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Hi. My name is Cassie Zoetjes and I am a thirteen year old who goes to Reverend BrownSchool. I recently was a part o the rep$ Marketplace and it was a great success or

me. At frst, I really wanted to do Bottle Grippers. But ater much consideration, I thoughtI could come up with something better. Tis is when I needed to change my whole businessplan.

So I decided that I wanted to make soaps, but I wanted them to appeal to kids and teens.I wanted to come up with a way to make a lot o money by encouraging kids and teens topractice better hygiene. Tis is when I automatically started to think o ways to “draw in”dierent age groups. I thought cute soaps with great scents and designs would be a greatidea. Tis was the start to one o my biggest successes; Soap-a-Licious by Cassie.

I knew that this business would take a lot o time and eort to turn out right. Up until

the Marketplace, I was researching the ingredients in the soap; making a quality product was very important to me. Figuring out the dierent ways to display my product, dierentscents to use, dierent colors, and dierent shapes to make the soap was lots o un. Tebiggest challenge I aced was trying to fgure out amounts o supplies to order, because Ididn’t know how the turn out o the Marketplace would be. I estimated how many peopleI thought would come and ordered my supplies based on that. Once I got all o my suppliesin, my business o cially started.

Soap

-a-Licious

By Cassie Zoetjes

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I decided to make cupcakes, crayons, hearts, soapsicles, and mini wrapped candy soaps. Imade them all in an array o dierent colors and scents. Some o the scents included Vanilla,Chocolate, Strawberry, Orange Creamsicle, Cotton Candy, Bubble Gum, and Watermelon.I made 36 cupcakes, 41 soapsicles, 24 hearts, 45 mini candies, and 17 crayons. I thoughtI was defnitely going to sell out o the soapsicles and cupcakes. I was wrong! I did sell outo my cupcakes, but I also sold out o my crayons; exactly what I thought I wouldn’t sellout o. I was let with 12 soapsicles, 4 hearts, and 15 mini candies. I made $593.00 whichmeant I made a $236.00 proft. I was so happy to hear I made almost $600.00, but wasdisappointed when I had to pay about hal o it back or my supplies and advertising.

While at the Marketplace, I got many comments about my table display and products.Some o these remarks included, “Wow, you did an excellent job,” or, “ I will defnitely keepyou in mind or my next events!” My avorite comment was, “ I would give your table andproducts an A+ i this was graded.” Tese comments gave me more confdence, and a more

positive outlook on my business.

Since my business was a great success, appealing to many people, I plan to continue. Rightnow I am working at home and I am taking many orders. I have also included many dierent soap designs to improve my product line. I I keep doing well, I hope to open my own store in the near uture. rep$ has taught me many things about owning a business,and I will keep that in mind when I become a millionaire! By the way, can I interest you inbuying any soaps?!

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How are you going to make yoursel stand out?” Tat was the question that I struggled with when I decided to open my portrait photography business. oday I can answer that question:

I’m a high-energy photographer that has mastered a style o making my clients act natural in ronto the camera by playing music and being a specialist with children. My name is Laura Facciani,I’m twenty years old and I’m the owner and lead photographer or Facciani Photography; a portraitphotography business in Fresno, Caliornia that blends classic art elements and contemporary

artistic style.

I grew up in a pretty average neighborhood, with good parents, and I attended a normal highschool, but there is nothing typical about my passion. Even as a young child, I was always theleader o the group and the ‘lemonade stand’ type kid. I strove to stand out and do things my way and my way was always the road o dedication and hard work. When I enrolled in my frstphotography class reshman year o high school, I met a teacher who taught me that greatness isnot attained by receiving high fves and a hand shake, but with constant striving to reach higherand shine brighter every day.

Tis work ethic is still what guides my business today and I know I can never let complacency become a part o my vocabulary. Ater my frst year o only booking 17 clients, I decided I neededto take my business more seriously, but I struggled with how to be original. Being an art major,one thing you learn is that creativity is not usually something that hits you over the head, butrather it’s something that starts as a tiny spark and, i given deep thought, develops into a hugeidea. Midway through my second year I put into place my ‘one hour a day’ rule; I spend one

hour every single day thinking about my business. Te frst couple o days, things were pretty

Standing

Out By Laura Facciani

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mediocre…thinking about a checklist o things to do, but eventually I got tired o thinking o the same things and that’s when I naturally started thinking innovatively! In my second year o business I booked over 60 clients and I know it’s because I took time to dedicate mysel to my business. Now thinking about my business is such a huge part o my lie that I’ll be walking downthe street and see a heads up penny on the sidewalk and instantly think o how I can convert theidea o people bending over to pick up a lucky penny into my marketing strategy.

