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The story of my friend, Lynn Lynum, begins in High School when he was shot twice in the back in a drive-by shooting and was given three days to live. As he lay there dying, Lynn prayed that God would heal him. Shortly thereafter, he was released from the hospital.
The day Lynn graduated from High School his parents packed his bags and told him that he was a man now and had to provide for himself and that he had to find a job and his own place to live. “I did not like that they did this to me, but what could I do?” said Lynn. So at 18 with no place to live and no source of income or food, Lynn went to live with an Aunt for about a month until he could get into campus housing at Cal Poly Pomona, CA. Lynn was his Aunt’s favorite nephew and he credits the incident as a character building experience. “It made me what I am today, a man that can stand on his own.”
Reader's Choice, Winning Benefactors »
Eight-year-old William glides around a stripped down ice rink on rollerblades while they work, dreaming of the day he turns pro. In this neighborhood where lack of resources and crime rob kids of wholesome, supervised activities, William is having a blast. He’ll hang out here all day perfecting his performance instead of playing on the often dangerous streets.
Reader's Choice, Winners Against The Odds »
What separates 28 year old Jessica, however, is one immense blemish that would be hard to miss if you walked by Ms. Cox: she was born without arms. Prenatal testing did not show any birth issues, but when she came out, she had only two limbs. What may have been a disaster of a life to some soft-minded people became a life-long challenge that Jessica determined to beat. She said, “Desire is 80 percent of success. Persistence means never give up. Never allow your fear to stand in the way of your opportunity.”
Reader's Choice, Winning Humanitarians, Your Winners »
He’s the recipient of dozens of awards for military, academic and humanitarian achievements and was honored at the White House by Pres. Ronald Reagan with a Volunteer Action Award. But if you ask University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Professor Lester W. Cory to pinpoint the highlight of his career. His answer may surprise you. “Receiving a thank you from Linda was the biggest thrill.”
Reader's Choice, Winning Teacher »
It is no surprise that someone who started their career in college at the young age of sixteen lives by the motto, “There’s no day but today.” James Reddan, choir instructor and general mentor of many at Linn Benton Community College in Albany/Corvallis Oregon, has been making his mark in the fields of music theory, vocal tutoring, conducting, musical theater, and much more. His list of qualifications and achievements is overshadowed only by the list of people whose lives he has changed.
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When Annabel “Bella” Sclippa was seventeen, a car accident snapped Bella’s spine, leaving her confined to a wheelchair. Her life then became a history of overcoming obstacles that would be difficult, even for someone who could walk. Instead, her afflictions trail behind her sunny demeanor and intelligence like so many flower petals on a mountain path. Born in Southern France, her time’s been divided between Europe, Africa, China, the USA, and the South and Central Americas.
After her accident, Bella embarked on an 11-year quest for a Bachelor’s degree. Her …
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Lori grew up on a grain farm in rural Saskatchewan. She has always been governed by innate bravery and was the only girl who raced her snowmobile against the men and she loved to work alongside her parents. She suffered two accidents in her teens that would dictate her winning spirit for the rest of her life. When Lori was 15, she was in a single-vehicle roll over accident and thrown from the pickup. The impact crushed her shoulder and pelvis and required long, determined hours of rehabilitation. Because …
Good Samaritan, Reader's Choice, Winning Benefactors, Your Winners »
Readers Choice: Adam Hathaway doesn’t wear a cape or red vinyl boots (thank goodness), but he is a hero to thousands of children and an inspiration to countless people.
Reader's Choice, Winning Father »
It was one the hottest summers in over twenty years, or so the old timers kept saying. We were in a drought and every Sunday as the preacher prayed for rain, though my head was bowed, I hoped against it. For us, rain wasn’t what we needed most. We were in a race against time. We had no home to live in. It was one of the most defining points of our life that far.
Reader's Choice, Winning Citizens »
Ten years ago Dave Ribbe was seeing a counselor for chronic depression. Traditional therapies, such as medication and counseling, had no discernible effect on his extreme depressed state.
“I went around all the time thinking about suicide…ways I could off myself,” Ribbe says.
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