At age 36 with the world at her fingertips, Cheryl McLaughlin was diagnosed with endometrial cancer in January 2008. She successfully completed surgery in February 2008 and is a cancer survivor.

State Park Heavy Equipment Operator  E.J. Fogel's daughter, Taryn , was born in December 2001 with what has been diagnosed as a “Mitochondrial disease”. Mitochondria are often called the ‘cell’s ”engine” or the “power plant” of the cell..

Marlene Smith is the Community Partnership Manager for California State Prison Corcoran. She often participates in projects beyond the campaign to help the community.

In January 2007 Aubrey Crossland was born with Shone's Complex, a combination of heart defects that affects the heart.