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Heroes
"I am only one. But still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something I can do." - Edward Everett Hale |
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Elise,
age 7, faces a frustrating
disease and her second bone marrow transplant. But shortly before
Valentine’s Day, Elise cleaned out her savings account and donated the
whole $60 to Friends for Life, a no-kill animal rescue group. For the
gift of life with her own challenged, we proclaim Elise an awesome
and courageous hero, and an inspiration to all of us!
Taylor and her friends (12yrs old at the time) decided to make a philanthropic after school program. They obtained a teacher sponsor, organized several fundraising opportunities and donated more that $1,200 to a local non-profit supporting teenage runaways. When Taylor shared this story with a friend of her dad's the idea for itscool2care was born. Compassion is contagious, pass it on. Kalyn and Angel, age 15, are constantly seeking new opportunities for improving ALL environments. They founded ENVI (Environments Need Vast Improvement) and are forming groups in schools across Houston. Their projects include enhancing their education opportunities, fighting for better school lunches, supporting vegetarians in their "meat rehab" support group, supporting the no-kill movement in Houston by volunteering for Friends for Life, and many others. Their ideas are laced throughout this website and we aim to support their vision whenever we can! Dara, age 9, launched her own project to help save animals' lives by raising money for a cause. Dara makes and sells beautiful polished wood and turquoise bracelets, sharing proceeds with no-kill shelter and pet adoption service Friends for Life. more Daria and Gwen, age 10, contributed various ideas in the development of the Friends for Life kidzone www.adoptfriends4life.org and the teacher tools including journal topics and research project ideas. Chandra, provides internet research and links for the content of this website. Because new information and revised information will always be necessary to help us do the best we can, we are so grateful for the time Chandra spends finding new ways we can make a difference! Chase, age 8, provided inspiration at the airport in 2003. The first action figure Chase (4yrs old then) asked for was a “Rescue Hero”. In an airport terminal he asked why a man was wearing green and brown clothes and boots – was he a real life rescue hero? I explained to him that he was, and briefly explained the service done by the armed forces. He then asked me if it were ok for him to tell him thank you. I told him that was a great idea. Me and the other adults watched through tears as he walked over and thanked the nice soldier. The smile on the soldier’s face was priceless! The man sitting next to me hopped up and went to the gate agent and asked if he could switch seats with the soldier and get him into his first class seat. Compassion and gratitude is contagious! Link, age 5, provides everyday reminders that all living things deserve to be treated fairly and that when we help others, we are helping ourselves! |
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