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GILBERT, AZ \u2014 After 30 years at Highland High School, teacher Bob Allen isn’t being celebrated for what he taught in the classroom.<\/p>

Read more Buckeye\u2019s Festival Ranch neighborhood to finally get a grocery store with new $45 million shopping center<\/a><\/p>

He’s being celebrated for what he inspired outside of it.<\/p>\n

Allen built a student service-learning program from the ground up that’s generated more than 650,000 volunteer hours across the Valley and helped facilitate nearly 17,000 blood donations.<\/p>

Along the way, thousands of students discovered a passion for helping others and, in some cases, even found their future careers.<\/p>

Read more Supreme Court set to hand down final rulings of this term<\/a><\/p>

Now, as Allen prepares to retire, we’ll look back on the extraordinary impact of one educator whose greatest lesson may have been that making a difference starts with showing up.<\/p>

It’s a story about service, leadership, and a legacy that will continue long after the final bell rings. <\/p>

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Watch Cameron Polom’s report in the video player above.<\/i><\/b><\/p>

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