Teen Builds Brighter Future for Tanzanian Villagers
While most 16-year-olds are focused on getting their driver’s license, Lily Gordon is focused on beating hunger in Tanzania.
While most 16-year-olds are focused on getting their driver’s license, Lily Gordon is focused on beating hunger in Tanzania.
Every Tuesday afternoon you can hear the wheels of Herman Travis’ shopping cart clacking against the cracked, sloped sidewalks of San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood — an annoying sound for any passerby. But for many residents in this low-income community the sound is heavenly — their angel, 50-year-old Travis.
In difficult times, stories of heroic endeavor always hearten us. But sometimes what motivates us are the everyday acts, things so simple that we can easily contribute. Everyone, after all, has the power to give kindness.