"Honor Roll"
Today Larry salutes the efforts of
heroic citizens who made a difference in 2004.
Find out their incredible stories below:
16-year-old Celia never expected
that her participation in a Yahoo! chat room
would afford her the opportunity
to save lives – and avert a Columbine-style
massacre. When her correspondence with a disgruntled
Michigan high school student became alarming, Celia
alerted her father George, a police officer. The
would-be bomber had sent hate-filled messages and
attack plans to Celia, which they used to obtain
a search warrant. The police in Clinton Township,
MI, found weapons, bomb-making materials and assault
weapons in his home and the boy was arrested. Steven,
a student at the targeted high school, and his
mother Susan appeared on the show to offer Celia
heartfelt thanks from their family and the many
families she heroically saved.
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When two of Nina’s sons were kidnapped by their
father, Nina was panicked and turned to the police
for help. Distraught by the lack of attention her
case was receiving, Nina turned to Ed Wunsch’s
Parental Abduction Recovery Team, a non-profit organization
devoted to finding missing children. The recovery
team found the children in Athens, GA, where Nina
was quickly reunited with them. Nina says she is
forever grateful to Ed and his team for their selfless
and swift work.
To make a donation to this amazing non-profit effort,
make checks payable to Parental Abduction Recovery
Team and send to:
Parental Abduction Child Recovery Team
1043 Grand Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105
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The Lemon family was first featured on The Larry
Elder Show in September 2004, when they told the
remarkable story of how their family of 22 came
together. Unfortunately, since that time, Lamont
was laid off from his job and the family was given
a deadline of December 31st to move out of their
home. To make their holidays a bit brighter, Larry
surprised Debra and Lamont with some helpful gifts
for the home and the news that their move-out deadline
was extended.
To make donations to the Lemon Family, please make
checks payable to Project Lemon-Aid and send to:
Project Lemon-Aid
PO Box 1332
Chicago Heights, IL 60412
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Heroes come in all ages, shapes and sizes – as
evidenced by 12-year-old Mariah Schroeder. Mariah
learned that her young neighbor friend was being
locked in her room with no access to food, water
or bathroom facilities every time her father left
the house. To communicate, Mariah and her friend
developed secret knocks and codes through the wall,
but Mariah became so concerned that she bravely
alerted her mother and the police to the apparent
child abuse. Police were able to rescue the child,
who is now living with her uncle.
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As
an avid violin player, Susan Pascale was dismayed
to learn
that her daughter’s school in California
did not offer a violin program. Three years ago,
Susan took matters in her own hands and started
an orchestra. The orchestra is thriving and was
recently invited to perform at New York’s
prestigious Carnegie Hall in March. However, the
group must raise close to $80,000 to make the trip.
We wish them best of luck in their efforts!
If you’d like to help send the Pasadena
Elementary Orchestra to New York, send checks to:
SPUSD
Middle School Orchestra
Attn: Susan Pascale
1600 Oak Street
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Quick Clicks
Special thanks to all of the vendors who provided
gifts for the guests on today’s show!
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