Everyday Hero Stories

Where did your values come from?

We've all had people in our lives who have made a positive impact on us. A parent or grandparent, a sibling who was there for us, or maybe even just a guy who shines shoes for a living? Whoever they are, tell us their story so they can inspire us even more.

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OLIVIA PETERS LEADERSHIP
OLIVIA PETERS A caring individual, a positive leader, and a great friend. This is Olivia Peters. She does so much for others, and loves to help out her community. She is a leader as an FFA officer, as the President of the FBLA club, as the Vice President of the Student Council, as a member of the Leo’s Club, and as an...
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JONATHON NEHLS INNOVATION
JONATHON NEHLS “The road to success is always under construction.” - Lily Tomlin Jonathan Nehls, my uncle and Godfather, is one of my biggest inspirations and one of my favorite people. I don’t have many opportunities to see him since he travels very far and very wide for his occupation. As the field operations manager at...
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LEAH  BEEKMAN MAKING A DIFFERENCE
LEAH BEEKMAN Leah Beekman is my cousin and one of the most compassionate people I have ever met. Her life is dedicated to helping others, and she loves making a difference. Leah took two trips to Kenya through her nursing program in college (one as a senior in college, and the next was two years later as an alumni mentor)...
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DEANNA SCHLIES HARD WORK
DEANNA SCHLIES A role model is defined as an individual who is looked up to and revered by someone else. One person that I look up to is my cousin Deanna Schlies. She has done many things in her life and accomplished so much. She inspires me with everything that she does, and supports me in everything that I choose to...
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LACEY DUCKART LIVE YOUR DREAMS
LACEY DUCKART Role models are a huge part of our lives. Some are there from the beginning, and others come later on. I met mine when I was in first grade. Lacey Duckart was a 5th grader that I only knew as my safety patrol, or the person that walked me to the bus at the end of the day. I never thought she’d end up being so...
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BRIAN SCHAETZ ACHIEVEMENT
BRIAN SCHAETZ I love the game of football. Next year i will have the unique opportunity to play college football and make new friends. Not a lot of people get this, some stay in the same town for the rest of their lives. My role model, Brian Schaetz, is not one of them. He was one of those very Few people to leave the...
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FAMILY
CAT PERSON I am a little kid, age 11, So I'm a little sensitive. When I was around 7, My favorite cat, Meatloaf, had to be put down because of kitty cancer. At first I just shut everyone that I loved. Then I started bullying. My grandmother saw what had happened to me and she rounded up my, small but awesome, group of...
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JOYCE KEIGHRON BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
JOYCE KEIGHRON My hero is also my mother. She's not only helped and raised me but also my sister, four adopted children, and twenty seven foster kids. She's beaten cancer and has been there every step of the way through my battle with cancer. I have many important people and heroes in my life including my wife, children,...
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CARING
MY SUPER MOTHER My mother is a super woman. She's the best mother that I could ever have. I'm glad that she is my mother. Seen's my father diagnost in Lung Cancer she stands as our Father and Mother. My mother was there for us when we needed someone the most. Without my Father, everything seem to fall apart. But for my...
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ROSALY PABILONIA TRUST
ROSALY PABILONIA My mother is my hero. She is a precious gift from God. She is one of a kind. She can be a mother a friend and as well as my father as the same time. Most of time, she can do the things that I never expected from her. I can tell her all my problems, and make feel good whenever I am not feeling well I am very...
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JOJIT TORRES BEING THERE
JOJIT TORRES My hero is my dad, He's always guise us, he's always protect us and also loving and caring us. I called him my hero because his make me feel like a true princess, his always support me no matter what. my dad teach me how to pray when i was a child and from now. my dad is the reason why i'm happy now! it because ...
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JOVERT YGOT CARING
JOVERT YGOT My Brother is my Hero,Because he always help when i have difficult homework/assignment he guide me for what i should do.Since our father died my brother help our mother to handled all the obligation to us.He sacrifice his studying he stop to going to school.He didn't finish his course.He always make us feel...
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FAMILY
WONDERFUL PARENTS My parents are very talkative and I do believe that most parents are also the same. Since I was a kid, I never really listen to what they're saying. I ignored their advice and I end up in that position where I desperately need help in fixing my life. I cried at that time and I decided to talk with my mom. She...
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KATHLEEN KUDICK PERSEVERANCE
KATHLEEN KUDICK A role model. Defined by dictionary.com, a role model is described as a person whose behavior or success is or can be emulated by others, especially by younger people. My grandmother, Kathleen, shows me everyday what a role model should look like. Since I was a little kid, I have looked up to her in many...
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ANA & ARNOLD  SABAS CARING
ANA & ARNOLD SABAS They are my heroes because they have a lot of sacrfices just to make me happy. They are always there to support me, my mommy and daddy are the best parents because even though i'm not a perfect daughter they still care for me. I promise to myself that i will do my best to make them proud of me. I really love my...
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ARLENE  TOMANIOG LOVE
