AWESOME KID, AMARIYANNA ‘MARI’ COPENY, STANDS UP FOR THE BLACK KIDS OF FLINT, MICHIGAN
‘Mari’ Copeny first came to fame in her hometown of Flint, Michigan from her days in beauty pageants. But Mari already understood that. beauty is only skin deep. The city she loved was in the midst of a water crisis […]
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AWESOME KID, CHRISTIAN BUCKS, WELCOMES YOU TO THE BUDDY BENCH
When Christian was seven years old, he learned that his family might be moving to Germany for my dad’s job. When his mom showed him the website for the school he would be attending, all he could think about was […]
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AWESOME KID, MARIAH NABLO, SAVES GORILLAS FROM BLACK MARKET POACHING AND MINING.
When Mariah was six years old, she watched a documentary about the Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda and the Congo. The documentary focused on Dr. Fossey’s work with mountain gorillas and her dedication to keeping them from harm, as their lives are […]
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AWESOME KID, JAYLAH NEWSON, CREATES BACKPACKS TO HELP THE HOMELESS
Jayla was only five years old when she and her mom came upon a woman and her three year old child living on the street. Jayla wanted to take them home with her, but that wasn’t possible. So instead, she […]
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AWESOME KID, ROSIE WESTERBECK, BRINGS CHEER TO HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN
When Rosie was in 1st grade, she ended up in Dayton Children’s Hospital, undergoing numerous tests, shots and scary medical procedures. From that moment on she knew this her condition was serious. But the thing that she remembered most about […]
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AWESOME KID, STARLING (Estarlyn Hiraldo), GENTLE VOICE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
ELAYNA HASTY CREATES WORKSHOPS TO ENCOURAGE SELF-ESTEEM, LEADERSHIP AND COMPASSION
When Elayna was six years old she had forgotten to bring her gym shoes to school. That’s when the bullying began and continued day after day until she broke down and cried. That bullying continued for two years. But Elayna […]
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INSPIRING STORY OF THE WEEK – THE STAIRS by Mort Laitner
INSPIRING STORY OF THE WEEK
THE STAIRS
by Mort Laitner
Sometimes an inspiring story is more than a feel-good tale.
Perhaps The Stairs is a wake up call for us today.
As a ten-year old child, he eavesdropped as his father told a harrowing story of almost being gassed to […]
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INSPIRING STORY OF THE WEEK – JUST A PICKLE AND A CHAIR by Lois W. Stern
INSPIRING STORY OF THE WEEK
JUST A PICKLE AND A CHAIR
by Lois W. Stern
The inspiring story of a man with a dream
Aaron Stern came to America from Austria, arriving with little more than a pushcart and a dream. He peddled […]
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Sample: Best Teacher
You’re the Best Teacher I Ever Had
I recently was moved to tears by the story of a teacher who changed the life of one little boy. And he never forgot.
He was the student she ignored at first. He spent most […]
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