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  November 28, 2019
  

  Sarah Dailey

  The champion for literacy brings book lending to her hometown of Otisfield.

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  November 28, 2019
  

  Parker Harnett and Zoe Seigel

  The 16-year-old Yarmouth juniors' website connects peers with volunteer opportunities.

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  November 28, 2019
  

  Alfredo Nicolas and Terra Fletcher

  Two wildlife lovers were strangers until they united to rescue a great black hawk in Deering Oaks during a January snowstorm.

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  November 28, 2019
  

  Gerry Pineau

  The firefighter from Lewiston, called 'Superman without a cape,' stepped up after the fatal Farmington explosion.

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  November 28, 2019
  

  Molly Amann

  The 19-year-old college student from Scarborough volunteers at Maine Medical Center's Barbara Bush Children's Hospital in Portland, the hospital that treated her.

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  November 28, 2019
  

  Florence Olebe

  The community 'elder' facilitates understanding through language as an on-call interpreter for Maine Medical Center who also helps families experiencing domestic violence.

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  November 28, 2019
  

  Lenny Smith

  The recovery advocate uses his long-term sobriety to help others.

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  November 28, 2019
  

  Leon Duff

  The retired central Maine educator 'shows up in so many ways,' including serving on the boards of three nonprofits, donating produce from his garden and helping a 99-year-old friend.

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  November 28, 2019
  

  Lonney Steeves

  The longtime Winthrop rec director and coach is 'like a big daddy to all these kids.'

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  November 28, 2019
  

  Mufalo Chitam

  The immigrant leader went into overdrive, working 13-hour days and drawing on years of connections to help asylum seekers who came to Portland last summer.