Liza Gurtin has helped provide clean drinking water to more than 500 people in Nicaragua and 1,000 people in Tanzania. For her efforts, she was one of five California youth to receive the $36,000 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award.
Former Santa Rosan Amy Bei is getting her doctorate from the Harvard School of Public Health. After graduation, she plans to continue her work as a researcher in the fight against malaria.
Robert Digitale is a retired staff writer for The Press Democrat and the author of the fantasy novel, Horse Stalker, which the North Bay Bohemian calls “a magical adventure.” Contact him at rdigit9@yahoo.com.
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