Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Shaun Verma's organization uses a long-term approach on medical missions to make sure local support systems are created.
Shaun Verma, a senior at Milton High School, has been volunteering since he was 10 or 11 years old, but his first eye-opening experience was when he was in fourth or fifth grade helping with Red Cross disaster relief in California where he used to live. Wildfires had hit San Bernadino County, displacing homeowners all over the region. He didn't know what to expect when he headed off to the event, but when he arrived it was a revelation. "Thousands and thousands of people were affected," Verma said. There just weren't enough supplies to go around. "It was an overwhelming experience," he said. Ever since then, he's been volunteering at every opportunity. "I still felt like I wasn't making a substantial impact," he said. MdJunior Forms in …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Lauren Luckey has returned to Afghanistan for another tour of duty.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Lauren Luckey might have been designated as her battalion's chemical officer, but just about the only chemical she's been working with in Afghanistan has been H2O. Luckey, who moved to Alpharetta, GA, with her mother and stepdad after being born and raised in Tennessee, has been helping women in Afghanistan gain some family power by teaching them how to use water filters. She was chosen as the Huffington Post Greatest Person of the Day on Feb. 1. As a member of ROTC at the University of Massachusetts, she was commissioned and went straight into the U.S. Army after graduation. Her unit, the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, went to Hawaii in February 2011. She was sitting on her bed one …
Monday, November 14, 2011
The Milton school's principal and sponsors told Nico Leis he was one of 25 Jr. Beta Club members nationwide to earn the honor.
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Monday, November 14, 2011
A Hopewell Middle School student joins an elite group of students nationwide to receive The National Beta Club's highest award. Nico Leis, an eighth grade student, will receive the John W. Harris Leadership Award at the Georgia Beta Convention being held on Nov. 17-18 in Macon. Hopewell Middle School Principal Lenora Patterson and Junior Beta Club sponsors Erin Bolling and Stephanie Sosebee surprised him with the news on Nov. 9. The National Beta Club recognizes 25 Junior Betas from across the nation each year. "It was awesome. They completely surprised me and it was really awesome to find out," Nico said. Nico said he has a drive, a passion to volunteer and help people out. "What I get out of it is just kind of knowing that I'm helping …
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Friday, November 4, 2011
Milton High graduate James O'Dwyer will be seen on nick@nite Sunday as a 2011 HALO Award winner, and is the Friday, Nov. 4 Greatest Person of the Day for Huffington Post.
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Friday, November 4, 2011
Taylor Swift has a hero, and he's an Alpharetta, GA, college student who started his own charity to help victims of tornadoes that swept through Alabama and Georgia on April 27. James O'Dwyer was honored in the 2011 HALO Awards, being presented on nick@nite Sunday, Nov. 6, at 8 p.m. O'Dwyer also has been chosen as the Huffington Post Greatest Person of the Day for Friday, Nov. 4. O'Dwyer was a college freshman at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL on April 27 when a devastating tornado formed in Alabama. The university was closed, and students sent home when they could make it. But by the time he was back in Alpharetta, O'Dwyer knew he wanted to do something to get aid back to the victims left behind. So within a few days he and …
Monday, October 3, 2011
The Milton resident wants to be the 'Jerry Lewis' of autism awareness.
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Monday, October 3, 2011
Andre Moore of Milton puts aside his own disabilty to create awareness for the autism that affects two of his sons. He's managed to get his son, Hayden, a sophomore at Alpharetta High School, personal visits to Gov. Nathan Deal in his offices and with former President Jimmy Carter at his presidential library. They and other Georgia celebrities have made sure Hayden gets plenty of mail at summer camp. Moore's first success in helping the community came when he asked Hayden's teacher if she could do anything to help the children in the special needs programs, what would it be. Hayden's teacher said "we would love to have an adaptive playground for kids with special needs," Moore said. Fulton County gave the school a grant to build just one …
Randall Adams
8:32 pm on Monday, February 6, 2012
LT Luckey was my student just a couple months ago, she was the honor grad of the course, she beat the guys at physical fitness, land navigation and shooting, not to mention the highest scores in academics, it's no surprise to me that she is doing great things deployed as well! Go Luckey! more ›