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Paris Williams – 1st Grader Launches “Paris Cares” Foundation to Feed Hungry
Paris cares. Paris Williams, a 6-year-old girl from St. Louis, Missouri is helping feed lots of people in her community and has big plans to do more! While reading a book (One Boy’s Magic) about helping the homeless, she asked her parents how she could help. They discussed different ideas and decided to start creating…
A World of Difference – Great Quotes for Kids About Diversity and Tolerance
Everyday, our classrooms, neighborhoods and communities become more diverse (or different). People from different countries, cultures, religions and with unique abilities, religions and beliefs continue to spread out around the world. Different skin colors, languages, physical abilities and clothes are some of the types of diversity that we experience every day. How we respond to this diversity will…
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…
Great Success Quotes for Students and Kids
What is success? Everyone seems to think about it quite differently! While some people think that money or fame equals success, there is a lot more to it than that. True success is not about things or status or money, but is about the kind of person you are and the positive impact you have on the…
When Floodwaters Rise, The Cajun Navy Saves Lives!
The Cajun Navy is a group of volunteer small boat owners who help people during bad storms and floods. The group started during Hurricane Katrina. During that storm alone they saved more than 10,000 people from flooded homes and rooftops! Since then, they saved thousands more lives around the United States! The Cajun Navy has gone to help…
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…
