Here you’ll find nominations sent in by people who want to acknowledge a Super Hero in their life:
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Dear Becky Blank,
I would like to nominate you as a Super Hero. When I met you several months ago for the news story on KOLO 8 regarding Aly’s Prom closet, I was amazed at how you turned your personal tragedy of losing your daughter in a car crash into a mission to help other teenagers. Hundreds if not thousands of low income students would not be able to go to Prom if not for you and Aly’s Prom Closet. You open your closet, and your heart to so many in our community. Your hard work, dedication and love for helping kids is admirable, and the community is lucky to have you.
I hope you’ll consider passing on your Super Hero nomination to someone else in our community who inspires you.
Thank you for being who you are and doing what you do.
Sincerely,
Karoline Wightman
KOLO 8 News Now
Morning Reporter
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I’d like to recommend Steve Bale, instructor in computer technology at TMCC. He’s a lawyer AND an accountant AND a certified Cisco instructor. He has a stratospheric IQ, and yet, he has the ability to teach on an introductory level for introductory classes, and at an advanced level for advanced computer classes (You don’t find that quality in very many instructors, perhaps one out of a hundred).
He was one of my mentors when I attended school there. He once told me that he had worked as general council for a multinational corporation, at a quarter million dollars per year. His boss came to him one day and told him to falsify some documents. He said no. His boss told him he had to, as he was the boss and was telling him to. Bale replied, “You’re not my boss any more.” He quit that job rather than do something unethical. I have seen great human being’s hair go from black to gray over this job and its demands. He is on several committees, but always has made time to talk with students when they needed help.
He is inspiring, and very practical in the advice he gives in law, accounting, or computers, or for that matter, life in general. He’s very grounded in reality and extremely knowledgeable. His faculty web page is: http://classes.tmcc.edu/sbale/
From: Carl Coling
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New Superhero Nomination!
Nominator Name: Brooke Kennedy
Name of Nominee: Jeanne Kennedy
Why are you nominating this person? I am nominating Jeanne because she is an amazing mom who truly tries to do it all. She is always concerned with the success of her family and tries to give us the best of the best at all times. She also works very hard in order to provide for her family in this stressful economic time. I love her and look up to her as a person I would like to be.
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Nominator Name: Marlo Ward
Name of Nominee: Daphne Kiernan
Why are you nominating this person? I’m always amazed by the creativity and dedication of the organizer of my mom’s group. She has a fabulous event on the calendar almost everyday of the year, helping to bring together moms and kids all over Alachua County. The most brilliant thing is that she does all of this with three little ones of her own. We love you, Daphne!
Phone of Nominee: will find out
Address of Nominee: will find out
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