Community members making a difference in the lives of others.
 Founder and Director of Chico's Rose Scott School, Cindy Carlson has a knack for helping children develop their unique gifts. Her specialty is fostering a nurturing and creative learning environment geared for children who deal with the challenges of ADHD, high-functioning autism and other special needs... and giftedness.
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 "Change happens through spirals; the work grows upon itself. As little changes accumulate, they will reinforce one another and make larger changes possible. ...Begin the work." -Paul Krafel, Seeing Nature.
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 On Wednesday nights, rain or shine, Pam Lewis can be found lugging a bag of basketballs to the Anderson Middle School gymnasium. She has been doing this for the past eleven years. She opens the gym and supervises local drop-in kids, from seventh grade through high school, so they have a safe place to be active and play.
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 Early every weekday morning, Fred Wichmann drives down the highway from Yreka to Mt. Shasta where he holds musical court in the Sisson middle school band room. Students arrive for jazz ensemble practice at 7:30 a.m. every morning except Wednesdays, when any student is welcome to come in early for extra help or to learn a new skill.
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 Debbie Pierce facilitates one of life's most important relationships-bonding between mother and child. A registered nurse, lactation consultant, and owner of a small business, Pierce has helped new moms connect with their babies since 1979.
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 It's 8:00 p.m. Tuesday night. Alice McFadden is at home patiently answering all my late night questions when her cell phone rings. "I might have to go," she tells me. She answers the phone, converses in Spanish and ends with two English words: "call me."
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 Melissa Mendonca is no stranger to mentoring. Born and raised in Chico, Mendonca warmly remembers how her Notre Dame School fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Beyers, and principal, Sister Jane Golden, uncovered talents in her she didn't know she had. Both women gave her the sense that she was special by showing her how to develop her strengths.
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