Toys by the truckload: Ashley helps kids in need

When you’re little, toys are a big deal. Ashlee Smith, a 13-year-old from Reno, Nev., understands this – that’s why she started Ashlee’s Toy Closet, an organization that collects toys and donates them to kids who have been affected by natural disasters...

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17-year-old Sami brings together Students for the Poor

Have you ever had a cause you care about, whether it’s ending cyber-bullying or saving endangered species, but not known how to get involved? Have you ever wanted to help those less fortunate, in your community or worldwide, but felt helpless about how...

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High school runner helps member of other team to finish line

Would you give up the chance at winning a race to help someone on another school’s team cross the finish line? That’s what Meghan Vogel of West-Liberty Salem High School in Ohio did at a race last week, and she’s been seen...

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HS valedictorian Daniela Pelaez fights to be an American girl

In a few weeks, Daniela Pelaez, 18, will join Congressman David Rivera in Washington, D.C., to lobby for a bill she helped write. The STARS (Studying Towards Adjusted Residency Status) Act will allow undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States before they...

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Ali and Christina: Talk about talent!

If you’re looking for two girls out there who are reaching for the stars and achieving their goals, it’s Ali and Christina Christensen. These two sisters are duet singers with massive talent and great potential to shoot to the top as both musical...

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Who's your Person of the Year?

Every year, Time Magazine unveils their pick for Person of the Year. And this year, it wasn’t one person in particular, but rather the idea of a person, in general: The Protestor. From Arab Spring to the Occupy Wall Street protests, people across...

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