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Watch a special Jefferson Awards message from Sharon Chin, the anchor at KPIX/CBS5, a Multiplying Good Media Partner in the San Francisco Bay Area.

July 18th is World Listening Day—this year, the theme is Unquiet Earth, focusing on improving listening skills and conserving critical soundscapes. The ideal of critical soundscapes is an interesting one and makes sense.

Did you know that every minute 20 people leave everything behind to escape war, persecution, or terror? Across the world, conflicts and disasters are displacing people, causing heartbreak, despair, and generating great amounts of need.

Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, it could not be implemented in places still under Confederate control. As a result, in the westernmost Confederate state of Texas, enslaved people would not be free until much later.

Like mothers, service to others transforms lives! In celebration of Mother's Day, we're highlighting a few Jefferson Award recipients whose service work and impact illustrate the power of service and the important roles moms play in our lives.