Mason Makes A Difference - George Mason University

	Brad Snyder When he was five years old and his grandmother’s health was failing, Brad Snyder told his mom that he wanted to grow up and fix other people’s grandmas.
	Early Identification Program Photographs fill the walls of Hortensia Cadenas’ office on the Fairfax Campus. Portraits of high school seniors and group shots of young people mugging for the camera—these are the success stories coming out of the Early Identification Program (EIP) at George Mason University.
	Fred Bemak and Rita Chi-Ying Chung Most people flee from the sites of natural disasters. But Fred Bemak and Rita Chi-Ying Chung, professors of counseling and development in the College of Education and Human Development, head straight to areas devastated by wildfires, cyclones, and hurricanes.
	Patriot Pack Out The dwindling days of the school year mark the end to many things. But thanks to an innovative recycling program at Mason, it also signals a new beginning for partnering charities.
	Katherine Garcia Not all learning takes place inside a classroom just ask Mason senior Katherine Garcia. She volunteers at Inova Fairfax Hospital in its Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP).
	Harold Geller Harold Geller will give you the moon and the stars, the planets and any other celestial body you can spy using a telescope.