Finding Strength
Updated: June 2, 2008
Are you or teens you know changing the world for the better? Helping people or saving the planet? The U.S. Army and Channel One News want to help spread the word to millions of students and teachers across the country by featuring the project on our TV show.
Send us an e-mail and tell us about your nomination.
The Chordoma Foundation
The Chordoma Foundation works to find a cure for a type of cancer that occurs in the spine and head. The foundation was started in 2007 by Dr. Simone Sommer and her son Josh, who was diagnosed with a chordoma during his freshman year of college.
Text For 10
Text for 10 is a texting event that raises money for brain tumor treatment centers and families coping with brain cancer.
To find out more, go to textfor10.com.
Kid Flicks
The Barta sisters started Kid Flicks, an organization that collects new and used DVDs and donates them to pediatric departments and children's hospitals.
To find out more, visit kidflicks.org.
Project Linus - New Jersey
Project Linus - New Jersey distributes handmade blankets to youths in hospitals and shelters.
To find out more, visit blankiedepo.org.
Educating Cambodia
A teen raised money to help build a school in rural Cambodia, where access to education is often limited.
To help, visit cambodiaschools.com.
Saving Seals
See how one teen from New Jersey made it his mission to help these threatened animals
Eva's Sock Drop
Matthew Renzulli provides warm, clean socks for the homeless in New Jersey.
For more info on Eva's Village, visit evasvillage.org.
Tucker's Team
Tucker Haas is battling cancer, but he's not fighting alone (thanks to the Central York Panther Football Team).
Cell Phones for Soldiers
A brother and sister in Massachusetts help troops in Iraq phone home.
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