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Bill Tingling is a remarkable altruist whose visionary leadership has transformed society since he found School News Nationwide (SNN) in 1993.\\r\\n\\r\\nDriven to provide more impact and inspired by meeting Holocaust survivors Bill created an additional SNN initiative, Words of Bonds, in 2005. He designed Words of Bonds to promote understanding and goodwill between African American and Jewish youth by teaching their historical experience\\\'s commonality. through Words of Bonds.\\r\\n\\r\\nBill brought Jewish Holocaust survivors and African American seniors into schools and other public venues, where using SNN technology, they were interviewed and videotaped by students.\\r\\n\\r\\nBill\\\'s newest project, "Tour for Tolerance," evolves themes from his previous initiatives to address a critical deficit: the non-existence of tolerance education in schools throughout the country. \\r\\n\\r\\nTFT is a multi-cultural organization consisting of Holocaust survivors, Jews, Christians, Muslims, Educators, Students, and members from many ethnic groups.\\r\\n\\r\\nThrough his "Tour for Tolerance" initiative, Bill is converting buses into high-tech classrooms that travel to schools to teach tolerance, empathy, compassion, and inclusion. \\r\\n\\r\\nEach TFT high-tech classroom bus converted with holograms, interactive technology, artificial intelligence, and high-tech educational materials will serve 75,000 students per year. After that, a fleet of buses serving millions in years to come. \\r\\n\\r\\nTingling has partnered with the USC /Shoah Foundation and the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York, and his mission is to combat all discriminatory "isms" by inspiring empathy, humanity, and understanding at a moment when those qualities are vitally needed for the civility and sustainability of society.\\r\\n\\r\\nBill\\\'s significant accomplishments have made him the recipient of numerous awards from government agencies, elected officials, and a highly respected ally of progressive leaders and organizations throughout the U.S., Israel, Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean