Believing every child has a right to education, in 2003, the Coles built their first school in Angola, and committed to building five more.
They learned that the after-effects of the civil war in Angola had prevented many children from access to basic education. During a 1998 trip to Angola with her husband, Andrew, the Coles witnessed the devastating effect of 27 years of civil war in the country and were moved to help. Lynn Cole of Chicago is the Global Citizenship Hero. Lynn Cole of Chicago is the Global Citizenship Hero. Chief Steffes is credited with staying calm during a situation that could have escalated further, without proper leadership and swift action. Chief Steffes now receives calls from other agencies when they face similar situations and provides insights to help protect their citizens. At one point, more than 40 firefighting companies were on hand helping to battle the blaze. Chief Steffes consulted with agencies around the world to coordinate the unique response to the fire and to continue operations in the days and weeks to come. Managing this large battery fire presented complexities as traditional fire extinguishment methods would exacerbate rather than extinguish the large, growing fire. Chief Steffes led the effort to evacuate thousands of people from the area nearly one-third of the city’s residents. She has received a DAISY nursing award from the Rush community for this act of bravery and the individual in the crash credits her with helping save his life.įire Chief Tracey Steffes of Morris, IL is the Firefighter Hero. In June 2021, Chief Steffes faced his biggest challenge as the leader of the Morris Fire Department, when nearly 200,000 lithium batteries exploded, and a massive fire with toxic fumes erupted, posing a serious threat to the health of his community. Stephanie then continued to drop off her son and head to work at the Rush Cancer Center. Concerned the vehicle may be on the verge of exploding, Stephanie cautiously got the individual moved away from the fire to a safer location and continued rendering assistance until emergency response arrived. While assessing the individual’s injured condition, Stephanie heard what sounded like fireworks. Stephanie saw someone trying to get out of the vehicle, and then falling to the ground near the flaming car.
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On the side of the road, she came upon what she thought might be a yard fire, but instead realized it was a blazing car fire that had just occurred as the driver slammed into a tree near IL 47 in the Sugar Grove area.
Stephanie is an oncology nurse at Rush Cancer Center who was driving her son to work on a dark July 2021 morning. Stephanie Esterland, B.S.N., R.N., O.C.N. Dorothy enjoys interacting with her former players and continues to encourage and mentor them and provide a positive example with the way she lives her life. She is a firm believer in creating structure and goals, to help steer young people in the right direction and prepare them for life. Dorothy made sure education came first for her players and is proud to say most of her students went on to go to college.
Behind the success on the court was a successful mentality off the court. Dorothy became the first-ever girls’ basketball coach at the school and led her team to more than 1,100 victories and 10 state championships. 45 years later, she is the winningest high school basketball coach in Illinois history, but beyond winning games, she built an empowering, education-focused culture during her tenure as the Marshall High School girls’ coach. A teacher at Marshall High School, after Title IX was created in 1972, Dorothy agreed to be the first girls’ basketball coach. Gaters of Maywood, IL is the Education Hero.
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