Monthly Archives: May 2008

Operation Fairy Dust

Posted on May 26, 2008 by nsaidi

[cnn-photo-caption image=http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/05/26/art.fairydust.ofd.jpg caption=”Operation Fairy Dust helps high school girls prepare for prom night when they otherwise couldn’t afford to do so.”]Prom. They say you never forget the day, good or bad. The date. The hair. The makeup. The dress. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Community contributors, Entrepreneurs | 13 Comments

Connor, Hayley, and Emma Gilbert

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Katie Hawkins, Associate Producer for User Participation

[cnn-photo-caption image=http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/05/17/ypwr.gilbert.jpg caption=”Half of the proceeds from the teens’ ‘Polar Bear Gear’ help fund a program that sends kids to the Arctic North.”]This week we heard big news from Washington: Polar bears are now listed as “threatened” and have additional … Continue reading →

Posted in Environmental advocates, Science and discovery, Under 20 | 136 Comments

Alicia Mixson

Posted on May 10, 2008 by Katie Hawkins, Associate Producer for User Participation

[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/05/10/art.ypwr.mixon.jpg caption=”Alicia Mixson takes care of her brother Catlin Mixson, who was hit by a roadside bomb in Iraq last year.”]The Mixson family has two young heroes. Catlin Mixson, 21, is one of the nation’s heroes, serving in … Continue reading →

Posted in Unsung hero | 88 Comments

Kate Atwood

Posted on May 3, 2008 by Katie Hawkins, Associate Producer for User Participation

[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/05/03/art.atwood.ypwr.jpg caption=”Kate Atwood, second from right, was 6 years old when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer.”]When I was 11, my father died. I didn’t know anyone my age who had lost a parent. I thought that … Continue reading →

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