National honoree
"Anything
you can do, I can do better," college brothers say

Ohio & Virginia.
Frank and Jeffrey Griffiths' mom says they always compete. This
time, they dueled to do good. |
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how to tell the Griffiths twins apart: Jeffrey's the one who
organized a "free store" where the needy could shop, a 200-strong
city clean-up crew, and enough volunteers to make 1,000 peanut
butter and jelly sandwiches for a homeless shelter.
Frank's the one who masterminded a book drive, elderly visitation,
a carnival for needy children and an orchard-gleaning project
that salvaged 17,000 pounds of apples for a local food bank.
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Their dueling Make A Difference Day extravaganzas at campuses
600 miles apart Frank is at the University of Virginia, Jeffrey
is at Miami University of Ohio are typical of the way the
21-year-old twins "feed off of each other," says their mother,
Sharon Griffiths.
The brothers graduate next year, but at each school, student
organizations have adopted Make A Difference Day as a long-term
cause.
So, who won the sibling rivalry? Jeffrey rallied a total
of 1,500 volunteers; Frank, 1,000. But now the colleges' presidents
are talking about adopting the two-campus rivalry. The competition
continues!
$10,000 award from Paul Newman benefits the University
of Virginia Fund and the Miami University Make A Difference
Day Organizational Fund.
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Paul Newman
funds awards
The
actor and founder of the food company Newman's Own Inc. gives $10,000
to the charities of each of the 10 Make A Difference Day Award recipients.
This is Newman's fifth year as a Make A Difference Day supporter;
his contributions to local charities through this day total $500,000.
He will give another $100,000 to charities of participants in the
next Make A Difference Day, Oct. 23.
Newman, who donates 100% of after-tax profits from Newman's Own
to charitable and educational causes.
PHOTO CREDIT: BERT BOSTELMANN, GAMMA LIAISON, FOR USA WEEKEND
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