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HI
My name is jonathan chandler, i have always devoted my life too help others,when i was 16 i went to military for 6months got my high school diploma graduated came, home sit around it just did not feel right to get all this freedom and not pay back.
So as soon as i turned 17 i found a recruiter for the UNITED STATES ARMY i joined as track mechanic and went to ft. knox for bootcamp then maryland too learn my job, there were times i thought is this worth helping peole who will never even see my face, they are at home on he couch and imdoing this for them.
By putting me on the brick do something bag (doritos) that would make me feel so much more appreciated thanks agai nso much.
I am now 18 and about to the deploy to afghanistan with my unit, a bit nervous ill admit i am all of that but ill do this becase i like freedom and i love to help others who could not make it in this army life i live.

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My name is Tyler Page and I am 10 years old. I walked into my mom's bedroom last February and she was just starting to watch an episode of Oprah. I asked if I could watch and she said sure. This particular episode was called, The Little Boy Oprah Couldn't Forget. Lisa Ling went on a rescue mission with the counter trafficking manager for the International Organization for Migration with cameras to show the whole rescue. I couldn't believe that children just like myself and as young as 3 were being treated like that. I wanted to do something right away to help. Before the show was even finished I asked my mom if I could do fundraisers to raise $240 which keeps one child out of slavery for a whole year. She asked me how I would do it and I told her car washes and lemonade stands and then she helped me write my idea down in a letter to share with my 4th grade class. 3 weeks later we had our first car wash and we were able to raise $1,130, enough for 4.7 children. The next day at church my mom told the story and a man we had never met before gave us a check for $500. That made me want to set a goal of $50,000 by the end of 2007. I knew I wanted to do something to help these children but I had no idea we could raise so much more. Now I'm in the 5th grade and we have raised over $22,000 and together with my family we started a non profit company called Kids Helping Kids.

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The Opp-Guide is a community service guide designed to educate and inspire middle and high schoolers. Written by teens for teens, the teens "rate" various community service opportunities in the community. We have devised an objective assessment in which the teens provide their honest opinions about their volunteer experience. Modeled after the "Zagat Guide" which critiques restaurants, the Guide is a resource for teens who may not know of a volunteer opportunity or may not know at which non-for-profit is "fun" to volunteer. The Guide's objective is to enable teens and tweens to enjoy volunteering and giving back to the community as opposed to merely performing community service "required" by their high schools for graduation.

Thus, the Opp-Guide is trying to do the following: to make the community service requirement not seem like an obligation but rather become a fun and fulfilling as as well as engaging and enlightening experience. This way young people will continue to volunteer as adults, helping and giving back to the community.

The Guide has been selling for $10.00, the proceeds of which have been donated to charity. The initial money raised (which was approximately $5,000.00) was sent to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Wilma.

We are now in the process of going "on-line" with the Opp-Guide so we can service even more young people (www.opp-guide.com). We are in the process of securing grant monies to sustain the Guide. To that end, we have secured a small grant of $1,000.00 seed grant from Youth Service America to assist in defraying some of those costs.

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The mean girls clubs stands for : motivated, educated, apologetic, negotiate, gracious, intellectural, respecful, loving, sisterhood. The club recurits girls that are at-risk and helps them develop skills that allows them to become independent and teaches them how to make better choices. The program is designed by counselors utilitizing many resources dealing with depression, self-mutilation, suicide, coping skills, decision making skills, study skills, understanding one's leaning type, and the buisness world. We bring in professional women from all walks of life to work with them in different areas such as volunteering, abuse, developing and career plan and other such topics. We design field trips that would inspire them to look closer at fields in science, math, aeronautics, and journalism. This club is offered to girls ages 11 to 14 and who are in at-risk situations or single parent homes. This program is conducted twice a month bringing a different speaker each time to discuss different topics. We promote emotional health, goal setting, and leadership skills to help the young girls develop a sense of self worth and independence.