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Ashlee Kephart, Age 16
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
United States |
"We shouldn't forget somebody important in our lives. Think about those people and, while you are remembering, do what you love to do." |
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Ashlee has a special way of remembering those in need. As founder of Kids for a Better World, she donates books, household items, and shoes to thousands of people in Africa and the U.S. Many are orphans and disaster victims, who find comfort in her "caring bags" full of socks, snacks, toiletries, and cards saying, "I CARE ABOUT YOU." Ashlee does all this because she knows, "Caring means identifying with someone you've never met." She brings this same empathy to her recent book about coping with her father's death.
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