed up to 100 families in Englewood by running her own food bank. More

Reading Reveler Donates Thousands Of Books

7 Everyday Hero Harvey Ancel shares his love of reading to children in the metro area. More

Volunteer Makes 'Every Child Count'

7 Everyday Hero Nina Minnehan makes gift bags for familes taking home new babies who may not have anything else. More

A Field Day For Everyone

For decades Mary Carpenter has been helping people with disabilities, including taking them sking and allowing them to have their own field day. More

Storyteller Keeps Students Spellbound

7Everyday Hero Bev Brayden has spent the last 22 years entertaining students with stories not found in books. More

Dad's Cancer Diagnosis Inspires Daughter

12-year-old Mason Wolfe sells candles to friends and family to raise money for cancer research after her dad was diagnosed with cancer 3 years ago. More

Elder Share Food Bank Kept Running By Volunteer

7Everyday Hero Lynette Sipe coordinates volunteers who deliver food to the elderly in the Boulder Broomfield area. More

Volunteer Brightens Cancer Patients' Days By Sewing

7Everyday Hero Claudette Cooper has sewn thousands of Comfort Kerchiefs for cancer patients. More

Friends And Neighbors Keep Food Pantry Running

7Everyday Heroes Elsie and Dale Quillen have helped distribute food donations across Commerce City for 20 years. More

Volunteer Could Be Mistaken For A Teacher

7Everyday Hero Jody Shadduck-McNally started programs in her children's elementary school to help students succeed. More

Couple Helps Keep Westernaires Running

7 Everyday Heroes Ruth and Harry Smith are just two of the many volunteers who help keep the Westernaires running every year. More

Homework Center Makes School Fun, Kids Say

Volunteers at the Lafayette Public Library Homework Center help students learn while having fun. More

'Giving Circle' Roots In Fort Collins

The'Small Change'group, created by 7Everyday Hero Mary Fuller, raises money for several groups in Fort Collins. More

New Fashion Helps Cancer Research

7Everyday Hero Kay Carrillo crochets necklaces to help cancer patients. More

Recreating Memories With Paint

7Everyday Hero Caroyln Alexander helps Alzheimer's patients hold on to memories through art work. More

Two Mothers Build Their Dream School

Two women determined to give their children a good education built their own school from the ground up. More

Volunteer Keeps Denver Landmark Running

7Everyday Hero Don Larson volunteers his time and skills to keep the The Black American West Museum running day to day. More

Young People Learn How To Fight Fires From Volunteer

7Everyday Hero John Casessa gives up his own time to teach young men and women what it takes to be a firefighter. More

Heroes Brighten Young Patients' Lives With Music

7Everyday Heroes John Catt and Colin Connors give terminaly ill children instrurments. More

Volunteer Helps Babies 1 Stitch At A Time

7Everyday Hero Nina Nakyama welcomes new babies by knitting for them. More

Hero Helps Women Escape Dangers In Sudan

7 Everyday Hero Micklina Peter Kenyi is considered a lifesaver by the women she helps move to America from Sudan. More

Volunteer Offers Comfort To Patients

7 Everyday Hero Jo Hoffman has logged more than 20,000 hours of volunteering at North Colorado Medical Center More

Volunteer Inspires Others At Animal Shelter

7 Everyday Hero Courtney Whitfield has volunteered every Friday for the last nine years at the Adams County Animal Shelter. More

Couple Starts Soup Kitchen For The 'Average Joe'

After years of volunteering in soup kitchens and shelters, the Birkys opened their own kitchen to serve the public. More

Students Learn Hands-On About the Constitution

7 Everyday Hero Les Volpe gives up his time to help students learn about the Constitution. More

Volunteer Organizes Holiday Dinner

7 Everyday Hero Terry Tucker organizes a holiday dinner every year for dozens of homeless men in Denver. More

Bringing Christmas To Everyone At Warren Village

7 Everyday Hero Jay Longmire has made sure families at Warren Village have had a Christmas for the last 21 years. More

Volunteers Help Stock Santa Claus Shop

Marilyn Birchenall and Carol Robinson collect dolls to add to the Arapahoe Santa Claus Shop every year. More

Volunteer Keeps Denver Church Food Bank Running

Mary McCarron helps the food bank at the Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church to feed hundreds of people every month. More

Volunteer Drums Up Support For Families

7Everyday Hero Jocelyn Miller not only helps families at her family education center but she also has created a drum line at East High School. More

Volunteer Helps Seniors At Littleton Recreation Center

7 Everyday Hero Joanne Szeibert is there to help everyone who walks into the Douglas H. Buck Community Recreation Center. More

Couple Raise Dog To Help The Blind

Caroline and Bill Wriston have spent 13 years raising guide dogs for the blind. More

Volunteer Encourages Students To Pursue Medical Careers

7Everyday Hero Dr. Pete Baker helps students decide on career choices in high school. More

Volunteer Teaches Student Chinese Traditions

7 Everyday Hero Phong Vo teaches students the ancient art of lion and dragon dancing. More

Exceptional Volunteer Helps Make Quilts Despite Failing Eyesight

Thelma Huntington spends hours of her own time sewing gifts for people she does not know, and she does it all with out being able to see. More
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Homemade Bags Go 'From 1 Breast Cancer Survivor To Another'

Gloria Frender and Linda Boden get together once a month with other cancer survivors to sew bags for breast cancer patients. More

Volunteer Gives State Capitol Tours

Carol Keller has been volunteering her time at the state Capitol since 1985 teaching students about the building. More

Volunteer Brightens Up Bingo Night

Mary Carr lends a helping hand every Wednesday night for bingo at the Life Care Center in Littleton. More

DPS Program Helps Students Through College Application Process

Enrolling in college and applying for financial aid can be so overwhelming that many students feel they need a Ph.D. just to fill out all the forms. But in the Denver Public System, students are enjoying the process. More

Women Bring Hope To Parkinson's Patients

Valerie Graham and Kate Kelsall help those going through deep brain stimulation. More

Volunteer Helps E.R. Run Smoothly

Sara Varney is a retired teacher who wanted to help at the hospital and has been volunteering over 20 years. More

Man Walks To Help Others

7Everyday hero organizes walk to help people with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. More

Everyday Hero Is Saving Wild Cats

Mike Russo traps cats and brings them in to be fixed. More

Everyday Hero Makes Scottish Fairytale Come To Life

7Everyday Hero has volunteered 27 years, putting in hundreds of unpaid hours for Longmont's Theatre Co. More

Cancer Survivor Makes A Difference

7Everyday Hero Candace Gordon organizes Estes Park's Relay For Life. More

Everyday Hero Is Teaching Good Character

Bob Powell started Character Fort Collins when he saw most challenges in life were character related issues. More

August 2, 2009: Heroes Make People Smile with Music

Heroes use music to connect people where other forms of communication might fail. More

Volunteer Turns Food Program Into Family Care Ministry

When times are tough area churches often step in to help struggling families make ends meet. At the Peace with Christ Lutheran Church in Aurora the help is in the form of food. More

Hero Makes Dance Community For Children With Special Needs

The dance community is on the move.

July 12, 2009: Volunteer Uses Outdoor Activities to Beat Addiction

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Beating alcohol and drug addiction isn't easy, but Colorado is full of paths to recovery: bike paths; hiking trails; and ski slopes.

July 5, 2009: Hero Provides a Free Lunch

Chemotherapy treatments are no fun, but patients here at the Kaiser Permanente Oncology Department in Denver have reason to look forward to their visits.

June 28, 2009: Hero Helps Creatures Get Back Into Wild