RECENT WINNERS
Bryan Ware – The Crayon Initiative
thecrayoninitiative.org/ | Danville, CA
The Crayon Initiative collects donated crayons from restaurants, schools and homes across the country, then melts them down and remanufactures them, reducing waste. Since 2011, Bryan Ware and his family have proudly dedicated themselves to sorting countless crayons in their own backyard, cooking them down in their kitchen, and recycling them for future creative use.
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Bill Bennett – Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
https://sweetrelief.org/ | Fullerton, CA
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians and music industry workers who are struggling to make ends meet while facing illness, disability, or age-related problems. In 1994 Sweet Relief Musicians Fund was incorporated as a 501C3 nonprofit charity and has since been offering vital assistance to professional musical artists more →
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George Basch – Himalayan Stove Project
himalayanstoveproject.org | Taos, NM
The Himalayan Stove Project is a humanitarian & philanthropic program. It is dedicated to preserving the Himalayan environment and improving the health of the people living in the trans-Himalayan region. They donate and distribute, free, clean-burning, fuel-efficient Envirofit cook stoves, transforming the lives of individuals and families who now cook with traditional, rudimentary stoves or over more →
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