Many people believe that a great idea will make you successul, but that’s not true; hard work,creativity, and passion make even average ideas into incredibly successul endeavors.

Located at Caliornia State University, Fresno, the Lyles Center or Innovation andEntrepreneurship is one o the leading entrepreneurial centers in Caliornia.

Te Lyles Center oers assistance to students, entrepreneurs and innovators o all ages. A recognized leader in entrepreneurship and innovation education, the Lyles Center

employs its strategic position to leverage resources rom the entire University toassist innovators and entrepreneurs in the development o their business.

Te Lyles Center is not only a stepping stone or young proessionals, but a bridge as well or the campus

and the community, linking resources o both to achieve success in the marketplace.

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Igrew up in Eaton, Ohio where the population is just under 8,000 individuals and I realized very quickly I needed a larger market i I would be successul. At the age o 15 I began exploring whatI would do on the internet with Ebay and Amazon. My ather had always shared sports with me

and I knew a air amount about sports memorabilia, so I was able to start a business o reselling sportsmemorabilia, things like shirts, trading cards and autographed items to the world.

I saved all my money rom birthdays, holidays and my on-line business and by the time I entered col-lege I had $14,000 collected. Real estate ascinated me, so I wanted to buy a house in need o repair,fx it up and resell it. In September o 2010, I purchased a house or $12,000 and poured into it ad-

ditional dollars and lots o hard work beore I sold it or a proft. In the past twenty months, I have purchased and sold our houses and have two additional ones I currently own that are or sale.

I thought, “I I’m going to sell houses why should I pay a realtor?“ I went to special real estate classesand obtained my Real estate license in Indiana and Ohio. Now I sell real estate and own property.

Tey say time is money, well, it’s true. So I don’t waste my time or my money. I have taken additionalcourses my entire college career in order to complete the our year degree in just three years. It isextra work to accellerate my class load yet I am achieveing many great things while I obtain my degree

rom Indiana University East in Richmond, Indiana.

I have served as the Vice President o SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise), received the Jules and GwenKnapp Award and scholarship, and spoken at multiple economic and business conerences. I haveserved as a motivational speaker at at the University o North Carolina and at the University o Ken-tucky as well as the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, PA. In June o 2012 I was presented the topPresidential Award rom Te White House and President Barack Obama or my Volunteer Service

o over 1,000 hours.

By Rick McKinney

DRIVEN

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In October o 2011 I started a new business “Te Money Candle”. I work with Warm Glow Candlesout o Centerville, Indiana to make wonderul scented candles which burn over 100 hours beore theconsumer fnds a prize inside the candle. Each o my candles includes a prize o a one, a fve, a ten, atwenty or even a fy dollar bill. It’s a un business, I meet a lot o interesting people and it’s a great way to practice business.

I have been driven by success and the biggest inuence or my success has been those individuals whosay things can’t be done. I like to show people I can be successul and I can make things happen. Ihave completed a our year degree in three years, I have purchased and sold several houses in what people claim is a bad economy and I hold a strong GPA, thereore allowing me to be an ambassidorto other students.

As a child I knew a lot about sports and Commissioner David Stern was an individual I admired andalways respected rom the media. In February o 2012 I was invited to meet with CommissionerStern in his o ce in New York City. Wow! What an evening I experienced! From Eaton, Ohio toNew York and rom a small start-up business to speaking with one o the most successul individualsin the world - it was a once in a lietime experience.

My proessor and mentor, im Scales, has helped me tremendously throughout my college experi-ence and has taught me a ton about business. He has also provided me with opportunities that Inever thought were possible at such a young age.

My experiences have been antastic and I am very optimistic about my uture. I believe inentrepreneurship and having the courage to create my own destiny.

