It has been a pretty amazing life for 95-year-old Emma Howard. Born in 1930 in Belhaven, NC, she has spent her life touching the lives of many and trying to make a difference in the world. As a teacher, she always tried to instill a sense of worth and dignity in her students, always telling them, “You are somebody.” As the first Black female on the Washington City Council, if she saw something that needed fixing, she was the first in line to get it done. She started the Washington, NC, charter of Key Women of America in 1992, a national community service organization founded in 1954 by the Reverend Bertha Nelms Harris. The local charter has worked with the Boys and Girls Club, the Beautfort County Partnership for Children, and the Rainbow House, which was a group home for the mentally ill. At Thanksgiving, they prepare food baskets and distribute them to those in need. At Christmas, they put together gift baskets and deliver them to local nursing homes. I’ve always said, “You need to treat people the way you want to be treated.”