ARLENE TOMANIOG She is my hero because she always right there for me and to two my little siblings.She is the best mother in this whole world because she gave all to me,she is responsible mother and she care me and to two my little siblings.So she love her but she did not feel because Im a not sweet person to my parents so she...
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ZULUETA FAMILY APPRECIATION
ZULUETA FAMILY THEY ARE MY HEROES,THE HEROES WHO GAVE ME AN INSPIRATION AND SUCH DETERMINATION THAT I AM APPLYING EACH DAY OF MY LIFE,THEY ARE THE ONE THAT GIVES ME HAPPINESS AND STRENGTH WHEN I AM WEAK.THEY MOTIVATE ME WHEN I AM TIRED OR DEPRESSED THEY MAKE MY LIFE BEAUTIFUL AND FULL OF LOVE,THAT'S WHY I AM GIVING ALL MY BEST...
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JOSEPH  TIMAJO PARENTING
JOSEPH TIMAJO Because he is the one tell us that Don't Give Up.Keep it Up.He always care his family,When I have problems he was always here for me and he guide me in every difficult time.He always help me in my homework if I don't know what to do.he is very Strick to me because Im the only one girl in our family When im sick...
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JHONY VILLARUZ LOVE
JHONY VILLARUZ my father is my hero because he is always be there for me and to my family, and my father is the best father of the world because he cares for me and to my family and I'm happy because my family is always together.You are the first man that I ever loved. You are my hero. Your arms were the first place where I...
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LOVE
MY LOVE, MY FRIEND... He was the wind beneath my wings, dedicated father to our six children, someone who held me up in a pedestal as his Blue Rose, my best friend and husband of 20 years, until his last breath of life at the age of 49. He has always been there to take care of the household while I pursue my career. Me and my...
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GLORIA TEMONES GOOD EXAMPLES
GLORIA TEMONES Because she is my biggest influenced to study hard and being a good person. Because of her and because of being a good example mother I learned how to socialized to others and be a friendly one. That's why she is my hero.
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BERNARD  MACABUHAY INSPIRATION
BERNARD MACABUHAY Because my father's inspire me that I have to study hard to success in life to get a proper job and my better future.
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CYNTHIA SHAFER COMPASSION
CYNTHIA SHAFER Cynthia Shafer a Realtor with Lahaina Realty has donated and delivered thousands of beds to children in need. She knows just how much need there is because for 20 years she has volunteered as a Guardian ad Litem representing abused, abandoned and neglected children in Lee County, Fla. (Ft. Myers area) courts. She...
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DANILO ABACARO APPRECIATION
DANILO ABACARO My Father Is my Hero. Because He Had To Go To His Work even Though its really Hard. He Take The Sacrifices And Suffers Just For Us. I Love You Dad We Really Appreciated it.
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LEROY BENDICKSON COMPASSION
LEROY BENDICKSON LeRoy Bendickson helps people with Multiple Sclerosis. LeRoy is founder and team captain of the Edina Realty "Real Estate Riders." He leads a team of bicycle riders in the Minnesota MS150 bike ride. A ride of 150 miles over two days. He has grown the team from 12 riders to over 250 riders. With his leadership...
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EMILY OLAGUER LOVE
EMILY OLAGUER My Mom is my hero. She's always there for me and she's been my inspiration. I love her so much !
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MARLON REROMA DO THY BEST
MARLON REROMA My Dad is my hero, with his help, we were able to study properly. He inspires me how hard the situations is. I always think about him while I was in school and bare in my mind that I should be more excellence to my studies to reduce his exhaustion from his job, and also to make him happy. And do my very best to...
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GIVING BACK
WILL RETURN, SISTER! I grew up with a sister like no other. My sister is the oldest of our 12 siblings from the same mom. Despite the fact that I was 3 years younger than her, my sister has always preserved me like I am at her age. She surely is the number outgoing person and the definition of sisterhood on planet earth. She knows...
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NICK CARTMAN COMMITMENT
NICK CARTMAN He's an amazing partner and father, for which I'm grateful. He is, however, an even greater coach. He has volunteering coached for 4 consecutive years at our local YMCA. He dedicates his time for our little players and does his best to help them succeed. Every Saturday he spends 5 hours coaching just for the love...
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COURAGE
YOU CAN OVERCOME Values.com came into my life when I needed it most. As a victim of domestic abuse I wasn't quite sure of what I was experiencing or where to turn. Values.com inspired me to be strong and courageous. Now I leverage values.com quotes in my public presentations that focus on domestic violence awareness. Thank you...
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ODY XXXXXX LOVE
ODY XXXXXX My dad is my hero. He is always there to talk about things I don't feel comfortable about with anybody else. He always there to support me in any way. Even though he can be mean some times he still is my dad and I love so much. If it was not for him I would be nothing. I LOVE YOU DAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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SOUL
SADNESS AND LOVE I am in high school and I am 14 years old. My story is mostly untold, until now. It is currently November 2015. In September 2015, my great grandma died. She was sick and old. We were very close. She was in the hospice for a few weeks, and I would visit her. I remember once I was visiting her, she was sleeping,...
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ENCOURAGEMENT
REDEMPTION My childhood was not great, divorced parents and being raised by a stepmother who clearly did not know what love was. Every Christmas, I longed for a Victorian doll house. I would wait up anxiously hoping the doll house would be under the tree. Every Christmas the little girl awakened with a broken heart. Fast...
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