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During a trip to Uganda in the summer o 2009, I helped out at an orphanage where I met Jackie. Jackie is a fve-year-old ormer street child who has a beautiul smile and a bubbly

personality. But behind that sunny smile, Jackie knows that she will soon be orphaned as her

mother is dying o AIDS. ouched by her story, I gave her my teddy bear and she gave me a delicate bracelet crated rom scrap paper and scavenged beads.

On the 22-hour ight home, I made a plan to turn my vacation into a vocation: empowering women and providing education to children. I landed in Los Angeles with a plan: to create a business to sell the unique handmade jewelry. At 13 years old, I started “Beauty 4 Lie,” a socially-minded business that sells handcrated, Ugandan jewelry, so that Jackie won’t have to be an orphanliving on the streets. Instead, Jackie can snuggle up with my teddy bear in a warm bed without worrying where her next meal will come rom. Jackie’s mother was one o the frst women to make

the paper bead jewelry sold by Beauty 4 Lie. Jackie has started her frst year o school and she isliving in a house with her mother, paid or with the income Jackie’s mother received rom Beauty 4 Lie.

My business, Beauty 4 Lie, has a two-old purpose. First, to empower women so they can educatetheir children, provide or their amilies, and keep their children out o wars. Secondly, to developthe “Aricans caring or Aricans” organizational model, which creates dignity by allowing the women to improve their lives, their amilies, and their communities. I have built women’s centers,schools, and childcare centers in Uganda. Additionally, I am helping the women to develop business

and practical skills to create a sustainable income or themselves and their children.

Beauty 4 Lie is committed to working with each woman until she has graduated rom theprogram and attained a sustainable means o income within her own community. I have set upa work-study program or the women who make the jewelry. Trough the work-study program,they can take health classes, English lessons, and business and fnance classes. Te program helpsthe women to start their own micro-businesses and have long-term fnancial independence. Te women graduate rom the program ater our years with the skills, resources, and money they

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need to start their own micro-businesses and support their amily. All o the proceeds rom thesales o the jewelry go back to the women in Uganda to provide them with a sustainable incomeso they can educate their children, provide or their amilies, and keep their children o o thestreets and out o wars.

Even though running a global, socially-minded business has been meaningul, it has come with its

challenges. Communication between the Arican portion o Beauty 4 Lie and the American sideo Beauty 4 Lie has been a di culty. By overcoming these challenges, I have learned importantskills that will help me in my uture business endeavors. When I go to Stanord in the all, I willextend my work by starting a consulting frm to help socially-minded businesses and non-profts.In the uture, I will create an internet incubator or other young entrepreneurs who are trying tostart socially-minded businesses.

o create a meaningul socially-minded business, ollow these steps: take an inventory o interests,connect interests with needs o others, partner with proessionals, and start an organization.

Using the resources o the National Federation o Independent Business (NFIB) and the Young Entrepreneur Foundation (YEF), community mentors, and other entrepreneurs, an aspiring,young entrepreneur can learn a lot about starting a business. As the NFIB Young Entrepreneur o the Year, I have received a lot o support and opportunities rom NFIB and have been inspired totake my work to a higher level and to share my business knowledge with others. When my riendsdiscuss the lack o job opportunities, I encourage them to create their own jobs and change the world by becoming a social entrepreneur.

Being a social entrepreneur has allowed me to be the change I want to see in the world. It has given

me the vision or the work that I want to do in the uture. As a social entrepreneur, I have gainedmany skills that will help me in college and in the uture, and will help me start my next business.By starting a socially-minded business, I have been able to empower women in Uganda, make a dierence in the world, and do something that matters.

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Catherine Mitchell

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Technically Speaking ...

with Chip Lowe


Checking out has never been so easy and e cient as it now has the ability to be!Tough some business owners ret the cost o accepting credit card payments,

or the added hassle o a computer-based checkout system, when used properly, thesetools help to make the business and customer experience the best it can be.

echnology is meant to make our lives easier, not more di cult, and that is what one must keep in mind when engineering a client management system.Electronic payments enable quick transactions between the business and the client, which reduces lines in brick-and-mortar stores, and increases security and theaccessibility o pay-by-phone or online circumstances. While it is easy to highlight

the benefts o a solution, there will always be those that negate those positives. Many small business owners ret over the cost o accepting credit and debit cards in theirbusiness. But, since the widespread use o credit cards or “micro-transactions,” whichare transactions less than $10 USD usually, and the growing business community thataccepts credit cards or all payments, the cost o accepting cards has dropped. Now,most businesses can easily accept cards or about a 2.5% transaction ee. When youcomplain about this ee, remember the peace o mind and security that comes with it:Tere is no possibility or employee thet because there is no cash accessible. Tere

