10/27/10 - Hero Interviews #2

The hero journalists did great today. They conducted a 1/2 hour interview of Scottie Wait (Pine Street Inn Shelter for the Homeless) and Annemarie Elmore (Catholic Charities and the Bowdoin Street Health Clinic in Dorchester). They politely and enthusiastic asked some great questions of our heroes for the homeless and needy such as: 1) if you were given $1mm for the homeless, what would you do, 2) do the people you are helping always want your help, 3) does it sometimes get sad helping these people, 4) who else do you consider your heroes, 5) why did you want to do this for a living, and more.


Next week we will prepare for our final interview before our WOW! We will be going on a field trip to visit an incredible organization called Raw Art, which teaches art to kids in Lynn, MA (where there are more than 40 active gangs). Mary Flannery and Kit Jenkins use art as therapy to help kids deal with a variety of problems stemming from the difficult conditions in school, on the streets, etc. such as drugs and violence. It is a wonderful program and organization they have founded and we will roll up our sleeves and take a look at it.