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Authors, sign in!Here’s a story that was sent to me a few weeks ago:
[Amanda] Dye, 23, opened the Energy of Hope orphanage last January in Zambia, a South African nation where 16.5 percent of the population has HIV or AIDS. Now the orphanage has 13 children, ages 6 to 14. Dye, who runs the orphanage from Liberty, [MO] is the children’s legal guardian and is responsible for financing their care and education.
The most amazing thing about this story...
Amanda Dye is a student at William Jewell College. She was inspired by a speech from Oprah to get three jobs to pay for trips to Mexico and Africa. Soon after, she started the orphanage and began paying most of the expenses from her own pocket. You can read the whole story here.
[This post is one in a series of amazing stories about amazing people doing amazing things that have been sent to me or that I’ve read over the last few weeks. If you know of anyone that should be highlighted, please email me at info@heartlandinnovators.org.]
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Comments (2)
Elizabeth, welcome to EverydayCitizen! I like what you are writing about. I look forward to more of your writings. Welcome!!!!
Nora Thomason
Posted by Nora Thomason
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March 19, 2008 5:08 PM
Posted on March 19, 2008 17:08
Hi Elizabeth,
You are doing really a wonderful job. I am so happy to hear of you, a person doing such small small great things. For doing such things one require a broad heart and you are blessed with that. And also thanks for posting this story here. It really touched me, a college student, and working for poor orphans.. great!
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South Carolina Alcohol Addiction Treatment
Posted by Dana002
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August 28, 2008 11:43 PM
Posted on August 28, 2008 23:43