#40

Many people think of leaders as celebrities. While I do look up to some leaders what are well known, some of the other leader I look up to are:
Carol Young, Camp Bimini Coordinator - she organizes all the staff and campers for every week, has extraordinaire energy and love for everyone.
My Three Older Sisters, Karah, Jillian, Jacqueline - together they have helped me grow up, and experience conflict, love, and laughter, they are all special in their own way and are always there to help me through the tough times.
My Parents, Sally & Rick - my parents have always been there for my sisters and I and have always supported me with what ever choices I make.

#39

It is very fitting that the story is anonymous as it represents the fact that the person they are describing in this could be anyone, anywhere. I hope to grow into the person that is described in this story.

We would like to conclude with a final story. This is the story of an individual with remarkable skills and talents. This person has vision, energy, and passion. This person had the power to change the world by reaching out to others - but was awaiting a call. One day, the call came. It didn't take much - there was no epiphany, no cloud opening. All it took was a gentle push.

#38

Santosh's sign of peace is incredible to say the least. Many people hold grudges, allow for hate to build up inside them and then they lash out for revenge. Santosh did not, he was able to move on with his life and when the time came, show that he had accepted that he no longer had a right hand by shaking hands with the man that chopped it off. His strength is amazing that he didn't get angry but that he looked at the sunny side of life. Santosh was looking forward to school, something that many people dread every day, instead of dwelling on the past.

#36

My Mr. Williams was my friend Sarah from camp. She always helped me figure out how to deal with campers that were home lonely, sick or not wanting to be there. Sarah was always the smiling face, the shoulder to lean on and the one to make me laugh on during a long day. Though she didn't give me a fridge or help me finacially, she taught me how to look at situations in a different way, which in my mind is of greater value. I look up to her and was an amazing person to be friends with.

#35

On January 12th 2010, when the devastating earthquake hit Haiti, the Me to We club became a minga and organized a dance in just a few days. It was called "Have a Heart for Haiti Dance" and it was an amazing success, raising a lot of money for a good cause. It felt really good to be a part of something bigger and helping others that would never know us but that needed help. Thinking Me to We is a great way for more mingas to happen and I think that if we do then more mingas could happen and everyone could be brought together to make a positive change.

#34

Lindsay Avner is an inspiration to many as she has overcome many tragedies as a young girl and has taken this the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others. I understand how it is easier to sulk rather than stand up and continue on everyday, but Lindsay Avner was able to move past the sulking and try to make a change. I am amazed by her strength that she has so that she was able to get closer with her mom and help others that are also going through or have gone through the same thing. She was stunned by how lucky she was that she still had her mother with her and how many others that had lost those they had loved were still able to continue on. Lindsay is an amazing person that will probably help many others get through troubles in their lives as well.

#33

Victor Frankl says that "Life ultamately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." I do agree with Victor Frankl's words of wisdom as it is a very honest way to look at life and helps to accomplish goals. Also, it is interesting how he thinks life is about responsibility. I think when he refers to responsibility he is saying that we have a responsibility to complete the tasks we are given to make ourselves happy as we contiune on with our lives. Although we do things for others, we wouldn't help out others if it didn't make us feel good about what we've done. Overall, I agree with Victor's Frankl's meaning of life and think it is interesting how everyone has a different veiw on life.

#32

One lesson from Joe's death is that we shouldn't give up one someone just because they have had a few rough patches in their life. We should try to help the people that have troubles in their lives find the good in everyone as even if someone doesn't show you the good in them at first, if you wait long enough they will eventually. Joe's story is very powerful and shows that anyone can make a difference if they put their minds to it and truly want to make a difference in their own community or the world. There are many people in our own community that have had a great childhood and have made some mistakes that most likely feel they have been given up on. I hope that someday they will be able to find some hope and be able to experience the happiness that Joe did.

#27

This experiment of the cars in the Bronx, NY and Palo Alto, California shows how important the sense on community is. As there are so many people in the Bronx, it is less likely you will see the same people over and over again in the same day as there are many different places to eat, shop and be entertained. However, in California, there is a larger sense of community as there are less places to go so you get use to the same people and gain the trust of others more easily. I think that we can apply this lesson to our community in Ingersoll as we can be more like the city in California if we learn to trust each other and work together as a community.  

#30

Oprah's story is truly amazing. I've only watched her show a few times and never knew that her family had financial troubles when she was a child. I think that this story shows how one small act of kindness can change someone so much. It was so important to her that she had not been forgotten that Christmas, and she has remembered that Christmas ever since. I think that she is a large part of raising awareness on many a wide variety of issues and is an amazing person for how many people she has helped and continues to make a change in many people's lives. I think that part of the reason she does have such a "big heart" is because of her experience many years ago. She knows how it feels to be embarrassed that she wouldn't get anything for Christmas and I think because of this she has tried to thank the nuns that helped her by helping many others.

#25

I think that what Monarch Park has accomplished is amazing, they have gone from the lost cause to an incredible giving school. This can inspire IDCI to make a change globally by coming up with more creative ways of raising money for our alternative income project. I hope that we will be able to have many outdoor movies when the weather is warmer and that the tradition of the Blue and White Over Night will continue to be a success. Although Monarch Park is a much larger school than IDCI is I know that we can still make a remarkable amount of change throughout our community and the world.

#37

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuOyBFEAylU
My Inspiring Video

#31

For IDCIdols I was going to make a video with some other people in our class of a Christmas fashion show. Aaron and Ryan had their own Christmas outfits while the others were presents, a tree, lights, Santa and reindeer. It was never completed as there were so many snow days and IDCIdols was cancelled.

#29

There were five snow days during the ten days of festive fun so our event never happened, though we were going to sing Christmas carols in the caf at lunch on our day.

#28

If we were able to have challenge day at IDCI, I think that it would work well if we were to have only one or two grades. Even though not everyone would be able to do it I think that it wouldn't be very effective if there were too many people. I hope that we will be able to have challenge day at IDCI to help with the many different groups. I hope that if we have challenge day at our school there will be a grade 12 leadership class to help organize it as I think it would help things go more smoothly.

#26

For my reseach report I choose to write about Cherie Blair because she is a supports many causes and is an inspiration for many people to follow.

#23

Randy Pausch's talk is very inspirational for all people. I think that he related happiness to Winne the Pooh because many people have read the stories and it is a easy way for people to realize which one they are more alike. Also I enjoyed that Pausch had fun his whole life what ever he was doing as that kept him young and able to love life to the fullest. His having fun look out on life could help other people realize how unhappy other people are with their jobs, friends or even family and how they could change that. I will remember many things about Randy Paunch's talk but most of all I will remember how he inspired he was to live his life and though he was in an awful situation, he made sure to keep living.