SORAYA ARANGO
Soraya is a Social Worker for the company we work for and a dire and touching story crossed our desks and once she heard about this patients needs, she came to me and wanted to pay this members health care dues. He is a patient that was given a dire diagnosis and was stressed about paying for his health care...
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SACHIN TENDULKAR
he is one of the finest motivator for the youngster all around the world
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GIVE BIG
From my young age, I feel sorry if I see an unfortunate child or realise the lack of money of my friends or classmates. I use to share whatever I have, money, clothes, tips ... Now I turn back and see they are very small gestures and I could have done better. I realised I should stretch more when it comes to...
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DONATING TO SOMEONE WHO CERTAINLY DESERVES RECOGNITION
I had just looked up this website after seeing a billboard of Kermit the frog in my neighborhood. And was very inspired by all the good deeds that go so unnoticed in our society. This incident happened just today.
I was in an unfamiliar town this morning for recreational reasons and had stopped at a common gas...
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TIM JONES
My hero is my friend since the first grade. What truly makes Tim an inspiration is the optimistic fight he has within him. It has enabled him to beat cancer two times before and recently was diagnosed for the third time and underwent an operation this Summer in which they removed his entire stomach .
He was...
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IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A KID
I volunteered at my children's school for many years as a parent chaperone on trips. We always were given 5 kids to a parent to take care of. One trip involved taking the subway train downtown to Runnymede Zoo. The kids were in Grade 3. Imagine 48 eight year olds and about 10 adults in the subway, When I saw...
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BOY VS. WILD
I have an amazing story that I would like to share that needs some more recognition.
My son Cameron who is 16 years old came up with this crazy idea to make his own survival show. Well I thought it was just another one of his "phases" but he began to sound more and more serious about it. He's a big outdoorsman...
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TIED UP AND ALONE
I'm a very outgoing, happy, extremely pretty woman of 38. I own a small art supply store with a small staff including three high school students who help out in the afternoons. We don't get busy until four or five so I open at noon and am usually alone for a few hours. Two weeks ago I opened up and was...
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MY STORY: RAKESH KULKARNI
Ever since my childhood, I knew that I wanted to grow up and do something good for society. Specifically, I had always dreamed of establishing a house for beggars. But I faced a big challenge in that I used to have trouble speaking freely with people. I realized that my shyness was an obstacle that I would...
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BIG OPPORTUNITY, BIG DECISION
Hello, Its Thatch Your Cowboy from the Hall of Fame Commercial!
I would like to share with you something that happened that led me to have to make a very big decision, and because of having the knowledge of so many Values and the understanding of these Values in my life I was able to make the decision, and feel...
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MY DREAM
i have had a really big dream of becoming a singer for a very long time. many people doubt i an do it because i dont have any connections. i am doing everything i can but that doesnt seem to be enough. i want to show people i can do it, and i will do it , i dont know how but i have faith that i will and that i am...
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A LITTLE GIRL WITH A STRONG HEART
MY DAUGHTER LAURA WAS BORN ON APRIL 4TH, 1984. WHEN SHE WAS ONLY 3 DAYS OLD, WE FOUND OUT SHE HAD A SEVERE HEART PROBLEM. SHE HAD 2 HOLES IN HER HEART AND HER TRICUSPID VALVE WAS CLOSED. LAURA WENT THROUGH 3 OPEN HEART SURGERIES AND ONLY HAS THE 2 . LEFT CHAMBERS OF HER HEART. SHE IS NOW 29 YRS OLD. SHE IS AN...
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MARISA THOMAS
Marisa Thomas is a shining example of a leader who is empathetic to the needs of so many lives in our community. Over the years, she has dedicated her time, talents and resources in mentoring at-risk youth, as well as being an ESOL tutor for new immigrants - instilling encouragement, purpose, and warmth amidst...
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LEN LAWSON
My son Lance is a giving person and has been since he was a child. He has done volunteer working with the elderly and he help other people in many ways. He goes on Foundation of a Better Life not only to read billboards but submit his own. He has made over 200 billboards. He not only writes them but he lives by...
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THE POWER OF ADDICTED LOVE
Maricopa resident Teresa Hamilton still remembers how hopeless she felt watching her purse sink to the bottom of her family’s swimming pool.
The summer sun was bearing down, and her alcoholic and drug-addicted husband had just returned home intoxicated and looking for a fight.
Hoping to keep her four young...
