When I moved to Costa Rica to start up my new nonprofit organization, I planned to create an after school program to help kids with homework, learn English and do some environmental education. This endeavor turned into much more than I ever could have imagined. From being a mentor to a counselor to a big [...]

In summer when I was going to the knitting class my mother asked me to do shopping. On the way to the shop I saw an old woman who had heavy bags in her hands. She was so tired that couldn’t go further. I helped her to carry her bags to her house. The woman [...]

Over the summer, I participated in a group filled with many people of my community to help others in my community and surrounding communities who, sadly, couldn’t help themselves. This group was called Erasing the Lines. Throughout the time, we were organized in groups who would travel across my town and many towns neighboring us [...]

My magical moment was at Dairy Queen! (My favorite restaurant).I am currently an employee at Dairy Queen and one slow day during my shift, a frail elderly woman shuffled into the restaurant and could barely read the menu. I spent about ten minutes reading it for her and helping her decide what she wanted. She [...]

I was walking down my driveway one hot summer day when I noticed an ant crawling on the ground. I was about to step on it but I kept my right foot in the air. As I was standing there on one foot, I was filled with a magical sensation. That ant gets to live [...]

I would like to share a magical moment with you! When my father died, many wonderful people brought my family and me food and supplies that we needed for everyday life. Not only that, but with them came stories about my father’s life. That was truly magical. Alisha, 15, USA

One day, I wasn’t feeling so great and I felt pretty bad. The whole day I was down in the dumps and depressed. My family and I walked into a restaurant and I was the last to walk in. I saw an old man coming as the door was closing. He had a slight limp [...]

My cousin just had her baby, he is very colicky (aching stomach) and cries a lot. At Thanksgiving dinner with the family she was having a hard time with him so I took him to my room and bounced him so she could have a much needed break. Amber, 15, USA

I read an interesting story about one girl who had to cut off her hair and became bald because of cancer. She was afraid to go to school the next day, she thought her classmates would laugh at her. But she was mistaken. In the morning somebody knocked at the door, it was her classmates, [...]

One day I was walking in the street and I saw a very sick dog. I took the dog to the hospital and later the dog was fine. The owner of the dog thanked me and I felt really good because I helped an animal. Khomotso, 16, South Africa