Monthly Archives: August 2008

Lauren Wolfe

Posted on August 24, 2008 by Stephen Walsh

[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/08/25/ypwr_politics.art_lauren.wolfe2.jpg caption=”Lauren Wolfe is president of the College Democrats of America.”] To a lot of law school students, the Democratic National Convention is something to tune into in between study sessions. But Lauren Wolfe will be front and … Continue reading →

Posted in Political activists | 13 Comments

Tanya Poteet

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Stephen Walsh

[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/08/17/art.poteet.jpg caption=”Tanya Poteet, 18, volunteers with Operation Christmas Child.”] Tanya Poteet says she will never forgot how she was abused and abandoned by her parents in Russia when she was eight years old. She grew up in an … Continue reading →

Posted in Under 20, Worldwide reach | 74 Comments

Arthur Ebeling

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Stephen Walsh

[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/08/10/art.ebeling.jpg caption=”Arthur Ebeling, 23, is the CEO of Eastern Isles Teas and Tonics.”] Arthur Ebeling wants to save the world one cup of tea at a time. It sounds cliché, but this 23-year-old wants to make a mark … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurs | 31 Comments

Carlos Leon

Posted on August 2, 2008 by Katie Hawkins, Associate Producer for User Participation

[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/08/02/ypwr_olympic.art._mock2.jpg caption=”Carlos Leon, 24, is a member of the U.S. Paralympics Track and Field team.”]I thought it would be all business when Carlos Leon was training for the Beijing Olympics at the Lakeshore Foundation in Birmingham, Alabama. No … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazing talents, Athletes, Olympics | 8 Comments