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TONY P
My hero is my husband, Tony. In October 2011, he was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer in his right tibia. As a result, he had to have his right leg amputated above the knee the following month. Beginning January 9, 2012, he underwent 6 months of the most brutal, grueling chemotherapy known to...
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A SOLDIER TAKEN TOO SOON
I have never personally met Michael Ollis, but I feel I knew him. I am friends with his mother, and have met his father. Linda has shared stories and pictures of Michael since his enlistment in the Army. From stories it's easy to understand why Michael did what he did to protect not only his Unit, but the life of...
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THE PERFECT ROLE-MODEL
I have had a lot of things happen in my life that I have overcome. I am 15 years old. I have had good things happen in my life, and bad things happen in my life. I am very sensitive to other people’s feelings and I love to make people smile. My goal in life is to never regret anything that made me smile. Right...
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MICHAEL OLLIS, AN AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL HERO
Michael Ollis, a soldier in the US Army, sacrificed his life for a Polish soldier during an insurgence attack in Afganastan on August 28, 2013. Michael was only 24 years old when he died , serving 2 terms in Afganastan, as well as a tour in Iraq. Michael was loved by all who knew him, and surprised no one by...
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THE SELFLESS SOLDIER
The Army taught him to be strong. His character taught him to be selfless. My son, Michael H. Ollis died in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan this summer. He was a staff sergeant, just 24 years of age. His base was attacked by Taliban insurgents. Most of the enemy were killed. Amid the smoke and debris one enemy...
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SELFLESSNESS
My brother showed the act of selflessness everyday in the short 24 years he was with us. He not only made the ultimate sacrifice for our country but also lived his life serving others. Michael has been on three deployments the last one ultimately taking his life protecting another soldier. But Michael showed...
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SILVIO VELO
Silvio Velo was born on May 29, 1971 in San Pedro, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. He belongs to a humble family and he is blind from birth. When he was a chid his major dream was to play football. In fact he played with his friends. But after some years of trainning he became famous.
He is the Captain of...
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS ARN'T ALWAYS EVERTHING
In 8th grade, I met one of the most wonderful people in the world. I just didn't know it. You see, we were in the same art class and sat at the same table, but this girl struck me as negative. She seemed like she was always upset, always angry. Black and white, nothing in between. I found her obnoxious and...
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UNEXPECTED LIFE-LONG FRIEND
Since the day I turned 14 my life was turned upside down. I was molested by an adult that I thought I could trust. And, unfortunately, I started a bad habit of cutting myself soon after. I went through high school unable to trust any adults. I went through friends every year. My sophomore and junior years in...
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CAN'T THANK ENOUGH
I can't thank my grandmother enough. I have parents but really bonded with my interacted grandmother. I would like to thank her for raising me, teaching value, morals, manners, friendship, cooking lessons and much more. She made me whom I am today. A strong independent women, which I wouldn't be none of without...
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AMARA & THE STRANGE ELDERY WOMAN
AMARA & THE STRANGE ELDERLY WOMAN
Once upon a time, but not a long time ago, there used to be a poor single lady by the name, Amara. Seven years – seven good years – after striving through the four walls of the University for a Degree; after seeking tenaciously for a job, yet she couldn’t find a...
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ROBERTO ONREITA
Roberto Onreita was born in Rauch, Argentina. He is 42 years old and started to swim as an athlete, 5 years ago. He also plays volleyball in a local league but never trained. In 2005, when he was 35 years old, his liver had a fulminant failure and he needed an urgent liver’s transplant. That was his only chance...
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A GIFT
Although I picked gratitude thm re are at least 6 other principals that would apply. I was given a beautiful gift from my stepson at his wedding in the form of a letter. He expressed his gratitude to me for being a loving wife to his father. There were some very personal reasons that he expressed in the letter...
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GLENN L
I think my dad is my hero, because he is really nice even if he has had a really bad day I love my dad.
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ALICIA L
My Hero is my mom because she Is the best. She forces herself to do the best for me and my sister. She Helps my in homework and other things going on in my life.
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REGAN S
At age six, her house burned down in the Angora Fire, South Lake Tahoe, California, Now she is a great friend of mine and sweet as pie!
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MARCIA S
Marcia is the best dance teacher ever. she takes me to performances and much ,more. I love her so much.
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BRETT E
My hero is someone who inspires me to never give up, Brett
Eastburn. He inspires me to never give up and to never think you can't do something. My hero was born with no legs or arms. Even without these he was on his school basketball, football and wrestling team because he never gave up
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