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Daniel Mathews, Van Etten, New York, Winning Father: Our family was homeless and it was hard for my Father to recall the last time luck had favored him, and that summer, one of the hottest and driest in over twenty years, he was in a race against time. We had nowhere to go, no roof over our heads, and he was trying to build us a home with whatever materials he could scrounge. He was down to his last hope, and it was his determination, his faith, his labor of love, that saved our family. That summer I learned what a true hero was. My Dad. My Hero. By Vickie Mathews

Jonah Seeman, New York City (Manhattan) New York, Winner against the Odds: My brother in law has been a doorman on the upper east side of Manhattan for forty years. His parents were both holocaust survivors. He never married and still lives with and supports his 81 year old mother. He has a slight developmental disability which has never hindered his job performance. Yet, several years ago the management company where he > works started giving him a hard time. They found odd reasons to say he was inadequate. They changed protocols without informing him and said he was deficient at his job. His health began to fail; doctors told him to lose weight or have a heart attack. His mother was devastated. He went on a strict diet and within a year lost all of the weight. Still the management company continued to harass him. They began suspending him for of all things, bad breath. He felt he was about to be fired and filed a complaint with the union. His brother told the newspaper about his story. Soon the Associated Press and local TV stations picked it up. So did Newsweek. This morning he was on TV. The management company now treats him with respect. This good-natured and unassuming person is now reveling in his good fortune and newfound fame. Amazingly, his nightmare has become a dream come true. By Linda Seeman

Nicole Adams, Syracuse, New York. Winner Against the Odds: Normal, healthy, 26-year-old Nicole Adams was lucky her second child survived after a brain tumor destroyed her motor skills during pregnancy. Now she is fighting to get out of her wheelchair and back into the arms of her two small children and dedicated husband. She refuses to accept the diagnosis and is determined to be back with her husband and two girls. Silently, she’s fighting to beat the odds. And so far, she’s winning. By Joleene Des Rosiers

Raymond Chapman, Waverly, New York. Winning Citizen: He lives at the Elderwood Nursing Facility in Waverly N.Y, and he is one of a kind. Just to meet him is an honor in itself. He told me once he was a descendent of John Chapman, the man who resides in American folklore as Johnny Appleseed. I have no facts and yet I believe him, because there was never a man that I know of who resembled him more. He walked this area planting good faith, kindness, hope, working silently among us and one day not knowing how to say thank you for the change we found in our lives we began to see him anew in the light of the true hero he is. By Vickie Matthews