Glamour names social work student 2015 Hometown Hero
Sara Disselkamp, a social work student at the University of Maine, was chosen by Glamour as Maine’s 2015 Hometown Hero. The magazine named one “brave” woman from each state that is making a difference in their community. Disselkamp is the founder of Something to Snuggle, a nonprofit that provides blankets for children in the Maine foster care system. In the last year Disselkamp, an adoptee herself, partnered with Girl Scout troops, college groups, and individuals across the country to help grow the operation; so far it has donated almost 500 blankets, according to the article. “Ever since I was old enough to understand what being adopted meant (and recognize) the unconditional love my adoptive parents have given me, I knew part of my purpose on Earth was to pay that love forward,” she said.