In yesterday's blog I shared the examples of three teens who saw a need and stepped out on a limb to meet it. So many of us may see a need, but we live in fear
of what it might cost us to make a difference. We need to hear more these.

4. Zachary Peskin, is 16, his older brother, Adam, is autistic. Zachary noticed that his brother's greatest joy came from helping others. It was the little things: from setting the table to setting up events at the local community center. Last year, it hit Zachary - if his brother could give back a little, then the opportunity for the developmentally disabled community to give back collectively was great. Last
year, Zachary started Special People Helping Others, or SpPHO.

5. When Taylor Crabtree was 7 years old she started TayBear. Taylor made hairclips to sell for extra money. She didn't just go out and blow the money, though. Instead, she used it to buy teddy bears for kids in the hospital with cancer and chronic blood diseases. Taylor's goal was to buy 50 bears for her local hospital. But, she couldn't resist the letters from kids (and kids at heart) asking her for more bears to hug at night. Now, at 17, Taylor has donated nearly 21,000 teddy bears to Hematology/Oncology departments across the country.

6. Zach Hunter: Zach was shocked by the fact that slavery still exists in the world. Inspired by is inspired by William Wilberforce, he founded the Amazing Change. It has the goal of helping to abolish slavery. Zach rote the book Be the Change. It's geared towards teens and twenty-somethings, telling them that they
can still make a difference in the world.