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Got Faith? You Will After You Meet Faith…The Two-Legged Dog
A two-legged dog who has learned to walk on her own is inspiring disabled soldiers all over the globe and showing them that anything is possible. Faith, an 8-year old labrador-chow mix, has become a frequent visitor at army bases and hospitals around the country and the world, where she inspires disabled veterans to push forward….
American Library Association Names “InspireMyKids” as One of Its 2011 Great Web Sites for Kids
The American Library Association (www.ala.org) announced its 2011 list of Great Web Sites for Kids, and included in the list this year is inspiremykids.com, the inspirational children’s website founded in 2010 by two fathers from Connecticut. Annually, the Association for Library Service to Children (a division of the American Library Association) searches out the “best…
16-Year-Old Sarah Phillips’ Tribute For Her Dying Mom Is Now Changing Lives
With her mom in the last hours of a long battle with cervical cancer, 16 Year Old Sarah Phillips kept repeating a line of one of her favorite songs in her head: “You still live on in my father’s eyes”.
Alex Holmes – Taking a Stand: From Bullied to Anti-Bullying Leader
Bullying is a worldwide issue. Alex Holmes, a teenager in England who got bullied himself, decided to take a stand. He invented a role at his school called a “Student Anti-Bullying Coordinator”. Then he started organizing events, creating videos, running campaigns and getting other students involved as ambassadors, event leaders and bully “patrollers”. This changed not only his life, but…
Jourdan Urbach – At Age 7 He Started Using Musical Talents to Save Lives
Jourdan Urbach is a man with a goal. His goal is to positively change the lives of as many sick kids as possible. A gifted violinist, at age 7 he began visiting children’s hospitals hoping to make sick kids feel better. He saw the positive impact his music could have on other children. So he began holding benefit concerts to raise…
Handicapped Band Staff Benda Bilili Inspires the World
Imagine that you live in one of the poorest countries on earth. Now imagine that you are also a paraplegic and live on the grounds of a zoo. What do you do? You focus on your abilities! Staff Benda Bilili is a band in Congo whose members have various physical ailments. They joined together in 2004 to focus on…
Tayla Kelley – Dancing Her Way Through Life Despite Illness
Do you think you have it hard? Tayla Kelley has had it hard for a long time. She has a rare health issue that has kept her in and out of hospitals for much of her life. But still she has a positive outlook, determination and a passion for dancing. Using these, she turns her adversity into inspiration for her…
The Heart of It All – A Special Ed Teacher and Classroom Who Are Changing the World
We are amazed and inspired at the courage, determination, caring and positive actions of the people in our stories. Often their stories began with a small spark. Something moved them and they wanted to take action. Moving from inspiration to action is exactly what we hoped to create with inspiremykids.com. We search the world over for inspiring…
Ana Dodson – A Giving Heart
Ana Dodson is a girl who faced great difficulties, being an an orphan in her early years. But then she was adopted and given a new chance at life. She used that chance to give back to those in need. Oh yeah…..and she did all this by the time she was 11! Ana was adopted by a U.S. couple after her mom…
