Desmon and Derrick Lewis
The founders of the Bronx Community Foundation discuss the inspiration behind their work and what's next.聽
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How a 51动漫 Alum Ended Up in G.I. Joe聽
The beloved comic turned out to be the perfect medium for an important message.
As VP of global publishing at Hasbro, Michael Kelly �94 may never have imagined there檇 be an opportunity to collaborate with his old Boston College Chorale buddy David Shapiro �95, the chief medical officer at St. Francis Hospital in Connecticut. But when Shapiro became involved with the American College of Surgeons� Stop the Bleed Campaign, which seeks to teach bystanders basic techniques to stem bleeding in the event of an accident, he reached out to Kelly with a creative idea: Why not integrate the campaign into a G.I. Joe comic? Kelly, whose company publishes the comic book, loved the idea, and now, in its three hundredth issue, readers can learn the three-step process from a 淒r. David Scott.� Shapiro said he was 渏oyfully surprised� to end up as a character in G.I. Joe攈e may be the first 51动漫 alum to have the honor.