Story Corner

Students from Moore, Scanlan and Cathedral high schools gather with Sue Baer, Port Authority of NY/NJ's Deputy Director of Aviation and a central figure in the book, Reclaiming the Sky, at the conclusion of the "pilot" phase of the program.

Welcome to our Story Corner - we invite participants in the "Everyday Giver" program to share their thoughts and impressions as they progress through the program.

All you need to do is enter your name and your school, answer the question below - then hit submit. (You may use your first name and last name initial if you'd like.)

Instantly, your entry will appear atop the list!

Special thanks to our four leadership schools (click to filter stories by school):

Answer this question:

Do you know an " Everyday Giver? "

Share a story about someone you know who gives large or small each day
- And affects the lives of others in a big way.

"Everyday Giver" Stories:

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Name:

Kerri M

School:

MooreCatholic

Comments:

When I think of an everyday giver, I think of my best friend, Jill. She is 22 years old. When her grandmother was hospitalized, she moved out of her house and moved in with her grandma so she could take care of her. She put her college career on hold to do this. She eats every meal with her grandma and spends so much of her time with her. I look up to Jill for having such devotion and love.

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Name:

Victoria O

School:

MooreCatholic

Comments:

I know many everyday givers, but the one who stands out most is my friend, Avery. She is always volunteering at hospitals, helping out on walks and charities. She is very dependable and is always there when you need her. She makes the sick feel good and gives them hope. She gives the poor hope and always gives with her heart to friends and family.

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Name:

Frank M

School:

MooreCatholic

Comments:

I know someone who is an everyday giver. He works at Clay Pit Park as a volunteer. He cleans the park so that wildlife can continue to live on. This is not the only thing he does for the community. He is also a Boy Scout on his way to Eagle Scout. He will help you with anything, like fishing, working on cars, and also helping his family out. He has helped me and he is an everyday giver.

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Name:

Michael C

School:

MooreCatholic

Comments:

My friend's mom, Cathy, is a widow. She has three children, one is disabled. She is an everyday giver for charity. She organized a cheerleading team and gives time to the group three times a week, for no pay. She does it to help the kids, even when she has three kids of her own. She participates in charity fundraising efforts, such as Light the Night walks and other events to raise money. Otherwise the girls would not be able to have their cheerleaders group. Cathy does it for them. This keeps them in shape and out of trouble.

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Name:

Amy D

School:

MooreCatholic

Comments:

An example of an everyday giver is my friend A J. He recently enlisted in the army. He left for boot camp last summer. No one is forced to enter the military, it's all volunteer, which makes AJ an every day giver. Every day he puts his life on the line to make sure we can sleep safely at night. Anyone who enlists in the army, navy, marines, or any branch of the military is a hero to me because they are constant givers, givers who give every day for us.

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Name:

Cheryl M

School:

MooreCatholic

Comments:

My father is an everyday giver in my eyes. He is an amazing person who does all he can for others. Whenever someone needs a favor in a hard time they know they can call on him. Many times he helps people fix their houses because he is a handyman.

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Name:

Joe P

School:

MooreCatholic

Comments:

My father to is my everyday giver. He resemble as person with a large heart and is willing to give to others. He is the most important person in my life and I love him for that.

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Name:

Kristen D

School:

MooreCatholic

Comments:

There are many people in this world who devote their lives to helping others. They follow the Lord. There is someone who stands out in my life for living this way. She's been through hell and back. Have you ever heard of bad things happening to good people? My neighbor has always been a kind person. She is a religion teacher. She is about eighty years old and had been married to the same man since she was 29. Her husband died a couple of weeks ago. The poor woman had to spend Valentine's Day alone for the first time in 51 years. My sister and I decided to leave her a chocolate Valentines Day rose. The next time I saw her she thanked me with tears in her eyes. We all expected her to become bitter, but she became the opposite. She has done all kinds of things for charity. She's done walks and given food and clothes to the poor. She is also always helping at Church. If money needs to be raised, she helps out. The thing she has taught me is that being bitter helps no one. When we help others we feel better about ourselves. We must find a way to move on by giving others joy.

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Name:

Danielle G

School:

MooreCatholic

Comments:

An every day giver in my eyes is someone who gives without being paid and does it because they enjoy it. An everyday giver I know is my Aunt Chrissy. She is a certified home health aid, which is someone who goes to visit people who are sick or on their death bed and takes care of them. Yes, she gets paid for this, but she exceeds the standards. She will clean and cook for the people, she will go shopping for them, buy them things, call them on her days off to say hello and see how they are feeling. In her spare time when she isn't raising her 8 year old son, she is volunteering at various nursing homes. There she performs various tasks - whether it's bringing the food to the patients, taking them for walks, brushing their hair, or dressing them up, she makes the time to get there at least once a week. You may think that because she's not getting paid, or because she is tired from work she is cranky, but she's not. She says these are the most enjoyable hours in her week. She has inspired me to become a nurse, she has taught me that doing something so little for someone can mean the world to them.

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Name:

Andrew M.

School:

MooreCatholic

Comments:

A person who is an everyday giver is my mother. Every morning she gets up at five o'clock, when she has to be at work by 7:40. Everyday she helps me and my sister, and my big sister when she went to Moore, get ready for school. She cooks us breakfast every morning, gives us lunch money, and offers to pick me and my sister up from school, though she works all the way down in Great Kills. One day she decided the house needed to be helped a little. She painted the walls, painted the chairs, and put decorations on the wall. My downstairs bathroom was redone too, and she attempted (though not very successfully) to sand and stain our livingroom floor. Never once did she tell us we must help her, but I did. That is a good example of how she lives to my family. Not to mention she is very faithful, gives her hour every week to God at Mass, and prays everyday too. I would say she touched the lives of others because she helped me and my family, and other people she's encountered throughout her lifetime.

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Name:

kathy m

School:

MooreCatholic

Year in School:

Comments:

I am an everyday giver

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Name:

Jasmine Perez

School:

MooreCatholic

Year in School:

junior

Comments:

My next door neighbor, Nici, is an everyday giver. She would literally give a person in need the clothes off of her back! She will take a child who has turned to the streets into her home and not only feed them but listen to what they have to say, most importantly she would love and nurture them! Being that she has a big family she cooks large quantities of food daily. No matter what she gives my mother and I a plate of food almost everyday. I think the definition of an everyday giver is someone so generous as Nici. I thank God for her!!