May 2008

Red Sox Pitcher John Lester -- the journey from cancer to no-hitter

Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester pitched the first no-hitter game of the 2008 season on May 19th. But the bigger reason that Lester, his family, his team, and even some members of rival teams are celebrating his accomplishment is that just short of two years ago, Lester was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer.
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Who We Are

Virtue in Action is created by Current Links in Education, a non profit, non partisan 501 (c) 3 organization whose mission is to foster virtues and civics in the youth of America.

Dennis Cortes, Co-founder and editor, also Managing Director of CF Managed Assets at Cantor Fitzgerald

Kris Cortes, Co-founder and Executive Director, former investment broker

Advisory Board

Ken Fisher, Founder and Executive Director of the Abraham Lincoln Center for Character Development

Dr. Matthew L. Davidson, Ph.D, President and Director of the Institute for Excellence and Ethics.

Dr. Thomas Lickona, developmental psychologist and Professor of Education at the State University of New York at Cortland, and director of the Center for the Fourth and Fifth Rs (Respect and Responsibility).

"Character isn't inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought-by-thought, action-by-action."

- Helen Gahagan Douglas
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