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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CARLA M HELPING OTHERS
CARLA M Carla and I met when I was still a 6th grader. She is very kind, funny, and cares more about her friends than herself. She is very forgiving and she doesn't want anyone that is new to be left out. She would always treat people to eat with no money and even though she is also broke. So as you can see my hero,...
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SHELBY L FRIENDSHIP
SHELBY L My hero is Lauren T because she is always there for me. Everyday she pushes me to be the best person i can be. She demonstrates my ballet class and she is always there to help me when i don't understand a combination. Lauren is a also a positive influence on me because she always makes me want to be as nice and...
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RUDY P ACHIEVEMENT
RUDY P Anything that comes to Rudy Pakes mind he will get it done. He is my hero and my role model.
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SHYRRA J EQUALITY
SHYRRA J Shyrra J. is kind, drama free, and caring. Even though I just met her this year she has already set a great example. She helps everyone and is positive in everything she does.
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RITA M LEADERSHIP
RITA M Rita McCann is my hero because she always has a positive attitude. She always puts people in a good mood when they are sad. She reaches out out to you when you are lonely. She helps me with problems and always make me smile again. She inspires me because she shows me how to be yourself. She is caring, kind,...
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DAYANA Z DETERMINATION
DAYANA Z My hero is my big sister Dayana. She has inspired me so much because whatever she starts she finishes and she is so determined to do whatever she gets stuck on. She always helps me on my homework and things I get stuck on she is nice too every one and she is always positive and that's why she is my hero.
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MIKKO KOIVU COURAGE
MIKKO KOIVU Mikko Koivu is very good at hokey and alwys has a good attitude. I look up to him because he has inspired me to keep trying my hardest on every thing I do.
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CHRIS K AMBITION
CHRIS K Chris Klug is my hero because he inspires me everyday. Chris an amazing athlete and pushes me to be a better person. He is always there for me and the way he handles every situation is amazing. He is so strong and has gone through so much and he is an amazing person.
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HANNAH P STRENGTH
HANNAH P My everyday hero would have to be my mom. I chose my mom because everyday even if she gets attitude she is the nicest person in the word. Even if she is had a bad day she isn't mean just really nice. I love my mom even sometime I don't act like it, and I know my mom loves me. My hero is my mom.
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ZYENA T HELPING OTHERS
ZYENA T My hero is Zyena and she is my best friend. We met in kindergarten and we became best friends ever since. She is always trying to help people whenever she can and she is super smart. She is a perfectionist so she basically needs everything to be perfect and I've taken influence from that. Even though she now only...
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LEIGH B LOVE
LEIGH B My hero is my mom. My mom encourages me everyday to be the best I can be. She is the sweetest person and she can cheer you up anytime of day and everyday. I love my mom so much and she is my role model and she is such and inspiration to me.
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JULIETTE L DETERMINATION
JULIETTE L Juliette Gordon Lowe is the founder of the Girl Scouts, she believed girls should have the same opportunities as boys.
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MY UNCIL BREEN M DETERMINATION
MY UNCIL BREEN M my uncle is my hero because he has always been there for me when I need him there. even though he lives far away i no that he will always come and visit. we always text when he is having a rough day or he knows I am having a bad day not only is he my uncle but he is my friend my best friend!!
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BETHANY H DETERMINATION
BETHANY H Bethany Hamilton is my hero because she never gave up. she went through a really tough and scary time in her life when she was 13. she was surfing along tunnel beach when a great white shark bite her arm off. she thought she could never surf again. Bethany's bravery and determination helped her learn how to surf...
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MONIQUE L RISING ABOVE
MONIQUE L Monique Lamoureux is my hero because she has achieved many things that I strive to do later in life. She has played Division 1 hockey in college and now plays on the national team and will play in the Olympics. For that reason, she is my hero and role model for my goals.
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MADDIE B OPPORTUNITY
MADDIE B Maddie is a great skier, she is also my brothers best friend. She is a very good friend of my family's and she used to live by us until we moved, but we still live close to her. She might be in the Olympics this year for skiing and my family is very exited. She spends almost every thanksgiving at my family's...
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MICHELLE K HARD WORK
MICHELLE K Michelle Wingshan Kwan is an Hong Kong American figure skater. She is a two-time Olympic medalist, a five-time World champion and a nine-time U.S. champion. It takes hard work to achieve that many titles.
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CARSON POWELL DETERMINATION
CARSON POWELL One day in March out of nowhere my placenta tore. I had no idea. I was rushed to the hospital and Carson was born three months early weighing less than 2 pounds. Dr. Doom came and gave us the speech. There were no photos, flowers, or celebrations. Carson spent the next month in intensive care, but then in...
