Who do you think deserves a shout out?
It's the end of the year, and Fox Point-Bayside Patch has had the privilege of meeting some amazing people, doing great things. There was Matt Heltsley who helped found the Milwaukee chapter of Help Portrait, a group who volunteers to take portraits of the homeless for the holidays. Then there was Sam Bear who raised thousands to bring a Honduran baby to America so she could receive proper medical care for her many seizures ravaging her tiny, 7-month-old body. But we know there are people doing good that we never heard about. This December, we'd like your help determining the Fox Point-Bayside person of the year. You can nominate anyone who lives, works or volunteers in town. But nominations close at 9 a.m. Dec. 13, so submit your picks …
A 21-year-old puts her time and money into improving the lives of Hondurans and helping discover the cause of seizures attacking her seventh-month-old, Honduran goddaughter.
At four months old, Camila Flores began having seizures that violently shook her little body. Doctors in her native Honduras were not equipped to help her, and her mother, Chena Flores, was frightened about the effects the seizures would have on her daughter. But Sam Bear, a 21-year-old Fox Point native, stepped up and raised thousands of dollars to help bring Camila to America to discover the cause of, and treat, the baby’s terrifying seizures. Bear met the Flores family on relief brigade trips through Marquette University. Chena was the head of security for the brigades Bear participated in, helping administer medical care to Hondurans in need. But Bear and Flores became more than just friends during these trips, they grew to be family…
