Everyday Hero Stories

Where did your values come from?

We've all had people in our lives who have made a positive impact on us. A parent or grandparent, a sibling who was there for us, or maybe even just a guy who shines shoes for a living? Whoever they are, tell us their story so they can inspire us even more.

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EMMA COFFER BEING THERE
EMMA COFFER My hero is my best friend,I know it already sounds like I'm just being nice but not entirely, this girl has stopped me from taking my life more times than I can count,we are about to have our summer between 7th and 8th grade I met her in 6th she's always been there for me and had my back,I never knew you could be...
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GIVING BACK
SHARING YOUR BLESSINGS I live in the philippines where it will be a normal site to see homeless people on the streets... Some families here get through on a dollar per day if they get lucky.. So whenever I get extra from work, i make it a point to spend a few extra thousand pesos to get some groceries such as biscuits and breads and...
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JESI STRACHAM AMBITION
JESI STRACHAM On January 18th, 2015 Jesi was in a motorcycle accident. She died twice being resuscitated, along with obtaining a spinal cord injury, but this didn't stop her. She started living life more in her chair. Making every negative into a positive, she fought her paralysis day and night. She has competed in numerous...
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ASHLEY RHODES-COURTER EDUCATION
ASHLEY RHODES-COURTER Ashley is my boss. (I know, crazy for an employee to rave about their boss.) But Ashley is truly one of the most amazing women I have ever met. Her dedication to the foster care system and the Pinellas County Community is like nothing I have ever seen before. After growing up in the foster care system, Ashley...
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APPRECIATION
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS Mom and Dad raised 8 kids. Dad was a carpenter and farmer. We always had plenty of fun and love and just enough money to get by. We had the normal trials and tribulations you would expect with such a large family. Mom and Dad are gone now and we all miss them. I remember something my Dad would say when things got...
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COMPASSION
TEACHING EMPATHY I am a Family Crisis Therapist in a low income suburban elementary school. I work with children in grades K - 5 who have behavior problems. I often work with the 4th and 5th grade boys on anger management and impulse control. I have found it hard to try to get them to understand how their actions affect their...
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KINDNESS
SIMPLE KINDNESSES CAN CHANGE THE WORLD In the fall of 1974, I was beginning to realize that I’d have to make a decision about attending college or not, and if so, what college. The challenge of how to get accepted, and even more daunting, how to pay for it, hadn’t yet reached consciousness yet. I had taken the SAT during my junior year and if I...
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CLAUDIA HERNANDEZ ENCOURAGEMENT
CLAUDIA HERNANDEZ My hero is my mom. She has been there for me when no one else has. She understands me and she is there to listen to me with whatever I need. She is the one I go to for anything and everything, like a best friend. She is the one that I can count on. More like a mom she is a best friend to me and I've already...
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SOPHIA  COCA ENCOURAGEMENT
SOPHIA COCA My biggest hero is my daughter Sophia. She is my oldest daughter and has autism. She has taught me patience, love and how to be a better person. Sophia touches all the lives around her. She is motivated and loving and I know she can do anything. Watching her adapting to the world around her is amazing to...
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KRISTIANA  SANTIAGO CONFIDENCE
KRISTIANA SANTIAGO I know, I know. EVERYONE says their mom is their hero (heroine, technically), but for me it's really true. She doesn't pity many people and she has shown me that all you need to achieve your dreams is hard work. I thank her for inspiring me each and everyday.
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MY MOM ACOSTA BELIEVE
MY MOM ACOSTA My mom is my everyday hero, because she does a lot of things. She helps me with homework, she buys my family all the stuff my family needs, and most importantly, she great at being an amazing Mother. She's always been a big inspiration to me, and she always looks after me. She's a very kind, Loving, caring,...
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LEXUS PERALES AMBITION
LEXUS PERALES My hero is my cousin, even though she's more like my sister, a gift and no one can tell me different. My sister is my hero because through everything she's been through or put herself through, she's coming out on top. Lexus is the perfect definition in the dictionary of Me of what living is, which is the only...
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BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
OPENING MY WINGS At the very beginning i couldn't tell myself that i can do a particular thing , I thought even by trying i wont be able to do it but than after sometime i started trying new things like choosing new subjects , trying out different adventurous things and especially overcoming my fears. I was pretty much scared of...
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MY  MOTHER LOVE
MY MOTHER Mothers are heros in many ways. My mother is my hero. She does every thing in her power to protect me and make me happy. She takes me to dance, puts money in my lunch account, cooks for my family, cleans up the house and does a lot more for us. I love when my mom is there for me when i need her, like if it...
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MY BFF FRIENDSHIP
MY BFF My best friend always motivates and inspires me to do my best and never give up. She is always there for me when I need her and she always takes my side even when I am wrong. She is my friend for who I am and she would never change me. She always reminds me of who I am in times of doubt and problems. I can...
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JUAN ANZZIANI COMMITMENT
