May 16, 2016

Heroes of the Past: Harriet Tubman

Heroes of the Past: Harriet Tubman Good afternoon Everday Heroes, hope your Monday is going well. As I’m sure some of you have noticed, the last few posts we’ve made have been about individuals in the past. We are calling this new blog series “Heroes of the Past”, which will be made every Monday about ordinary people who did extraordinary things in times before ours, aka EVERYDAY HEROES of the Past. Meet- Harriet Tubman- Freedom fighter and a remarkable woman. Araminta (Harriet) “Minty” Ross, was born in 1820 in Dorchester […]
June 3, 2016

The Weekly Wall of Heroes, Part 3

The Weekly Wall of Heroes, Part 3 Happy Friday to you, our EVERYDAY HEROES. Welcome back to The Weekly Wall of Heroes, where we present ordinary people doing extraordinary things!! Stories submitted will be featured here! Unsung hero of  Bataclan Paris Massacre awarded citizenship A 35 year old Algerian man, called Didi to hide his identity for fear of militant backlash, has been awarded citizenship for his bravery during the Paris concert hall attack last year. He was working as a security officer at the time, and during the attack repeatedly […]
June 6, 2016

Heroes of the Past : Florence Nightingale

Heroes of the Past: Florence Nightingale “I attribute my success to this – I never gave or took any excuse”  So said Florence Nightingale, social reformer and the founder of modern nursing. Born in 1820, into a wealthy British family in Florence, Italy, and named after the city where she was born, Florence experienced her first “call from God” in Embley Park in 1937. After a series of similar experiences, Florence felt that it was her calling to dedicate her life to the service of others. She started working as […]