Pay the 21st Century Way

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is no possibility or customer hold-ups in a brick-and-mortar store because, again, thereis no physical cash. Another advantage is that you are paying your employee less percustomer because the handling time or card transactions is dramatically less than thato cash or check transactions. And your accounting instantly becomes ten times easiersince your payment provider will automatically store all o the data or the transaction

and allow you to access and sort it by whatever means you need.

While many o you are probably amiliar with the process and methods o accepting credit card sales, there is still a staggering number o student ventures and school-basedstores that do not accept card payments. I would encourage you to strongly pursuesuch a payment acceptance method or the security, accessibility, and ease o use itprovides. Te cost o accepting these payments is well worth the benefts.

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on May 2. By 2013, Lemonade Day will reach 1 million young entrepreneurs in 100

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What is Lemonade Day?Lemonade Day is a FREE, community-wide, educational initiative

designed to teach children how to start, own and operate their own

business – a lemonade stand.

How did Lemonade Day get started?Michael Holthouse, a Houston entrepreneur and philanthropist,

co-founded Prepared 4 Life (P4L), a nonprofit that provides fun,proactive programs infused with life skills, character education

and entrepreneurship. Inspired by the lessons he was able

to teach his young daughter and her friend when they set up a

lemonade stand, Holthouse launched Lemonade Day in Houston,

Texas in 2007. It has now become P4L’s number one outreach and

educational priority.

When is Lemonade Day?Lemonade Day takes place the first Sunday in May. It will be on

May 2 in 2010.

Who can participate?Youth of all ages, from pre-K through high school, can register for

an official Lemonade Day stand. Adults are needed to participate

as mentors and volunteers. In addition, community support

from schools, churches, businesses, and youth organizations is

essential to the success of Lemonade Day.

How does it work?Each child that registers for Lemonade Day receives a bright,

yellow backpack with an informational workbook for the child

and another for a responsible adult. The workbooks outline the

steps needed to start a business, from setting a goal, creating

a business plan, forming a budget and finding an investor to

saving money and donating a portion back to their community.

(Materials are available in Spanish.)

How does a child register?Beginning in the spring, a child can register by completing a

printed application available through participating partners, such

as schools or youth organizations. Youth can register online a

www.LemonadeDay.org. They can also sign up and receive a

backpack at numerous events in the spring in each city.

What do children learn?The objective of Lemonade Day is to teach youth how to star

and run their own lemonade business. Children learn the

entrepreneurial skills necessary to be successful in the future and

become contributing members of their communities. The best par

of the program for kids is that after covering their expenses and

paying back their investors, they can keep what they earn. With

this in mind, children are encouraged to open a youth savings

account so their profits can continue to grow as well as give a

portion of their earnings to charity.

Who can get involved and how?Anyone and everyone can be involved in Lemonade Day

Young entrepreneurs with lemonade stands need mentors

investors, employees and customers! Sponsors and volunteers

are also needed to make Lemonade Day a success. All money

raised through local donations and sponsorships is used directly

to support Lemonade Day in your city. To get involved, please visi

your local Lemonade Day website at www.LemonadeDay.org.

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my community?To learn how to bring Lemonade Day to

your community, call 713.626.KIDS (5437).

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to come together and train the next generation of entrepreneurs.

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Megan Verchereau is a recent DeWitt High School graduate with plans to attend Grand Valley State University in the all. Summers or recent high school graduates are typically spentfnalizing college plans, scraping together fnancial aid, thinking about majors, and spending time with riends. In Megan’s case, add “starting a business,” to that list.

As part o a high school project, Megan was asked to write a business plan or a small company.Although many students chose to create fctitious companies, Megan developed the concept or ameeting and event planning company she long dreamed o starting. With her concept and business plan draed, Megan’s business, Exquisite Events, took shape.

Earlier this year, Megan decided to submit her business plan to a local Clinton County Youth VenturesBusiness Plan Competition and IGNIE’s Second Annual Young Entrepreneur competition. Bothcompetitions oered pre-seed development stipends as prizes. Megan won second and frst places inthe “Service” divisions at the competitions.

