About to Explode

Posted by Gabe on April 12, 2009 under Kids are Heroes, Twitter | Be the First to Comment

Have you ever felt that you were sitting on top of a volcano just before it went off?  That’s really how I feel about Kids Are Heroes these days.  This project has grown nicely since my daughter MaryMargaret and I started in in March of 2008. We have had quite a bit of press about it over the year.  But now it seems that something big is about to happen.  We have our first major presentation in front of a school this Tuesday.  MaryMargaret’s spring break is different than that of Middletown Elementary, which gives her the unique opportunity to speak to them about Kids Are Heroes.  Entering schools is our natural progression.  I feel this will be just the beginning.  We are starting to connect with all the right people.  Twitter has also been a great resource.  We have so far been featured in the Denver Post (with ongoing coverage) and have been guests for a podcast thanks to @tumblondad.  We will soon be guest “twitterers” during a #gno (Girl’s Night Out) party thanks to the folks at “Mom it Forward”, a subgroup of those that gather at twittermoms.com.  This is an incredibly exciting time for us.

We also have a lot of new heroes in the works. Some come from our connections on Twitter and others are local.   This next year will be really interesting.  We recently produced a video as a “pitch” in response to a call by Richard Branson.  As of this writing I have not seen it on his web site, but it is out there for people to see. I honestly think we are very close to having the right people discover us, so that we can make Kids Are Heroes a common household phrase.

If you are interested, we would love to have you be a part of this.  If you are a teacher or are involved in your children’s school, please let them know about us.  Many schools across the country have a “Character Counts” program, and it just so happens that the leader of that effort at Middletown Elementary was the one who invited us.  Teachers can have the students read the stories on the web site. They can be asked to report back about which hero or heroes were their favorites.  Perhaps they all can vote on something they would like to do based on further discussion.  Parents can bring their own children to the site.  Read the stories with your children.  See if something sparks.  Kids will see how others do it and then find their own passion and start from there.   This is a life changing exercise for those that have gone down this road.  Every mother and father of the heroes I have spoken with to date are filled with pride and happiness to see how this aids in the development of their child.  If you are in the media consider doing a story on Kids Are Heroes.  If you know of someone that might be willing to help, please send off the information to them. I can’t wait to see what’s around the corner.

UPDATE: As of 4/13/09 the video has made it to Richard Branson’s web site!!  VOTING HAS BEGUN and is open till April 27th.  The link to vote is here.  Scroll down past the links to the videos, fill in your info and select Kids Are Heroes from the dropdown list, check the boxes and click the Submit button. PLEASE pass this information on to others so they can vote. This has the potential of being life changing for children and families all over the world. (Did someone say “about to explode”?)