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FOUNDER TYLER PAGE'S STORY
That’s my Story and I’m Stick’en to it!
At school we have been learning about Positive Action, such as helping others, picking up trash and doing nice things in our community. One day I was watching Oprah with my mom and she was featuring a story on child trafficking in Ghana. It made me so sad to see children like you and me being sold by their own parents into harsh fishing labor. I knew I had to do something. I came up with an idea to put what I’ve learned in school about Positive Action to good use. It doesn’t take much; for 1 child, it costs $20/mo x 12 mo’s = $240 yr. My goal was to raise enough money to save the life of one child for an entire year. The first fundraiser (a car wash) was so fun and successful that I decided to set my goal higher, to save the lives of 200 children for an entire year. Let’s team up and show others how Positive Action in your community can change lives. Wouldn’t you like to BE the difference and be a hero? Together as a team we can do it. If we were able to raise $38,000 in the first year, imagine what more of us together can accomplish.
– Tyler Page |
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MY IMPETUS FOR CHANGE
We live in an incredible community with beautiful homes, cars, boats and where most have everything ever wanted.
Kids are being raised in an environment that rarely focuses on giving to others or saving lives of the less fortunate. It's rare if they see a homeless person or under nourished toddlers with dirty clothes and no shoes or even those without parents.
I myself am guilty of over-indulging my children and not educating them as much as I feel I should about people and conditions many have to endure just to make it through each day.
Tyler’s genuine heart and drive to help other children is what opened a door to a deep hunger within my core. My love for children, their untapped simple wisdom and “anything is possible” attitude has intrigued me since I was a child myself. |
After our first fundraiser, a car wash at Tyler’s elementary school, I shed a couple of tears from a place of complete thankfulness and humility for the gift that day had given to me and the others. The ambiance at the carwash was a sacred feeling of self esteem bubbling inside each volunteer, the warm hearts of the customers donating to a cause they felt wonderful about participating in and the spirit of community, unity and selfless giving. What a day! That “anything is possible” attitude had just been bottled and we are pouring it out on all who’s paths we cross.
When Tyler asked me if he could do fundraisers in order to raise $240 to keep one child out of these conditions all I simply did was listen and ask how he would go about it. His passion and intuition to listen to his integrity is what took over. With all the distractions of technology that has both blessed and plagued the 21st century are we listening to our children enough?
My hope is that our story inspires others to stop, listen and empower the next generation of leaders. |
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING...
“Laura Page is an inspiration to anyone searching for their purpose and passion in life because she has without a doubt found hers as the Executive Director at Kids Helping Kids. She is one of the most compassionate and driven women I have ever met, and I am honored to know her. Her business background has enabled her to create an organization that has the right formulation of foundation, structure, and goals. She is a visionary leader, with wisdom beyond her years, and intuition that keeps her on a wonderful journey bringing people together working for the better of human kind. I applaud Laura and her team for their hard work, dedication, and unwavering compassion to changing our world and our future.”
November 28, 2008
– Tricia Piquero , Publisher
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