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Polar Bear Camp? Inspiring Kids to Make a Difference with the Environment
Well, it’s not exactly a camp run by polar bears! It’s more like a camp run every year during polar bear migration time. And it’s run by Polar Bears International (PBI). Polar Bears International is the world’s leading polar bear protection group. They focus on saving bears from the many problems they face in the modern world. These…
Isaiah Austin and Owen Gray – Bound by Courage, Purpose and Attitude
Isaiah Austin, one of college basketball’s top players, and Owen Gray, a 13 year old basketball player from Texas, have an unlikely bond. Not only do they share a love of basketball, but they recently learned that they both share the same medical condition, Marfan Syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects about 1 in 5,000 people. Since Marfan…
The Panyee Football Club – A Near-Impossible Dream Realized
Once upon a time, there was a group of boys who wanted to play soccer……… This might not sound like the start of a typical fairy tale of wishes and magic. But for the boys of the Panyee Football Club, this was the beginning of their dream come true. Only their dream came true not through…
Veronika Scott – Empowering Homeless Women Stitch by Stitch
Veronika Scott grew up near Detroit, Michigan in a tough household environment. She took note of the over 20,000 Detroiters who are homeless which now equals 1 of every 42 residents. She worked hard in high school and was able to earn a college scholarship to study industrial design at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, one of…
Bethany Hamilton – Soul Surfer Has Heart The Size of the Ocean
Bethany Hamilton was a 13 year home schooled girl who loved to surf and dreamed of becoming a pro surfer. One day, on a local surfing trip with her friends, she was attacked by a shark and tragically lost one of her of arms. Just one month after this incident, with her goals still in mind,…
Lauren Hill – Never Give Up – Brain Cancer Can’t Stop Hoop Dreams
From the time she was young, Lauren Hill’s life long dream was to play college basketball. When she accepted an offer to play at Mount St. Joseph College (near Cincinnati) her dream seemed ready to come true. Until she developed brain cancer last year. Lauren was told she had only two years to live at…
Students David Shepherd and Travis Price – Changed the World With Pink
Doing one small thing can make a big difference for a lot of people. Millions of people. Two Canadian high school students, David Shepard and Travis Price, from Berwick, Nova Scotia, Canada were inspired to take a stand at school one day. On the first day of school in 2007, a they saw a 9th school mate being…
Cathy Rush – “Dreams Are For Everyone”!
In 1971, there were many in the world who still believed that a woman’s potential for success was limited. Enter Cathy Rush, the young wife of a basketball referee who had just taken a job as head women’s basketball coach at Immaculata College in suburban Philadelphia. Immaculata was a very small Catholic girls’ school run by nuns, and…
Kayla Wheeler and Breanna Sprenger – Two Champions Making the Most of Their Gifts
Kayla Wheeler, a teenager from Lynnwood, Washington, was born with no legs and only one arm. Yet, that has not stopped her from becoming a very, very full person! She is a record-setting swimmer, plays piano, is an A student, and a very happy person. At 16 years old, she is only just getting started….
Kevin Curwick – High School QB Takes on Bullying One Tweet at a Time
Kevin Curwick is a senior at Osseo High School in Minnesota and also the captain of the school’s football team. Kevin does not have to worry about being bullied himself, but he has made it a priority to care for others who are being bullied. In fact, after seeing many schoolmates being bullied online and…
