A charity campaign which was set up by a teacher and a group of his pupils is being given support from all over the world. Stamford’s Richard Brewster set up the Supporting Our Troops charity with pupils at Stamford School and fellow colleague Falklands veteran Marc Jackson, because of the school’s strong links with the armed forces.
Sara Keene couldn’t believe Georgia Tech’s starting free safety wanted to speak to her.
“I was like, ‘The Djay Jones?’ I needed a moment to get it all together,” Keene said. “It was really surreal. I had to think about it for a minute. It was like, ‘Do you have the right person?’ ”
The campaign is running until the end of the month, and involves staff from all eight secondary schools in Moray, local community beat officers and community wardens who will all work closely together to raise awareness of this important issue.
De Reus is the co-founder of the local chapter of Save Darfur: Central Pennsylvania. She was unsettled with what Sudanese refugees were going through and wanted to be able to speak to them in person to create a more defined awareness, as a scholar, based on what she had seen.
Ashton says while she’s been involved in several projects over the years, she felt compelled to start one of her very own at the beginning of this school year. Ashton read a news story that captured her attention, not only because of the sadness of the situation, but also because of the similarities between her life and the lives of the victims involved. The news story told the events of five senior high school cheerleaders who were involved in a deadly accident. The report said that the cause of the accident was texting while driving. Ashton says the story hit home.“It really was a reality check for me because my parents always tell me don’t text while driving, don’t talk on the phone while driving,” said Ashton McLamb.
The word ‘philanthropy’ acquired a new meaning when the celebrated cyclist Lance Armstrong created the famous yellow silicon rubber bracelets with the words “Live Strong” written on it. These initial wristbands were manufactured in collaboration with Nike and the proceeds from their sell were meant to go to the nonprofit charitable Lance Armstrong Foundation. The bracelets vanished from the shelves in record time and that gave birth to a new trend opened up a new chapter in the history of philanthropy. So far it was a word essentially associated with rich and famous, but with the ‘LiveStrong’ bands priced at $1 a piece; common people came to believe they also can do much to support a noble cause.
When you think of a 7-year-old child, you think of a playful little individual with nothing more on their mind than where their next source of entertainment will come from. They appear almost unaware of the problems around them, but not Keats. Keats has his heart set on helping others in any way possible.
Kassidy Foster was a 12-year-old sixth grader just like any other. She was a level 7 gymnast at Virginia Techniques Gymnastics and a member of Faith Fellowship Church. Her favorite color was pink and her favorite flowers were roses. All fairly typical for a 12-year-old american girl.
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a neurodegenerative disease that causes degeneration throughout the brain and spinal cord. It is more popularly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease after the famous New York Yankee. It is a pretty nasty disease where you slowly lose the ability to walk, eat, and breathe. ALS has no cure and the treatment during the end stages of the disease involve supportive care, feeding tubes, wheel chairs, and breathing support.
She works in a world where skirts and shorts are part of the uniform, where sleeves are optional, and where it’s nothing to spend six hours in the sun. But it still bothers Kailin Downs to hear her colleagues talking about their tans.”I’m not passing around the bottle,” the Duramed Futures Tour rookie said Tuesday, “but I say things when people make
comments about not wearing sunscreen, or that they want to tan, or whatever.”
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