It's not anything new. They contribute to their community all the time. West Brook has regular blood drives several times a year.

We are so blessed. People are coming in support and in honor of the students who lost their lives.

It's time to start thinking of parents and families as community builders and not just as service recipients. While the craniofacial community may be small by comparison to other health issue communities like heart disease or cancer or diabetes, we are nonetheless a community. Don’t underestimate individuals with facial differences or their parents – what they have learned in their lives can be put to meaningful use to help others.

Chevron has been a wonderful partner for our district, and has done so much for our community. They really deserve recognition for their efforts.

What we would like to get is some more community collaborators.

We opened here. We grew up here and the community has been nice enough to be supportive of us. And in turn we work with them, too.