TEACHING SOCCER, FEEDING FAMILIES

Gabriel Whaley, 21 Midland, N.C.

When Gabriel Whaley was 10, his parents struggled to pay for soccer camp, so he borrowed his dad's socks, found discounted gear-and showed such hustle he won the camp's spirit award. That same drive inspired the University of North Carolina senior to help struggling families on and off the field by offering free soccer instruction to kids ages 5 to 15 in exchange for donations of nonperishable canned goods. Since 2006 his Kicking4Hunger program has scored big time.

GABE'S SCOREBOARD

• 16,825 lbs. donated food

• 1,200 kids coached

• 40 Gabe's weekly camp work hours

• 2 Mohawks given to camp directors (when a camp raises more than 2,000 lbs. of food) kicking4hunger.org