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Submitted by Kegan Blood 5 months ago.
Today at a fast-food restaurant I was standing next to their new drink machine, it has a touch screen and can be relatively confusing. There was an older gentleman there trying to get ice and didn't understand how, I proceeded to show him how, and then helped him find and get the drink he wanted. It felt good to spare…
please
Submitted by unknown 5 months ago.
Dear, whoever will read this, This isn't exactly a story, more like a request because I couldn't find anywhere else where I could reach you. At my school, I am part of a group called Rachel's Challenge Club. If you have ever heard of the Columbine shooting it was based off that. What we do is welcome new students, make…
A Splash Outside the Pool
Submitted by Becky Hess 6 months ago.
In a message to East Rockingham Principal Eric Baylor, ERHS Swim Coach Debbie Coles recounts her team’s first swim meet experiences: “I wanted to let you know that our first meet went well. All of our swimmers did an amazing job in the water, but it was what they did OUT of the water that got a lot of attention.…
Friendship and Standing Up
Submitted by Lizzy 6 months ago.
When I was in second grade, I had a rival. I didn't understand why we couldn't just get along, but it seemed like she didn't want to. Then one day, it was field day and we both were sitting on our towels. Two boys walked up to her and started calling her mean names. I may not have been friends…
Thanks, Pachabel
Submitted by Allegra 6 months ago.
Pachabel's canon in D always motivates me to do good deeds without an incentive. I know this is small but, I listened to it before I went to the grocery store. While there, I saw this little old woman reaching for some tortilla chips on the top shelf. I saw her and tried to help but they were just out…
Embrace yourself
Submitted by Ana Suazo 7 months ago.
I was on line after Sandy in Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY trying to get to Manhattan . There was a hundred people in front of me, some of them tired, cold, angry and very frustrated with the situation in the middle of that no So such good thing after 2 hours to can get into a bus. A a…
something so small to make a difference
Submitted by megan 7 months ago.
While I lived in Ireland part of my college course was to work in the area of children with special needs. I was selected to work in a school with children with disabilities. I had numerous rooms to choose from, such as down syndrome, autisitc, and cerebral paulsy. I chose to work in the room that was apart from the…
blood and life
Submitted by paul pueblas 7 months ago.
It was on the 17th day of July 2010 I first donated blood. It was just a mere bag of blood I donated. I've never been with this kind of doing. Many have phobia in blood. When I was a child,I don't feel to see blood more than my own. So that, each time I get wounded I feel uneasy.…
My mother, my hero
Submitted by Crystal Miller 7 months ago.
In 2008, my mother was diagnosed with Arnold Chiari malformation and Syringomyelia. She underwent 4 brain surgeries. During those surgeries, she died on the operating table twice. The doctors brought her back to life and told me she would never wake up again. An hour later, she woke up. During her recovery, the doctors told me she would never walk,…
Donating money to Children's Hospital
Submitted by Aidan 8 months ago.
My neighbor Ellie, my brother Christian and I, decided to set up a strawberry sundae stand because we wanted to donate money to Children's Hospital. I have been to Children's to have an operation and I wanted to help the children there that have cancer. I hope that money that I donated to Children's helps them get better soon. I…
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The Foundation for a Better Life began as a simple idea to promote positive values. We believe that people are basically good and just need a reminder. And that the values we live by are worth more when we pass them on.