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Koni Dole – High School Football Player Returns to Field One Year After Amputation
Koni Dole is a high school football player at Huntley Project High School in Montana. Just over one year ago, he broke his leg in a game. It was such a bad injury, that his leg became infected and had to be amputated. ‘As soon as I learned I might have to amputate, I started…
Ricochet the Sea Dog – Helping Children Learn to Surf
Ricochet was supposed to help the handicapped in their homes. But although her path in life changed, she wound up helping even more people by following her passion.
Nick Vujicic – No Arms, No Legs, No Worries!
Nick Vujicic was born in Melbourne, Australia with the rare Tetra-amelia syndrome: limbless, missing both arms at shoulder level, and legless but with two small feet, one of which has two toes. Nick is a preacher, a motivational speaker and the director of Life Without Limbs, a non-profit Christian organization. He regularly gives speeches about…
Inspiring Videos of the Week (5/7/13): Find Your Greatness
Jonny Hickey is a young boy with Autism who found it hard to communicate with others. Then he met Xena, a very sick rescue dog who was expected to die. Well, not only did Xena survive, but her comfort has helped Jonny to express himself and he is a new person. Jonny and Xena make…
Inspiring Role Model of the Week (4/24/13) – Drew Bonner: “No. 2 on his back, No. 1 in our hearts”
Check out Drew Bonner, the team manager for the Fairfax (Virginia) High School baseball team and two other sports teams. Drew used to play baseball, but contracted muscular dystrophy which stopped him from being able to play at age 11. Yet, his impact on the team and his school is very clear when watching the…
Overcoming Obstacles – The Power of Dyslexia
Although dyslexia is considered to be a “disability”, many of the world’s most brilliant, talented and inspiring people have had dyslexia.
Team Hoyt – Maybe the World’s Most Inspirational Father and Son Team
Note: We originally featured this story in 2010 but wanted to bring back as The Hoyt’s will be honored with a bronze statue at the Boston Marathon this April! This is the story of a father’s incredible devotion to his son. His son has cerebral palsy. Despite this, they have competed together in over 1,000 athletic events…
Inspiring Role Model Videos of the Week – 3/17/2013
Check out Savannah Maddison Ogden, an inspiring 11 year old girl from South Florida who started Savannah’s Soldiers letter writing campaign to help soldiers overseas. Savannah came up with this great idea after she found out that her best friend’s dad was being deployed and now it has spread to impact hundreds of kids and…
Jason McElwain – Autistic Basketball Team Manager Finally Gets His Chance
James McElwain, aka “J-Mac”, was diagnosed with autism at 2 years old. Now he is a 5-foot-6 senior at Greece Athena High School in New York and is the manager of the high school’s varsity basketball team. In the last game of his senior year, Coach Jim Johnson put McElwain on the roster. He did this so that Jason could…
Cody McCasland – 10 Year Old Athlete Extraordinaire and Amputee
Have you ever given up on something because it was too hard? Have you ever not tried something because you were afraid? Have you not taken the time to think of a big goal you would like to accomplish in your life? If so, there is a lot that you (and pretty much everyone else…
