My Kids Hope USA kid is great because… 1. She is sweet, always has a great attitude, is considerate of others and helps everyone before she thinks of herself. She always brightens my day. 2. She is friendly to other students. 3. She always has so much perseverance and motivation in school and outside activities. […]
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My Mentor is GREAT because… 1. He lets me use his pencils and he brings games to play. 2. She is nice. 3. We talk and laugh and we talk about our families. 4. She comes to see me every week. 5. He is awesome. 6. She is a good reader and she reads with
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Rodrigo was not very excited about Christmas Break last year. His mentor, Karen assured him that she would be back after the break. They went to the Christmas celebration at school, but Rodrigo was still sad. After break, as Karen walked down the hall, Rodrigo saw her, ran to her, and grabbed her by the collar of
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To all of the wonderful mentors out there, be encouraged. In kid-language, you ARE making an impact and they appreciate all you do! My Mentor is GREAT because… 1. We play all day and she teach me to do the monkey bars. 2. We read together. 3. He is really funny. 4. He is good
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“I just left from visiting Grace, my 2nd grade Kids Hope student. She said, “hey do you have anymore nice people in your church? I have a friend who just moved in next to me and she could use a nice friend like you at school!” That’s new… kids referring kids!” This story was submitted
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Shelly Hochstetler, Kids Hope USA Director for First Baptist Church shares her inspiration below for the M & M Feeling Game and M & M Anger Game. “I was inspired by the breakout session that I attended on the power of relationships at the IL Regional Conference, and I was looking for some new ideas on talking
School Secretaries are great because… 1. They are able to take a chaotic situation and provide calming solutions with the urgency that the situation may require. 2. They know everything! If you ever need an answer to a question, a school secretary will either know the answer off the top of his/her head or be
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