the echo foundation: what can one person do?
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what can
person do?
The Echo Foundation promotes justice and inspires moral courage through education, creative acts of
service and leadership development.
We think:plenty.
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•Experiential education builds moral courage
•Positive relationships and personal mentoring build confidence and support development
•Social awareness is the first step toward global citizenship
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OD • Encourage and support
personal growth and the development of social conscience
• Provide opportunities for students to interact with individuals who model ethical, compassionate leadership
• Promote opportunities for students to take action
• Give future leaders a competitive edge for higher education
Voices Against IndifferenceCurriculum & dialogue-based character-education for high school students
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One by One by One.....Paul Farmer &
Partners In Health
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ES Footsteps Global Initiative
International travel, leadership, & service program for high school students
Forum For HopeRoundtable discussion between world-renowned humanitarians and regional faith, business, civic, & education leaders
Living Together in the 21st CenturyCMS-mandated character-education for 2nd grade students
Books Beyond Borders Creating & furnishing English-language libraries for children in under-served schools abroad
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
For more than a decade The Echo Foundation has brought the humanitarian voices of science, academia and the faith community to Charlotte, North Carolina.
Varian Fry
American journalist who spearheaded the rescue of around 2,500 people, including some of the 20th century’s most prolific artists, writers, and scientists, from Nazi-occupied France in the 1940s
Charles Fawcett
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
American actor and musician who assisted Varian Fry in his rescue operation
Harry Wu
Chinese dissident, internationally renowned human rights advocate, and founder and President of the Laogai Research Foundation
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Human rights activist and president of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Kerry Kennedy
Original translator of Anne Frank's A Diary of A Young Girl
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Barbara Mooyaart Doubleday
Nigerian Nobel Laureate for Literature, poet, playwright, novelist, and activist for justice
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Wole Soyinka
Jesuit priest, human rights activist, former Georgetown University law professor, and former Democratic U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
1920-2007
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Father Robert Drinan
Exiled Sierra Leonean poet, novelist, and journalist
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Syl Cheney Coker
World-renowned economist and Director
of Columbia University’s Earth Institute
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Jeffrey Sachs
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Alphonse Fletcher University Professor
and Director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute
for African and African American Research at
Harvard University
Dr. Bernard Kouchner
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Founder of the Nobel Prize-winning
humanitarian organization Doctors
Without Borders, former UN Representative in
Kosovo, and former Foreign Minister of France
A Gathering of Nobel Laureates: Science for the 21st Century
Five Nobel Laureates in the sciences: Günter Blobel, Edmond Fischer, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, Douglas Osheroff, and Robert Richardson
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Young Heroes of Hope
Five former Echo student leaders and activists: Horace Ballard, Katie Chamblee, Andrew Chan,
Justine Treadwell, and Chris Sinay
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Peter Agre
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, physician,
and founding member of Scientists and
Engineers for Change
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
A Decade Inspired by Elie Wiesel
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Nobel Laureate for Peace, Holocaust survivor,
author, humanitarian, and Andrew W. Mellon
Professor in the Humanities
at Boston University
Harry Kroto
Chemistry Nobel Laureate and advocate for public
science education
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Bishop Rucyahana
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
John Prendergast
Rwandan Bishop, human rights activist, and Founder
of the Sonrise School
Human rights activist, author, educator, and
Co-Chair of the ENOUGH Project
Founding Director of Partners In Health,
medical anthropologist, physician, and author
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Dr. Paul Farmer
In April 2011, The Echo Foundation will host Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Dr. Aaron Ciechanover for its annual Voices Against Indifference Initiative
Dr. Aaron Ciechanover
FOOTSTEPS GLOBAL INITIATIVE
• Acquire knowledge of & sensitivity to people beyond their boundaries
• Explore the meaning of global citizenship
• Cultivate a sense of personal responsibility for humankind
A leadership and service program for high school students enabling them to:
FOOTSTEPS GLOBAL INITIATIVE 2007
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ELIE WIESEL 12 Footsteps Ambassadors
Romania, Poland, France, & GermanyAuschwitz & Birkenau Concentration Camps
Creation of Documentary Film
Holocaust History
FOOTSTEPS IN RWANDA
GLOBAL INITIATIVE 2008 & 2010
18 Footsteps Ambassadors
Rwinkwavu, Rwanda
Nkondo 1 Primary School: Provided school supplies; designed and established Echo Children’s Library
& supplied 1,200 donated books
Studied Partners In Health model
Genocide reconciliation
Rwanda Echo
in Action
Program Coordinator Myles Wynn
Rwinkwavu, Rwanda
Nkondo 1 Primary School: English and Health Curricula; Faculty Development; Installation of
Water Tank; Library Support
Development of Rwanda Internship Program
ECHO IN RWANDA
GLOBAL INITIATIVE 2008 & 2010
2009 - 2010 INITIATIVE
Echo has...
