Love Your Enemies
Matthew 5:44-46
But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,
Destroying your enemies, by making them your friends.
Whatever you give energy too expands. By feeding hate you get more hate. By loving enemies we feed another powerful spirit, and it in turn, feeds us with peace of mind.
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes seeks nominations for its 2010 awards. The Barron Prize honors young people between the ages of 8 and 18 who have made a significant positive difference to people and our planet.
Each year, ten national winners each receive $2,500 to support their service work or higher education.
“Each year, the Barron Prize honors twenty-five winners nationwide. Half of the winners have focused on helping their communities and fellow beings; half have focused on protecting the health and sustainability of the environment.
These young people reflect the great diversity of America. They are female and male, urban and rural, and from many backgrounds. Examples are Michaella, who organized a rodeo for disabled kids; Carter, who led the effort to conserve a local river; Ashley, who created a scholarship fund for African girls; Kyle, who organized a reading mentorship program; Joying, who cleaned up South Carolina’s beaches; Ryan, who helped provide clean drinking water to more than 70 African villages; and Barbara, who created a successful oil recycling project in Texas.
The goal of the Barron Prize is to celebrate such heroic young people—and to inspire others to do their part. Like the woman for whom the prize was named—my mother, Gloria Barron—these young people demonstrate the power of one person to make a difference to the world.”
T.A. Barron
Prize Founder
Read more here.
The name of our business is The T&T Project. Our website is kstbllc.com. The T&T Project was founded January 16, 2010 by Taylor Bates (15) and TaDarol Bates II (11). Our mission is to help all children (under 19) who have been affected by tragedy and /or misfortune.
Our strong points are we are very organized & have always worked with our mom to volunteer. Our mom has a company that works directly with Non-profits and we have hands on experience volunteer with various non-profit organizations. .
Our weakness is that we just started and the need is so great. We have made and donated backpacks to a family who had 7 children. All of their belongings were lost in a fire. We also donated to a teenager whose family needed help with money to bury her. We are still trying to get our organization off the ground. Our Mom is completing our 501c3 application for us.
On the date of January 16, 2010 I was sitting in homeroom and we were watching CNN & the tragedy that struck Haiti. I looked a little closer and noticed little children wandering around. Instead of just sitting around and hoping that somebody else would do something, I called my brother into my room. We discussed what we could do to help the children and we came up with the organization to help ALL children who have been affected by tragedy and/or misfortune.
Out of our organization, we just want to be able to help out all children who have been affected by tragedy and/or misfortune. We hope that by receiving a backpack full of goodies from us, it will brighten their spirits despite what they are going through.
We’re just launching our project. The very first day, TaDarol & I did have doubts. We didn’t know if people would be interested in an organization like ours. But, both children and adults have been very generous with their time, products, and monetary donations.
We use our business to share our faith by simply helping out children who are going through a challenge. We are enjoying giving back to children. It feels so good to know that we are helping them during their time of need.
OTHER:
The T&T Project will be packing shoe boxes for the children of Haiti this Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 3 p.m. We welcome all children (under 19), to come and help us pack. Each shoe box contains some of the following:
Note cards
Socks
Teen Magazines
Wash cloths
Deoderant
Uno cards
Old Maid cards
Underwear
sanitary and baby wipes
tampons/sanitary pads
soap
toothbrush
toothpaste
bottled water
small stuffed animal
The boxes will be delivered to: The Haitian Alliance, Inc. They will take them to Haiti and distribute them to children.
OFFICERS:
Taylor Bates, President (15)
TaDarol Bates II, Secretary (11)
Kimberly Sellars-Bates, Advisor
is a police detective-turned-pet detective and the founder of Missing Pet Partnership, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to reuniting lost pets with their families. Missing Pet Partnership has formed the first-ever lost pet search-and-rescue team (in Seattle, WA) and hopes to develop similar teams nationwide.
Kat pioneered the cross application of law enforcement investigative techniques and technologies to solve lost pet investigations and is widely known as an authority on training search dogs to track lost pets. Since 1997, she has trained the majority of all operational pet detectives in the USA, Canada, and even Ireland.
Kat and her search dogs have appeared on Animal Planet programs and articles about her work have appeared in People, Reader’s Digest, and Parade. Kat is the author of two books: The Lost Pet Chronicles and Dog Detectives: Train Your Dog to Find Lost Pets. She is currently crafting Bloodhound Love, a romance/mystery novel for teens.
Read Kat’s Profile on the next page …
It all starts with a plan. A savings plan
Begin with determining what is a NEED and a WANT.
Make a list of the things you would LIKE to have. Then ask yourself, will these things really satisfy me? Or, am I searching for something deeper? Are they obtainable?
Next, make a list of the things that you NEED. Break down the list into categories based on urgency, such as Immediate, Short-Term, Long-Term.
Immediate = with the next 6 months.
Short-Term = the next 12 months.
Long-Term = 18 months or longer.
Is everything on the NEED list a real need or should something be moved to the WANT list?
Have you considered everything that might come up in the future that would have an impact on your finances?
Okay, with this simple exercise you now have a basic savings plan. You know what you need and when you need it. Post this plan in places where you will see it, like the fridge or your bathroom mirror. Review it before and take it with you when you go shopping.
Join me for a special interview with four teen entrepreneurs from Cleveland’s E-City program! Ariana, a Junior at Shaker Heights High School, Gilberto,a Senior at Max Hayes High School, Demetri, a Senior at SuccessTech Academy, Raquel, a Sophomore at SuccessTech Academy.
length: 60-minutes
My guests and their innovative products have appeared on ABC’s knock-out show Shark Tank.
Leslie Haywood, is the inventor of Grill Charms™, the newest phenomenon in grilling products. Created by Charmed Life Products, a company formed by Haywood in 2006, Grill Charms™ are similar in concept to the wine charm. Once affixed to your chicken, fish, steak, pork or even vegetables, Grill Charms™ allow individuals to differentiate their item from others on the grill.
Pork Barrel BBQ was founded by Heath Hall, President and Brett Thompson, CEO in late 2008. Pork Barrel BBQ is a Washington, DC based gourmet Dry Rub and BBQ Sauce company. Their first product, the All American Spice Rub, was created in December 2008 and sold over 350 units in the first week. Made of all natural ingredients with no preservatives or MSG, the All American Spice Rub has a smoky and slightly spicy flavor created from a combination of spices, chilies and herbs.
Join us to hear about these fun new products, what’s next for their companies, and what it was like swimming with the sharks!
length: 45-minutes
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