Sharing Service Stories » Florida http://sharingservicestories.org Let your story inspire others Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:38:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Lake Brantley High School: Jefferson Awards’ Student Leaders Making a Difference in Orlando http://sharingservicestories.org/2009/07/lake-brantley-high-school/ http://sharingservicestories.org/2009/07/lake-brantley-high-school/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:47:38 +0000 Inglis Leslie http://sharingservicestories.org/?p=517 LakeBrantleyHighSchool2Alyssa Smith, Tami Segal, Casey O’Grady, and Rachael Houston are Student Leaders in the Jefferson Awards program, Leadership class, and Student Government at Lake Brantley. Alyssa, a second year YSI leader, is active in various activities and will attend LSU in the fall. Tami is involved in crew, her youth group, and Darfur activism. Casey swims year-round, plays soccer and is a member of National Honor Society. Rachael is captain of the basketball team, writes for the school newspaper, and participates in drama. All are widely involved in the Central Florida community and their leadership within our school inspires others.

]]> http://sharingservicestories.org/2009/07/lake-brantley-high-school/feed/ 0 Annie Mae Johnson: A Lifelong Volunteer Tirelessly Feeds the Needy http://sharingservicestories.org/2009/07/annie-mae-johnson/ http://sharingservicestories.org/2009/07/annie-mae-johnson/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:57:52 +0000 fordrm http://digitis.us/sss/?p=95 Annie Mae JohnsonAnnie Johnson started “Project Annie” eleven years ago to feed the needy in her local community at the holiday time. On average she feeds 1850 people. Since starting the program she has provided over 17,000 hot meals. She continues to collaborate with service organizations, local churches, and businesses, which donate food items, volunteers, and resources to assist Project Annie. The community in which Project Annie is located now recognizes that location as a corner of hope. Since starting the Project Annie, Annie has noticed an increase in unwed teenage mothers. She has spent many hours with these teens acting as a “sounding board,” listening to their concerns, assisting them in adapting to the new challenges of being a new mother.

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