One night 13 years ago, Roland Trujillo was heading home with his family after an evening out at the movies. It had been snowing and it was frightfully cold outside. While driving along St. Francis Drive, he saw a man with no coat. He said to his daughter, Veronica Griego, "Look at him — he doesn't have a jacket."

Trujillo pulled into the parking lot of Dunkin' Donuts, called the man over and gave him the jacket he was wearing.

They drove home and everybody went inside, but it occurred to Trujillo that the man didn't have any gloves, so he quickly grabbed some and headed back to find the man, taking Veronica with him.

That was just one of the many spontaneous bouts of goodwill that Trujillo's three children have witnessed over the years and one of the reasons Griego, now married with children and living in Santa Fe, nominated her dad to be one of the 10 Who Made a Difference.

"He has instilled in his three children the gift of giving to others and understanding what that means," Griego wrote in her nomination letter. "I hope we can pass that on to our children."

Griego remembers that this wasn't the only time her father taught his children the value of giving back. When they were little, he'd have them help him take food to St. Elizabeth Shelter, to Dismas House or to the Salvation Army. Often, Trujillo and his wife, Cora, would help people whom Cora had met at the hospital during her work day.

He doesn't think these things worthy of recognition, though. The humble Trujillo feels he's not the man for this honor.

"I suspect there are probably hundreds of people in town ... you could point to and say, 'They made a difference,' " Trujillo said. "I'd mark myself, in all honesty, 101 or 115. There are so many people before me who make a difference."

But he was touched that his daughter "thought enough of me to do this."

It wasn't just his frequent acts of kindness which he said "the spirit moves" him to do that got him recognized. He has been an active member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish since he was 18. He teaches confirmation classes and has helped organize the church's annual bazaar and fiesta for many years. One of the most notable is the Thanksgiving dinner he has coordinated for the last five years at the church.

The meal was the Rev. Tien-Tri Nguyen's idea. Trujillo jumped in and helped organize the event, which has become more of a "community meal" than a charity event.

"What we do is offer it to everyone," Trujillo said. He cooks, serves and cleans up after the event every year.

"When I am getting my kids ready in the morning on Thanksgiving Day and we're getting ready to go to my in-laws', all I can think about is how this man, my dad, is doing the most wonderful thing today to help others," Griego wrote in her letter.

He loves giving back to his church especially because of the strong sense of community.

"You see people who have grown old within our church all these years, me being one of them, others have grown up, got married and had kids," Trujillo said. It is for this reason that the church feels like home, he said.

The approach he takes while volunteering or helping people, is the same approach he takes at his job with Children Youth and Families Department's Protective Services Division.

"When you think about how people make a difference, it's kind of how I approach the work: one family at a time," Trujillo said. "It's not about this huge organization, it's just about taking one step at a time."

Griego was born and raised in Santa Fe. He attended Santa Fe High School and after getting a job, decided he wanted to go to college. One day, on a whim, he went to apply for school at the "College of the Knowledge," as he calls the College of Santa Fe. He decided to major in social work because he thought it would make him lots of money. He ended up loving the field — and not having as much money as he thought, he said with a laugh.

He got his master's degree from New Mexico Highlands University and got a job with CYFD. He's held various positions since starting there in 1979.

He and his wife have three kids: Isaiah Trujillo of Santa Fe; Veronica Griego of Santa Fe; and Rebekah Portillo of Round Rock, Texas.

When he's not serving the community, he enjoys a good walk up Canyon Road with Cora, a nice bike ride on a sunny day and watching baseball, a sport introduced to him by Anthony Trujillo, a deacon at Our Lady of Guadalupe.

After Roland Trujillo learned of baseball, he started coaching Little League, a hobby he did for more than 25 years before retiring.

"I love the idea of being at the baseball field," he said. "My kids grew up knowing that when it came to spring, baseball was what it was about."

Griego is thrilled that her father is now one of the 10 Who Made a Difference.

"I'm excited because it's a long-awaited appreciation," Griego said. "He inspires me to do as much as I can to give back to the community, and how to appreciate others as well."