History
The program, originally called the Education’s Unsung Heroes Awards Program, started in 1995 with the first awards handed out in 1996. During that first year, 80 finalists were selected for awards totaling $200,000. In 1998, the number of awards was increased to 100.
In January 2004, the program was renamed ING Unsung Heroes. The name became a registered service mark in March 2006. In 2005, ING Unsung Heroes celebrated the 10th anniversary of the program's inception by awarding a special "Best in Class" $10,000 grant to the 2003 First Place Winner, Jennifer Wise of Tampa, FL. The award recognized Ms. Wise as the most notable of the program's top prize winners. Her "Kids and Canines" program matches at-risk middle school students with puppies to train as service dogs for the physically disabled in their community.
In 2007, the program awarded its top prize totaling $27,000 to an elementary school teacher in Los Angeles, CA.
In 2008, the top grant was awarded to a teacher from Los Alamitos, CA.
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