• Served 638,000+ high school & university students, with the support of 3,300 teacher participants
• Delivered twenty humanitarian leaders to Charlotte, nine of which are Nobel Laureates
• Created & furnished three international school libraries
• Convened15 Forums for Community Leaders
• Instituted Echo character education program at 103 schools, reaching 120,000+ second graders
In its
13
years,
The Echo Foundation positions students to gain entrance to top
colleges and universities. Our
students have gone on to attend:
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FU
TU
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Yale University
NC State Harvard University
Wake Forest University
Duke University
UNC Chapel Hill
MIT
Princeton University
Williams College
Tulane University
UVA
Stanford University
Tufts University
George Washington University
Swarthmore College
My involvement with Echo has played a critical part in who I am today… helping me realize I want to spend my life helping those who are less privileged.
Gabby Reed2007 & 2008 Footsteps
Ambassador
I believe the opportunity that I had… significantly helped me as a student and a person to mature and learn more about the concepts of life. I know that colleges were impressed with the opportunity I had…and I am grateful for that.
Preston Gray2007 Footsteps Ambassador
The Echo Foundation not only gave me my first experience in bridging diverse groups and being a leader, but it also gave me the inspiration and the belief in myself that I needed to do it.
Katie ChambleeFounder, Village Education
Project
Established to honor a member of the Mecklenburg County community who works “… with an eye toward peace, a heart filled
with compassion and a voice against indifference…in order to remind our
community of its highest ideals.”
Echo Award Against Indifference
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Past Recipient: Joe Martin
Echo Award Against Indifference
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Past Recipient:Bishop George E. Battle, Jr.
Echo Award Against Indifference
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Past Recipient:Sister Mary Thomas Burke
Echo Award Against Indifference
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Past Recipient: Harvey B. Gantt
Echo Award Against Indifference
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Past Recipient: Dr. Dean W. Colvard
Echo Award Against Indifference
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Past Recipient: Hugh McColl, Jr.
Echo Award Against Indifference
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Past Recipient: Howard “Smoky” Bissell
Echo Award Against Indifference
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Past Recipient: Sally Robinson
Echo Award Against Indifference
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Alan DicksonStuart Dickson
Echo Award Against Indifference
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Past Recipient: Ferguson, Stein, Chambers
Gresham & Sumter, P.A.
Echo Award Against Indifference
The Echo Foundation wishes to thank its many sponsors and friends for their
extraordinary support of
In The Footsteps of Elie Wiesel and
A Night To Remember
FILM SPONSORSArts & Science Council
Crandall & Erskine Bowles
The Leon Levine Foundation: Sandra and Leon
Levine
Stead Family Foundation
2010 SPONSORS
LEADERS OF TOMORROW SPONSORStead Family Foundation
PREMIERE RECEPTION SPONSORBank of America
AWARD AGAINST INDIFFERENCE SPONSORFoundation For The Carolinas
MEMORY, CULTURE & FAITH SPONSORJulie & Howard Levine
EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING SPONSOR
Lori & Eric Sklut
PREMIER EDUCATION SPONSORThe Dickson Foundation
2010 SPONSORS
STUDENT LEADERSHIP SPONSORRodgers Builders, Inc.
REGIONAL CURRICULUM DISTRIBUTION SPONSORWachovia - Wells Fargo
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION SPONSORDeloitte LLP
2010 SPONSORS
RIGHT TO HEALTH SPONSORCarolinas Medical Center
GLOBAL DIPLOMACY SPONSORThe Avenir Foundation
CHARACTER EDUCATION SPONSORJoseph Andolino
2010 SPONSORS
DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP SPONSOR
Leslie & Kevin Archer
STUDENT DIALOGUE WITH ELIE WIESEL SPONSOR
Sally & Russell Robinson
TECHNOLOGY FOR HUMANKIND SPONSORGoodrich Foundation
2010 SPONSORS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SPONSORBB&T
THE POWER OF FREEDOM SPONSORRegine & Andreas Bechtler
ART & WRITING CONTEST SPONSORArts & Science Council
2010 SPONSORS
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS SPONSORDiamonds Direct
MUSIC OF CANTOR JOSEPH MALOVANY SPONSOR
Elaine & Joseph Camarda
GLOBAL PEACE SPONSORAmy & Alfred Dawson
2010 SPONSORS
REMEMBRANCE & COMPASSION SPONSORPatricia & William Gorelick
WORLD HEALTH SPONSORDonna & Richard Gilbert
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SPONSOREnergyOne of The Carolinas
2010 SPONSORS
INTEGRITY IN BUSINESS SPONSORPeggy & James Hynes
RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP SPONSORBeverly & James Hance
COMMUNITY BUILDING SPONSORDale & Larry Polsky
2010 SPONSORS
COMMUNITY ADVOCACY SPONSORVelva & Tom Woollen
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION SPONSORSGL Group – The Carbon Company
BUILDING GREEN SPONSORPatricia & B.D. Rodgers
2010 SPONSORS
CONFECTION DESIGN SPONSORSerafina Custom Design Catering
MEDIA & PUBLIC RELATIONS SPONSORKathy Rowan
INVESTING FOR THE FUTURE SPONSORSuzy Ruth & Thom Young
2010 SPONSORS
The Echo Foundation thanks The Cannon Foundation for grant support.
