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Sarah Haycox – The Power of A 4th Grader to Change the World
Fourth-grader, Sarah Haycox, from Shoreline, Washington, USA made it her mission to right a wrong. And in doing so, she has shown the rest of the world what one young person, with passion, can do. One day, Sarah was walking by an athletic field near her school. She noticed a small memorial with the name…
Clara Barton – American Red Cross Founder Always Put Others First
You may have heard of the Red Cross. They are an organization that helps people who are in need. It may be because of a Hurricane, a flood, a war or an earthquake. No matter how bad the situation, they will always be there to help! But it hasn’t always been this way. For example,…
Preston Sharp – 12 Year Old With A Vision to Make Everyday Veterans Day!
Preston Sharp, a 12-year-old boy from Redding, California, has a real heart for veterans. And his passion is inspiring others around the country to make a difference. On Veterans Day in 2015, Preston visited the grave of his grandfather to place a flag and some flowers. He noticed the lack of flags and flowers on…
Maria Keller – How An 8 Year Old Started A Movement for Every Kid to Read Indeed!
Books have tremendous power. Between their pages, readers can be transported to anywhere imaginable and become just about anyone…or anything. Unfortunately, many children all over the world don’t have access to books! For several years now, Maria Keller, a 16-year-old girl from Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been changing that fact. When she was 8 years old, Maria already…
Hailey Scheinman – Don’t Give Up. Give Back!
She may be a young girl, but when it comes to sisterly devotion and giving back, Hailey Scheinman is wise beyond her years! 13-year-old Hailey has a twin sister named Olivia (Livy), and the two are practically inseparable. This is true despite the fact that physically, the girls are very different. Hailey is healthy, but Livy…
Katie's Krops: Teenager Katie Stagliano 'Grows It Forward' To Help the Hungry
When she was just 9 years old, Katie Stagliano planted a cabbage seed in a garden outside her house. She cared for it every day by watering it, weeding it and giving it plant food. It grew to be HUGE! Forty pounds huge! Katie wanted to do something special with this very unique cabbage. With her…
Felix Finkbeiner – A Trillion Trees to Plant!
When Felix Finkbeiner was nine, a teacher in his class in Munich, Germany asked them to prepare a report about climate change. As Felix started doing research, he learned about a woman named Wangari Maathai who had helped get 30 million trees planted in Africa. She had done this to help restore the billions of trees that…
Mikaela Shiffrin – Olympic Ski Champion Did It With Hard Work
Mikaela Shiffrin is a world champion US Olympic skier and the youngest World Cup ski champion in the history of the USA. Yet, her goal has never been to win championships but just to keep getting better at what she does. So, how did Mikaela become so good at what she does at such a…
Jann Mardenborough – From Gamer to Formula One Driver!
Jann Mardenborough grew up in Cardiff, United Kingdom, dreaming about racing cars. So, like many kids who cannot yet drive, he became involved playing racing videos games. When he was 8 years old, he started to race Go Karts on a real track. He loved it. And he was good at it. But it was…
A 2nd Honeymoon – 5th Graders Right a 60 Year Old Civil Wrong!
Fifth graders at Bear Tavern Elementary school in Hopewell Township, New Jersey learned about a true story that didn’t end right. So they decided to try to change the ending! About 60 years ago, Reverend Gilbert Caldwell had just married his sweetheart, Grace. They set out on their honeymoon from North Carolina on a big…
