Jemma Brown (aka Cookie Girl) lives in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City. Following the 9/11 attacks on NYC, Jemma baked and served cookies to the workers coming and going to the World Trade Center site. I love this portrait of a heroic kid coping with tragedy. This short film Cookie Girl in [...]
Free Range Kid
October 7th, 2009I’d like to introduce you to Orren Fox, a twelve year old raising a flock of 30 chickens and working to raise $500. for Heifer International, a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to the simple idea of giving families a source of food rather than short-term relief. Since 1944, Heifer has helped 8.5 million people [...]
Amazing Kids!
September 30th, 2009Want to know where all the amazing kids hang out? Apparently they’re online, writing for a great web magazine aptly called Amazing Kids! Kids, 17 and under, from around the globe contribute original stories, poetry, recipes, reviews and jokes. The also showcase an Amazing Kid of the Month, inspiring kids who are [...]
Kids Helping Kids
September 23rd, 2009“Our Vision is to teach children how to discover their passion and purposeso that they become visionary leaders with integrity and heart,and create global transformation.” – Linda Page (Tyler’s super mom!)
Tyler Page is a kid and a real world hero! When Tyler was nine years old he saw a television story on child trafficking [...]
Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co.
September 16th, 2009Whether or not they’d be comfortable with the title, I have no idea, but Dave Eggers and Ninive Calegari are real world heroes to hundreds of kids. Dave is an author and publisher and Ninive an educator, and together they founded 826 National, a non profit dedicated to helping students, ages 6-18 with their [...]
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