JUAN ANZZIANI Juan Anzziani is an amazing dude. He goes to his job everyday and works his heart out. If he is given an ordinary assignment, he does not give the ordinary effort. He gives his best every single day. When he goes play soccer, he does just play around a kick around the ball for the heck of it, he try to score and...
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JUAN MARTINEZ BEING THERE
JUAN MARTINEZ My dad is my hero because he can be a nice ,funny ,friendly hero or he can be herobrine. This means that he knows when to be nice and when to be tough. He's also the smartest guy I know. He is always right.
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SHAHID ALMAS CHARACTER
SHAHID ALMAS My hero is my dad. He is my hero because he always gets me what i need, from food and water to video games. He goes to work so my family and I have food, water, and a roof over our heads. My dad makes a difference in my life every day.
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TIFFANY BECTON HARD WORK
TIFFANY BECTON My aunt is a hard working woman and she worked until she got to the top.I think that on the t.v. shows they make her seem bad or rude but she was always the best aunt.I love her so much. She has always been a great person and that is why I chose her as my role model.She is also a great mom.I think my aunt has...
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NASREEN HERRERA CARING
NASREEN HERRERA My mom is my everyday hero, because she does a lot of things. She helps me with homework, she buys my family all the stuff my family needs, and most importantly, she great at being an amazing Mother. She's always been a big inspiration to me, and she always looks after me. She's a very kind, Loving, caring,...
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TIFFANY BECTON HARD WORK
TIFFANY BECTON My aunt is a hard working woman and she worked until she got to the top.I think that on the t.v. shows they make her seem bad or rude but she was always the best aunt.I love her so much. She has always been a great person and that is why I chose her as my role model.She is also a great mom.I think my aunt has...
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RUBY VILLASANA BEING THERE
RUBY VILLASANA My sister is my every day hero because she fixes ever thing including all my technology because i'm not to good with tech and i usually break them and she always fixes them and i,m grateful for it because my mom would get so mad if she didn't fix it. Also she is very smart and when i need help on homework she...
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JOSEPH MARES AMBITION
JOSEPH MARES my dad is always there when i need something or need help on something like when i need help on my homework or class work he helps so that's why my dad is my hero most of every day
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CHRISTOPHER LUMPKIN BEING THERE
CHRISTOPHER LUMPKIN Christopher Lumpkin is always there for his child,Tyrian. He helped him fight through a rare disease at the age of 6. He's always been there in the times of distress and mourning and joy. He was there at his baseball game at the age of 8 when he won his first championship. He calmed his boy when his grandfather...
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MINA IRFAN CHARACTER
MINA IRFAN Mina is my best friend and my fabulous mom. Everything she taught me since 12 years ago is still in my head. When I was 4, I was diagnosed with a learning disorder and speech impairment. Although I had that problem, she told me not to give up. I overcame it after a while as I know she is always here for me. She...
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ARSHIA WAQAR GENEROSITY
ARSHIA WAQAR she is my sister and is my hero because she knows how to help me and she is very generous.
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MY MOM AMBITION
MY MOM I know, I know. EVERYONE says their mom is their hero (heroine, technically), but for me it's really true. She doesn't pity many people and she has shown me that all you need to achieve your dreams is hard work. I thank her for inspiring me each and everyday.
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SEAN DELANEY CHARACTER
SEAN DELANEY My hero would have to be my best friend Sean. From the first day I met him he showed me that caring for others is his main priority in life; he runs an amazing business which helps brings the best out of people through free running and even takes kids out off the streets and encourages them to be more confident....
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INSPIRATION
HELPING OTHERS, ONE STEP AT A TIME... Hello, my name is Dimas Ramirez, I'm messaging you regarding my daughter Blanca Ramirez. She's 14 years old right now, but at age 11, she began to do long distance running, she knew she could do more then just run, so she decided to run a charity, she ran for Operation Smile, Operation Smile is a none profit...
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AKUEL MAJOUK ACHIEVEMENT
AKUEL MAJOUK One of my personal heroes is my cousin. She attended Creighton University and was one of the smartest people I know. She grew up with six brothers and one sister- her the oldest. That was a lot of responsibility for her. I was also kind of jealous of her because she always got straight A’s. She was one of those...
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ACHIEVEMENT
A DREAM COME TRUE When I was young, my household consisted of my mother, my grandmother, and my uncle. I had no contact with my father. My mother took a passive role in my upbringing causing my grandmother to raise me primarily. I lost her to severe pneumonia when I was 10. My mother tried to continue my grandmother's efforts;...
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MICHELE CLINTON LOVE
MICHELE CLINTON The reason that my mother is my hero, is because i don't know any other person i want as a mother. she is caring and loving. she takes care of me and my brothers. She works so she can get us things we need or want. she respects my opinions on things and tells me to go for things i want to do and to never give...
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DR PRIYANKA P V EDUCATION
DR PRIYANKA P V Dr.Priyanka P V mam is an educationist and an academician. Mam is a very highly educated. She loves educating students of any culture and uses the most different teaching tools to make her subject very simple , interesting, pictorial and easy to understand. Mam does a lot of social service and teaches specially...
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