Posted by Gabe on August 25, 2009 under Kids are Heroes, Kids Are Heroes Day | 
This morning I received in my Inbox another plea to come to Kids Are Heroes Day. This essay was written by young Calista herself who cares deeply about her brother and others. I would so love to see her be able to come to this event and share with other children.
Here is the link to her profile on the Kids Are Heroes web site. Please contact me directly or click the Donate button below if you or someone you know can help her.
Dear Mr. Gabe,
My project is fundraising for Crawford County Special Olympics. I fundraise for Special Olympics because my brother is a Special Olympics athlete. He is my inspiration because he loves to do the competitions. I overheard the Special Olympics management team talking and they said they weren’t raising enough money to go to all of the competitions. So, I started Calista Cares. I love to see my brother and all of the athletes happy knowing they can do the trainings and go to competitions. I hope you can support my family and I to go on this trip. Without you, I wouldn’t be able to go. I would love to go because it would be nice to sell my crafts somewhere I have never been before. I also think Special Olympics will be extremely proud. If you would be able to help me, it would be so great. I also really want to go because I want to make new friends who are also doing community service projects. Some people don’t understand why I do my project. It would be fun to meet others who understand and feel the same way. I think it would also be really fantastic to get the word out about Calista Cares and also getting the word out about Special Olympics. I think it would be a really fantastic trip.
Thanks for your help,
Calista Pierce
If that’s not the sweetest thing I ever heard now I don’t know what is! What’s more profound about this situation is that Calista’s brother Austin has also been recognized on the Kids Are Heroes site. (See his profile here.) Please help both Calista and Austin fulfill their dreams to come to Kids Are Heroes Day in October by clicking the Donate button. Thank you!
Posted by Gabe on August 18, 2009 under Kids are Heroes, Kids Are Heroes Day |
My last post described our biggest event of the year which is Kids Are Heroes Day 2009. This year we are inviting all the kids from around the US and Canada to participate. Some of them would love to come but it is difficult for them financially. Here is an email I received from Alaina Podmorow, founder of “Little Women for Little Women in Afghanistan”. (See her profile here on KidsAreHeroes.com.)
Dear MaryMargaret and Gabe,
It’s me Alaina, the founder of Little Women for Little Women in Afghanistan. I received your invitation to participate in the “Kids are Heroes” day on October 24th of this year and would absolutely love to be involved. I love the idea of being in Washington DC and being able to raise awareness with both youth and adults about the human rights violations against girls in Afghanistan. I believe that education is the most important key to unlock the door to peace. If we can educate everybody, I believe peace will follow. Once everyone is educated, people will not live in fear and be intimidated by what they don’t understand and they will understand how to exercise their human rights. My focus is educating girls in Afghanistan because they don’t have the same rights that men and boys do. Little Women for Little Women in Afghanistan want to make that change by raising money and teaching our global community that it is our job to make the change toward peace. I would love to be able to share my story and plans at your event however it is not easy for us to travel such a distance due to the costs of airline tickets and hotel cost and other stuff as well. I hope things will work out and we can get some funding so we can participate. I wish you good luck in planning your event and if I can’t go, best of luck in making our world a better place. Education=Peace
Alaina Podmorow - Founder of Little Women for Little Women in Afghanistan
If her story touches you and you or someone you know can help her in any way to get to this event, please click the Donate button and give generously.
Posted by Gabe on August 12, 2009 under Kids are Heroes, Kids Are Heroes Day |
October 24, 2009 10AM-4PM Frederick, MD
For those of you that have been with us a while, you might remember Kids Are Heroes Day which was held at the Francis Scott Key Mall in Frederick, Maryland last September. Approximately 15 of our local heroes participated. The event was from 10AM-4PM on a Saturday with the kids at different tables raising awareness for their causes and collecting donations. The middle of the event was reserved for a recognition ceremony where all 15 kids were recognized by the mall on stage. As I look back on it, it was the culmination of a lot of planning and a lot of hard work to get to that point, but the kids made every second of it worthwhile. Five inches of rain from Tropical Storm Hannah did not even come close to dampening anyone’s spirits. Here are some pictures from that day.
Countdown to Kids Are Heroes Day!
2010-10-23 10:00:00 GMT-04:00
Well it’s that time of year again – to start planning for Kids Are Heroes Day 2009. Christina Steinbrenner (marketing director for FSK Mall) and I had our first meeting for this year just this afternoon. I have fond memories of our sessions last year and that is mainly because of her attitude. People in this position can sometimes be greedy and care only how it affects their stature and/or their bottom line. That was why I was a bit skeptical when she first approached me. However, right after our first meeting I was confident that she was a person that was not like that at all. Having traveled with Habitat for Humanity herself and also sharing my passion for kids, I quickly discovered that we would get along just fine.
So this year Kids Are Heroes Day will be on Saturday, October 24th from 10AM-4PM, which also happens to be Make A Difference Day. We encourage everyone to come down to the mall and cheer on these kids. If you are a parent who would like your kids to be involved in the community, we also urge you to bring your kids down to meet these heroes. None of them have horns or tails – they are all normal kids just like your own.
An Open Request
To make this event very special this year, the FSK Mall has opened it up for all heroes on the web site to participate. Over 70 heroes hail from all over the US and Canada, many as close to us as our back yard but some are as far away as Texas, California and even Edmonton, Alberta. We would absolutely love for as many of the heroes featured on the site to be able to attend as would be possible. We have seen when the kids get together, kids who share empathy for others, and how well they complement each other and interact together. It is a wonderful thing to see. As you would imagine these kids would love to be a part of this. However, especially in this economy, many can ill afford to take this trip. Some are single parents with a single income. So, if you know of anyone who would consider a corporate sponsorship, someone capable of sponsoring the return flight of one or more of the heroes, and/or to sponsor hotel rooms, please have them contact me directly at gabe at kidsareheroes dot com. Even donating frequent flyer miles would work. We will be knocking on the doors of local hotels and airlines to see what we can do, but it would be just wonderful if we could make this happen somehow. Please send anyone that might be able to help make this work to this blog. You can also donate to their travel expenses by clicking the button below. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you in October!
