2021 Community Heroes

2021 Big Train Community Heroes of the Night

The Jim and Carol Trawick Foundation contributed $250 to each of these organizations in 2021, and we urge you to support our Big Train Community Heroes listed below with links for learning about and making contributions to their organizations:

Mark Bergel, Founder and Executive Director of A Wider Circle. A Wider Circle works to create stable homes by providing beds, tables, dressers, and other basic needs items. Full Big Train Community Hero Interview.
Sheryl Brissett Chapman, Executive Director of The National Center for Children and Families. NCCF supports the most vulnerable children and families in our community. Full Big Train Community Hero Interview.
Jackie DeCarlo, CEO of the Manna Food Center. Manna is actively meeting the national food emergency right here in Montgomery County. Full Big Train Community Hero Interview.
Randy Schools, our Big Train Booster Club Chair for two decades helped establish The Children’s Inn at NIH. The Children’s Inn meets the needs of children and families participating in ground- breaking research at NIH. Full Big Train Community Hero Interview.
Teresa Rios Wright, a career Montgomery County Public Schools teacher and Board Member Emeritus of Identity. Identity is serving Latino youth and families especially impacted by the health pandemic. Full Big Train Community Hero Interview.

All five of these wonderful leaders and their organizations deserve our support every year.