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2013

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Fearless: Kevin Lugo, Kevin B. Lugo May 2013

Fearless: Kevin Lugo, Kevin B. Lugo

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This summer, recent graduate Kevin Lugo will bike over 4,000 miles across the country to benefit the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults. His choice to bike for seventy days from Baltimore to Seattle makes him fearless! His goal is to raise $7,476 for the organization, and he reached that goal last night (although more donations are always welcome in support of fighting cancer)! Kevin explains that when he studied abroad in Denmark in the fall of 2011, he “fell in love with sustainable transportation, especially cycling.” Not only does his fearless endeavor raise money to fight cancer, but he …

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Fearless: Mike Altman, Michael A. Altman Mar 2013

Fearless: Mike Altman, Michael A. Altman

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After participating in the 2011 Heston Internship in Uganda working in a community on clean water projects, Mike gained a new interest in Global Health. His interest grew and a few months ago he started an internship with charity: water, an organization working to bring access to clean water throughout the world in a way that attempts to break the traditional donation model. At charity: water, Mike is part of a greater group that is working to more closely connect people to specific water projects through financial transparency and innovative fundraising campaigns. [excerpt]

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Fearless: Steph Adamczak, Stephanie K. Adamczak Mar 2013

Fearless: Steph Adamczak, Stephanie K. Adamczak

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Steph Adamczak ’15 has been shaking things up on campus by having some fearless conversations about the current investments Gettysburg College is making in fossil fuels. Steph hopes that by opening these important conversations, the college will consider divesting from these specific investments, especially with increased support from the Gettysburg College student body. [excerpt]

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