Catherine Hand, DPM, a life member and a retired podiatrist, has had a remarkable career and made an impact not only on podiatry but also on her community. Dr. Hand has practiced podiatry for over four decades in Pennsylvania. She is a Founding Member of the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine and a generous donor to TUSPM. Dr. Hand has been active in her community and is a Founder of The Palmyra Public Library. Dr. Hand’s story begins as one of the few female students in the first class of podiatric school at The Temple University School of Chiroprody after World War II. After finishing her education and residency, she entered the podiatric workforce in Palmyra, PA, just minutes from Hershey. She built a network in Palmyra, treating patients who lived and worked there and in the surrounding areas, including Hershey Foods workers. She joined and later became President of The Junior Women’s Club. When she learned there was no local library to visit, she took this to her club, and, along with her peers, they began fundraising to open a library in town. In the 1950s, there was no technology that we have today to connect with others to raise awareness for such a project. This was no easy task, yet the group, led by Hand, successfully collected 1,200 books donated by the community and a few hundred dollars. This was enough to get the Palmyra Public Library opened in 1954. These efforts provided a pathway to accomplish other missions. The Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine (now Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine) was founded in 1963 in response to the closure of the medical school to which Dr. Hand was instrumental in this success, as she was one of the Founding Members. She continued to be involved in these community-based and podiatric education initiatives throughout her career and is proud of the library, which today has grown into a debt-free facility with over 65,000 items and free programs available to the public. She continues to fund scholarships at TUSPM because she remembers and recognizes the challenges students face and wants to contribute to supporting podiatric medicine. As Dr. Hand prepares for her 100th birthday this January, we not only wish her a happy birthday but also thank her for her contributions and her inspirational story. As she prepares for a big celebration, she reminds us that “giving back to a community that is good to you seems like the right thing to do” and “being true to your patients and doing the best job you can for them is important.”