Hall, Michele

Tom Tompkins, aka Tommy Transit, is a bus driver on a mission. What's his mission? As a city bus driver for over 21 years Tom noticed how disconnected and isolated people seemed to be and thought there might be something he could do. That's when he remembered one his mentors saying, "All anyone wants is to be acknowledged for who they are and the contribution they make." A light bulb went off. He realized that as a driver he was in a unique position to affect the more than 150,000 people he picks up on his busy city bus route every year. That's a lot of people! What makes Tom unusual is that h...