Serve & Be Great

Swimming Buddy Helps Save Lives

by Stacey on February 25, 2011

A father and two boys, ages 16 and 7, were out enjoying a day of jet skiing one July 4th weekend. The older boy, a family friend, was driving his own jet ski and the younger boy was riding with his father. While jumping a wake from Armando Rositas’s boat, the two jet skis collided. The father accidently struck the older boy, tragically and permanently dismembering him. At impact, his son was also thrown from the ski. As Armando went to rescue the dismembered boy, who was floating on his back and semi-conscious, he nearly hit the younger boy who could barely be seen in the water. This scary near double tragedy led Armando to create a simple yet potentially life-saving product.

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Father Forgives Son’s Killer

November 14, 2010 Serve & Be Great
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Our Serve & Be Great Series this month features the organization: The Tariq Khamisa Foundation Founder: Azim Khamisa On January 21, 1995, Tariq Khamisa, age 20, while delivering pizza in San Diego, CA, was shot and killed by a 14-year-old gang member, Tony Hicks. Tony had taken this order to shoot Tariq from an 18-year-old [...]

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A Little Girl’s Unstoppable Spirit

November 14, 2010 Serve & Be Great
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Our Serve & Be Great Series this month features the organization: Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation Founder: Alexandra Scott Alex Scott, a brave and determined young girl, wanted to make a difference for all children who have cancer with her lemonade stand and left a legacy of hope. This reminds us of the power one person [...]

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Locks of Love Brings Hope

November 14, 2010 Serve & Be Great
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Our Serve & Be Great Series this month features the organization: Locks of Love Founder: Madonna Coffman Locks of Love provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children who have lost their hair due to a medical illness. The hairpieces, made out of human hair, help the child regain his or her self-esteem and sense of normalcy [...]

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Building Dream Homes

October 15, 2010 Serve & Be Great
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Our Serve & Be Great Series this month features the organization: Habitat for Humanity Founders: Millard and Linda Fuller This is God’s work. It makes blisters and it makes sweat, but it’s worth my time and it’s worth your time . . .Working together as God’s people in the world—I don’t know of anything more [...]

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