The $5000 THUMB Award

...goes to the school that best grasps the philanthropic ideal. That is applying money to the root causes of problems rather than using it as a band-aid after the fact.

Of course there is and will always be a need for charity. However this award is designed to stimulate and engender a life long attitude that prevention is better than cure and to make us all aware that we have it within ourselves to to make a bigger difference than we think possible.