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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.
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.
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Opportunity Hero: Austin
Submitted by Austin is my hero. After he learned of Africa's fifteen million AIDS orphans through his family's sponsorship of two Ugandan children, he became determined to help on a larger scale. Austin spoke with the relief organization World Vision, and real... Read moreOpportunity Hero: Cameron
Submitted by My son Cameron, now 13, was diagnosed with a rare brain cancer when he was 11. He has transformed his experience into an opportunity to help others. He is developing a magazine called Brain Candy! as a way to bridge young people living with brain ... Read moreOpportunity Hero: Richard
Submitted by Richard and his wife (Myra) have been teachers in some way all their lives. They have helped in ways we only wish people would really take time and effort to do. Without expectation of any return, they have touched so many lives, old and young, ... Read moreOpportunity Hero: Ken
Submitted by Ken has taught me a lot. He has taught me to have a positive attitude, to never give up, and to work for everything. Kevin is the Principle at my middle school. He has encouraged us to Watch the Foundation for a Better Life videos everyday in advi... Read moreOpportunity Hero: Marc
Submitted by When I reflect on the word 'hero' I think of my father, Marc. For over 30 years my dad has been an ordained minister serving as a senior pastor in several churches. He has taught me about compassion and the need to serve others before myself. I... 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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QuotesAll endings are beginnings, we just don't know it at the time.
Mitch Albom Author, Screenwriter, Musician (born 1958);
Mitch Albom Author, Screenwriter, Musician (born 1958);
May the spirit of the season be with you today and throughout the new year!
Edith Lovejoy Pierce English Poet -
Edith Lovejoy Pierce English Poet -
Not knowing when the dawn will come, I open every door.
Emily Dickinson Poet (1830-1886);
Emily Dickinson Poet (1830-1886);
With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice.
Oprah Winfrey American Television Host, Publisher (born 1954);
Oprah Winfrey American Television Host, Publisher (born 1954);
A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.
Harry Truman (1884-1972);
Harry Truman (1884-1972);
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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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