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Submitted by Santiago Urena Jr.
A minority by definition, is a smaller ethnic population but can mean a wider variety of things like socioeconomic and gender.
Submitted by Meredith Warbinton
I got an opportunity to go to Kenya for 16 days and it changed my life forever.
Submitted by Becky Lorraine
Learning: During our Summer vacation last year in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, my 7 year old grand-daughter Hayleigh, enjoyed a peaceful moment in a hammock practicing her reading skills.
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Opportunity Hero: Kathryn and David
Submitted by These parents lost both their son, Andrew, and their daughter, Abby to cancer. In honor of their children, Kathryn and David have worked hard to establish a foundation to financially assist families of terminally ill children. The foundation aims ... Read moreOpportunity Hero: My Parents & Family
Submitted by My parents and family because they helped me to be a better person and to always do what I love best. Read moreOpportunity Hero: Don
Submitted by Don G., my hero, was a college instructor when I was a freshman in college. Although he did not know me before I was in his speech class, he learned a bit about my interest in radio broadcasting and offered me an opportunity to start, build and e... Read moreOpportunity Hero: Ben
Submitted by I am writing to you about one of the most amazing people I have ever met. He's saved my life (in a different way). For the last few months I have been suffering from a horrible anxiety disorder, was given the wrong medication and was hospitalized.... Read moreOpportunity Hero: Heather
Submitted by Heather M. has a son who was born without developmental disabilities, but who began to have seizures as a toddler. He has had multiple surgeries, but to this day, he still has up to 30+ seizures a day. Heather founded "The Buddy League"... Read more
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How much is enough?
Submitted by Patricia R Handfield I left corporate America a little before things fell apart. I felt I needed a break. To think. My kids were almost grown-up, adults. I'd been working for so long. I'd done well. I knew that I could use my time to real... Read moreKeep Hope Alive Baltimore!
Submitted by My question to you today is...is it possible to now write 7 success stories of people affected by the downturn economy? It seems that all we read, see and hear these days from the media is negative jargon. We all know... Read moreReceived Stem Cells
Submitted by In the summer of 2000 I was diagnosed with a form of Leukemia that could only be cured with a bone marrow or stem cell transplant. My family was not a match. Through the summer I had to hope that a complete stranger ... Read moreMy son saved my life
Submitted by When I was 30, my mother died. I had a boyfriend who was not interested in marrying me. I found myself pregnant and alone at 31. My father was horrible, he and my baby's father called me constantly to urge me to gi... Read moreMY DADDY
Submitted by I still remember the first time I was “qualified” to go to a football game with my daddy. My parents had eight children; so they had a million rules for when you could “qualify” to do things. ... Read more
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QuotesWhen one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.
Alexander Graham Bell Inventor (1847-1922);
Alexander Graham Bell Inventor (1847-1922);
Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones come daily.
Ivy Baker Priest Politician (1905-1975);
Ivy Baker Priest Politician (1905-1975);
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Thomas Edison Inventor, Businessman (1847-1931);
Thomas Edison Inventor, Businessman (1847-1931);
Not knowing when the dawn will come, I open every door.
Emily Dickinson Poet (1830-1886);
Emily Dickinson Poet (1830-1886);
We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.
Edith Lovejoy Pierce English Poet -
Edith Lovejoy Pierce English Poet -
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Perhaps one of the most important things we can do for someone is to give them a chance. When we allow someone the opportunity to fulfill their dreams, it gives us the pride of knowing we helped t... Read More
Perhaps one of the most important things we can do for someone is to give them a chance. When we allow someone the opportunity to fulfill their dreams, it gives us the pride of knowing we helped t... Read More
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