I have read the entire book in one sitting this morning. I actually could not stop reading until I reached the end. To just say that it is an inspiring story will be an understatement. This book is a tool for everybody to ignite a light to brighten up a path for others to see and walk towards their potential. The benefit of helping others will always come back home to its source for certain!  I hope that this book and story will find its way to the desks and hearts of many kids, not in the USA, but to desks all around the world, especially in Africa.

Sravya is a high school student in NC who collected 24 boxes / over 300 pounds of  'gently-used' school supplies to help educate kids in Africa.  

She started a non-profit organization named 'Project S.A.I.L.' - Student Alliance For International Literacy – http://www.ProjectSAIL.org - to conduct several drives in her area to collect educational materials. 

Jared decided he wanted to make a difference and he did. 

Jared said: "I have chosen this project because the struggle that the kids in Africa have with education concerns me, and I want to make it easier for them to learn. " 

He collected over 1400 pencils and raised over $800 to cover shipping costs/support education in Africa.

The students were delighted to receive all of the supplies that Jared collected.  Thank you, Jared, for making a difference!

"Kennedy is 7 years old and last December awoke from a dream stating that she wanted to help orphans from around the world.  We found your site and loved the idea of sending school supplies.  Kennedy spent much of her Christmas break making bookmarks and Christmas ornaments which she sold at her mom's dental office.  She raised $600.00 in a matter of days.  She had a blast shopping for school supplies.  We were also fortunate to solicit a donation from two companies...Smilemakers (who donated pencils and toys) and Practicon (who donated toothbrushes!)  We will be shipping over 10 boxes of s

"One person can make a difference and every person should try.”
--John Fitzgerald Kennedy

"We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee."
-- Marian Wright Edelman

"The greatest mistake is to do nothing because you can only do a little."
-- Sydney Smith, English clergyman and writer

"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."
-- William James (1842-1910), psychologist and author

A young girl was walking along a beach upon which thousands of starfish had been washed up during a terrible storm. When she came to each starfish, she would pick it up, and throw it back into the ocean. People watched her with amusement.

She had been doing this for some time when a man approached her and said, “Little girl, why are you doing this? Look at this beach! You can’t save all these starfish. You can’t begin to make a difference!”