EXCELLENCE IN TRANSPORTATION SPONSORUptown Sedan Service
HISTORY, LAND & CULTURE SPONSORCovenant Wines, Napa Valley
2010 SPONSORS
PATRONS’ PACKAGE SPONSORS
Blumenthal FoundationCharlotte Country Day School
Crosland, Inc.Pamela & Robert Davies
Discovery PlaceErnst & Young
Jewish Federation of Greater CharlotteLevine Properties
Myers Park United Methodist ChurchNC Center for the Advancement of Teaching
NC Council on the Holocaust
PATRONS’ PACKAGE SPONSORS
Poyner & Spruill, LLPPresbyterian Hospital
Queens University of CharlotteFaye Sinkoe & Family
Southeast Anesthesiology ConsultantsTemple Beth-ElTemple Israel
UNC Charlotte Community AffairsKaren & Timothy Verhagen
Wachovia - Wells Fargo
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ELIE WIESEL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP SPONSORS
Bank of America
C.D. Spangler Foundation
Rebecca & Harry Dalton
Mary Helen & James Dalton
Gwin & Robert Dalton
Ruth & Rufus Dalton
The Dickson Foundation
Cammie & Barnes Hauptfuhrer
Peggy & James Hynes
Sally & Russell Robinson
Ann & Robert Snyder
CONTRIBUTIONS
AnonymousHoward “Smoky” Bissell
Sandra & Frank BlanchfieldMary Anne & Alan Dickson
East Mecklenburg HS FoundationEllen & Ned HardisonHolly & Hal Levinson
Rosalind & Jerry RichardsonPaulette & Ron SherrillBud & Margie Whalen
SPECIAL THANKS
AA Texlawn Ann Baldwin
Byron BaldwinTanja Bechtler
Bealer Wholesaler, Inc.Andy Braitmancandescence
Susan Cernyak-SpatzBobby Cochran Photography
Mary Beth Collins
SPECIAL THANKS
Compass GroupMark de Castrique
Scott DenhamHans Diessel
Jackie FishmanJudy Harper
Harris TeeterTim Hurley
Robert KesslerJamie Lambert
SPECIAL THANKS
Sarah MabusGloria Miller
Palm Bay ImportsPhotography by Mel
Tom RankinRedSky GalleryElias Roochvarg
Vino VinoWoodtech Interiors, Inc.
COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS
Action GraphicsArt & Sculpture Unlimited
Art AspectsBechtler Museum of Modern Art
Cannon SchoolCarolina International SchoolCharlotte Country Day School
Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsThe Charlotte Observer
Concentrix Music & Sound Design
Dean & DelucaEast Mecklenburg High School
Elizabeth House FlowersIndievisionKM Design
Knight TheaterMervil Paylor Design
North Highland ConsultantsWFAE
COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS
Why Should You Get Involved?
The Echo Foundation believes that one person can make a difference. Indeed, we feel it is our
responsibility to do so, one small miracle at a time. The Echo Society is a unique way for individuals to
become intimately involved in The Echo Foundation & see first-hand how its mission is making a difference
in the Charlotte region and in our global society.
Now is the time to…
ACT AGAINST INDIFFERENCE
GET IN
VO
LVED “…the Echo
Foundation emerged as a source of energy, imagination and hope. Driven by a sense of urgency, its struggle against hatred and indifference has already reverberated far beyond Charlotte and North Carolina. In the years to come, it will surely continue to inspire youth, affect society and occupy a place of honor on the national scene.”
Elie WieselNobel Laureate for
Peace
To inquire about joining The Echo Society, for volunteer opportunities or to make a
donation,call 704-347-3844 or visit www.echofoundation.org.
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