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KAROLYN ROSARIO HELPING OTHERS
KAROLYN ROSARIO She came 3 years ago from Puerto Rico to make a better life for her and her daugther. For a period of time she was homeless but kept on working to do better. Since she got here (united states) she have worked hard to help other people, currently she is at school studying medical assistant and she decided to...
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FRIENDSHIP
MY FAIRY TALE When Catherine Elizabeth Middleton found and married her prince, William Arthur Louie Windsor, the whole world watched with great anticipation as this no ordinary love story spelled a modern fairy tale. What makes a fairy tale endearing not just to children but to everyone who would read, hear or speak about...
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MIKE BEARD DEVOTION
MIKE BEARD My dad is my personal hero. The image provided is a picture of him earlier this year (2013) with my niece flying a kite together. He was filled with love and life while he was with us. He passed away on September 12, 2013 from a motorcycle wreck. He always had time to spend with his family as has inspired all...
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LIVE LIFE
MY STORY This is my story. I am a 13 years old and in the 8th grade. I have 1 younger sister and 1 older sister and 3 older brothers and my twin brother. I have gone thorugh alot. When me and my twin brother patrick were 16 months old and 1 of my older brother's sean was 3 years old our mom left us. So my father has...
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SALLY REIG GRATITUDE
SALLY REIG My hero is my mother. As a single mother of three young children, she raised us on a waitress's salary. We never went without having everything we needed. We lived in a highrise apartment building, but she made us feel as if we lived in a castle. Times were very difficult for my mother. At times I heard her...
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CHARACTER
THE LOST ART OF KINDNESS An Open Letter to all the Human Beings Out There. No specific age, no specific gender, no specific race, no specific sexual orientation, no specific religion, no specific socioeconomic status. No, just…humans. There’s an epidemic in our culture these days and it is really disheartening. Most of it is...
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DREY DEARING COURAGE
DREY DEARING What an inspiration for all drey is. I don't need to say much more! Suffers from muscular dystrophy(a rare type) that his life expectancy is mid 20's. he's a senior in high school now and has been an inspiration for thousands.
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MAURICE BRYANT LOVE
MAURICE BRYANT My husband under went a kidney transplant July 9 2013 at Allegheny general hospital. The donor was a special 25 year young married father of a 10 month old little girl. This young man is an outstanding young man who gives himself unselfishly all the time. In these days and time when most of the young men that...
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MARY ANN UMBEL OVERCOMING
MARY ANN UMBEL I am not certain that I can sum this up in 500 words of less but Mary Ann Umbel is an extraordinary woman who, having suffered the loss of her only son (2 daughters survive) in a tragic golf cart accident, turned the horrible loss into a passion for helping others. Despite the ongoing heartache of losing Timmy,...
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BRITTANY GUARINO OVERCOMING
BRITTANY GUARINO Brittany is 23 years old, non-verbal and Autistic, she needs 24/7 care. Brittany is doing an EPIC journey of walking 500+ miles for Autism awareness. She is walking the El Camino or the Way of St. James in Spain. The walk is dedicated to one of Brittany's caregivers. The caregiver was her cousin Michael, was...
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GRANDPA MIKE DETERMINATION
GRANDPA MIKE My grandfather was my hero. He had diabetes, and a whole bunch of muscle and spinal problems. But he never gave up and he always had time to help his family. He built items, mowed lawns, picked me up, drove grandma to work, took care of all of the kids, cooked, and even would fix cars with my father. He was...
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LOVE
LOVING A'MAIZHA the day my daughter was born I had so much love for her that it was so hard for me to explain. I couldn't think of that could wipe my love form her. she is my every thing no matter what me and her got going on. now that she is about to be 2 months I really cant explain the love I share for her.
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LOVE
I'LL NEVER LET HER GO It's been twenty four years since I first laid eyes on her beauty. My best friend & I had entered a small grocery store in the heart of Oklahoma City when she caught both our eyes. Her brunette hair shined in the florescent lighting & she had the face of a Goddess. I was currently seeing someone, but when my best...
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SHERRY HALL SERVICE
SHERRY HALL Sherry Hall works very hard for Grace Rids. She works with a group volunteers who have followed the call of our hearts to love and serve others by using the stuff of our daily horsey lives to bless “future horse lovers” who have special needs. We know how much these lovely large creatures have added to our...
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HOPE
HAVE A HIGH YIELD LIFE! This is an excerpt of my dedication celebrating the life of my son, Joshua who passed away on April, 12, 2013 - as presented at his services on April 18th, 2013. Introduction A couple weeks ago Jess and I were at a meeting regarding Josh’s education plan. Part of the standard process for reviewing special...
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