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Indian Valley Record Wednesday, April 27, 2011 3A
The power of one in co nit00, the worla!
In his speech, Shelby Howe of Greenville used three powerful
examples of people who turned personal tragedy into social action:
Iqbal Masih who fought child • labor after being enslaved himself,
Cindy Lightner who founded Mothers Against Drunk DHving after
her daughter was killed by a drunken driver, and Jeanne White
who fought for the rights of HIV and AIDS patients after her son,
Ryan, was prohibited from attending school. Howe's efforts
earned him a third-place finish. Photo by Delaine Fragnoli
Shelby Howe
Greenville Rotary
Speech Contest winner
Mother Teresa was an in-
credible woman. She saved a
lot of lives and did a lot of
good for a lot of people. Gand-
hi was an incredible man. He
was a role model for his fol-
lowers and activists around
the globe. Nelson Mandela
was an incredible person. He
showed people how to be a
model citizen and a model
leader. Without a doubt, these
people were amazing human
beings, but sometimes it is the
local heroes who can make an
even bigger difference in the
lives of others.
At the age of 4, Iqbal Masih
was sold to a carpet manufac-
turer for $12 by his very poor
parents in Pakistan. For the
next six years of his life, Iqbal
worked 12 hours a day
chained to his loom, tying
knots. When he was 10, he es-
caped from the factory. At the
time in Pakistan 7.5 million
children were enslaved as
well as more than 200 million
children around the world.
That year he came to the
United States and raised
awareness about child labor
laws in his country and
around the world. Four
months after his return
home, he was murdered.
Iqbal's story inspired many
children in a school in Quin-
cy, Mass. The children knew
that they had to do something
in honor of Iqbal and his
dream. After the tragic news
of his death, the children
asked for $12 donations in
honor of his death at 12 years
old and because he was sold
for $12. The children raised a
total of $147,000 to build a
school in Pakistan that
opened its doors to 300 stu-
dents. But Iqbal's influence
did not stop there. The Ameri-
can students contacted elect-
ed representatives on both the
state and federal level to fight
for the protection of child
workers throughout the
world. As part of their ac-
tivism, the students gave a
speech in front of the United
Nations on the issue of child
labor. Iqbal will forever be re-
membered as an individual
who changed the face of child
labor laws.
Fair Oaks, Calif., May 3,
1980. Two girls walk their
bikes along the road. One of •
the girls, Carl Lightner, is hit
suddenly by a drunk driver
and is killed. The mother,
Cindy, was in shock over
what happened. A few weeks
later she was informed that
the man who killed her
daughter was out on bail even
though he had been convicted
of five DUI violations and was
responsible for three fatal ac-
cidents. Cind: Lightner was
enraged that the man who
killed her daughter was free
and had no penalty.
She funneled her energy to
start an organization called
MADD -- Mothers Against
Drunk Driving. Cindy Lightner
was determined to fix drunken
driving policies and procedures
as well as society's opinion of
the crime. Six months and two
days later the first press confer-
ence was held regarding
MADD's goal and mission as a
nonprofit organization.
Later, in 1988, the MADD
organization petitioned to
raise the federal drinking age
to 21 and succeeded. In 1992,
MADD made it known that
drunk driving was the No. 1
hazard on the road. In 2000,
MADD had over 600 chapters
and over 2 million supporters.
It was the power of one
woman, Cindy Lightner, who
changed how we view drunk
driving, which has indu-
bitably saved countless lives.
Ryan White was diagnosed
at birth with hemophilia. He
could not play like a normal
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kid because of the risk of in-
jury. All he wanted was to
live a normal life, play with
his friends, and not worry
about his medical condition.
At the age of 12, Ryan was di-
agnosed with hepatitis. One
year later at age 13, he was
put in the hospital and diag-
nosed with AIDS. AIDS was a
new disease that no one knew
about in the mid '80s. The dis-
ease weakened his body, mak-
ing him unable to fight off
sickness. Now, as a 13-year-
old boy, he had one more
thing to worry about. He
wanted to return to school
like a normal kid but the ad-
ministration would not let
him because people feared his
disease would spread to other
students. The whole nation
was ignorant of this disease.
This needed to change.
Ryan's mother, Jeanne,
fought tooth and. nail to get
him back into school. Finally,
he was able to go back to
school after a long drawn out
lawsuit. Ryan knew he had to
educate the nation on this
new deadly disease. He dedi-
cated the rest of his life to
raising awareness about HIV
and AIDS. Right before his
18th birthday, he "tied on
April 8, 1990.
His mother knew that this
couldn't end his fight. She con-
tinued educating people
around the nation and the
world about HIV and AIDS.
Later, she established the Ryan
White Foundation for Young
People. She worked as a lobby-
ist for the Ryan White Compre-
hensive AIDS Resource Emer-
gency Act. This act provided
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medical care for AIDS and HIV
patients and their families.
Jeanne's courage and persever-
ance helped educate the world
in raising awareness about
HIV and AIDS.
None of these individuals
have remained on the world
stage, but their legacy lives on.
Local heroes may not receive
the glory and fame that politi-
cians and international leaders
do, but they have the potential
to make a bigger impact on
their communities. Some of
these local leaders may even re-
shape the way the world thinks
about a particular issue. A 12-
year-old managed to change
how the international commu-
nity views child labor. One
grieving mom revolutionized
the way the world thinks about
drunk driving. One dying
teenager and his mother trans-
formed how the world saw HIV
and AIDS.' These individuals
first conquered their communi-
ties, and then had the courage
to tackle the world at large. I
hope that one day I can emulate
these extraordinary people.
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