Aer winning recognition and seed money or her project, Megan became energized to urtherdevelop Exquisite Events. When asked about the competitions, she noted, “It is such a good eeling to know that something you dream about can take shape and become real through planning and hard work.” Since winning the competition, Megan has planned several events through her company andhas also served as a guest panelist at events encouraging other youth to think entrepreneurially.

Megan has been active in dance, marching band and swim team. She was recently elected to the StateO cer eam o the Michigan Chapter o the Business Proessionals o America (BPA). Her o cialtitle is State Secretary and reasurer. Already her new BPA role has taken her to Caliornia to theNational convention and to other leadership development events. With college in her uture, her year-long obligation as a BPA state o cer and the prospect o creating a company to run, she is bothexcited and very busy.

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Hi, my name is Ally Mollo. I would like to tell you a little bit about my company, Custard‘N Jelly—how I started it and all about the charitable contributions we have been involved

with. Ater my grandather passed away, my mom always told me that he was my guardian angel.I really liked the thought o that, so one day I started drawing guardian angels. My mom saw thedrawings and said, “Tese are so amazing! We have to do something with these.” And rom that,Custard ‘N Jelly was born.

I have always loved the idea that my grandpa is always watching over me, protecting me, and has

my back. I wanted everyone to have their own guardian angel that would watch over them at alltimes. My mom and I thought it would be a great idea i we turned my guardian angel drawingsinto a liestyle brand or girls—bed sheets, backpacks, note pads, clothing, etc. We knew that weneeded to have a starting point, so we decided that guardian angel dolls would be perect or girlsto take everywhere. Tey could put the dolls on backpacks, put them on a belt loop, or simply hold the angels close to them when they needed comort. It took a long time to get the dolls tolook like my drawings, but ater some time, they came out perect.

I wanted to create something really cool with the angels so that the dolls would be more than just

something that you could carry around. I wanted the dolls to have their own special world. My mom, dad, and I created a special “task orce” or the guardian angels called the Guardian AngelRainbow Division. Te G.A.R.D is made up o seven dierent guardian angels, each with theirown special skills and training.

We wanted to fgure out a way that the angels could really help kids. I knew that I wanted to makea dierence in kids’ lives, and then it struck me—work with children’s charities. By partnering with children’s charities, we could bring a little bit o hope and comort to those who needed

By Ally Mollo

Custard

‘N Jelly

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it! We were very lucky to fnd three charities that wanted to partner with us. Te three charities we have partnered with are Child Find o America, which helps to reunite missing and abductedkids with their amilies; Te Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, which helps to curb thespread o AIDS among children; and Children Incorporated, an organization devoted to helping eed and educate less ortunate children.

I have learned so many cool lessons since I created Custard ‘N Jelly. Custard ‘N Jelly has helpedme accomplish so many great things in my lie that I never thought I would have the chance to do.I’ll admit, I had never thought about becoming an entrepreneur or a businesswoman, but now Ican’t imagine doing anything else. Knowing that people really love Custard ‘N Jelly and that it hashelped so many kids really makes me want to do so much more. I have loved seeing my drawingsbecome an actual product and knowing that we are sold in new stores and online!

One o the biggest things I learned ater creating Custard ‘N Jelly is that you have to be patient. Inever realized how long it can take to turn something you have dreamed about into a reality. But

seeing all the pieces o the puzzle come together is defnitely something worth waiting or.

My advice to other children who plan to start their own business one day is to never give up.Sometimes people might say that you’re “too young” to do something, but that is not true. Youare never “too young.” I started Custard ‘N Jelly when I was only 8 years old! I also want to tellkids that no matter how hard or di cult something may appear, you have to keep trying. I youset a goal or yoursel, try to do everything possible to make that goal happen.

My goal is to have children o all dierent backgrounds want to make a dierence in the world. I

would like Custard ‘N Jelly to grow rom guardian angel dolls into a liestyle brand or girls. Ando course, I would like to help kids as much as possible. We donate a portion o each purchase to

a children’s charity so we are already helping make the world a better place!

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Philanthropy, both in my mind and in my heart, resides as more than just an avocation. It is my passion and also, I see it as a work o art that is unique in that it inuences the lives o both the

artist and the work o art. In this case, I am reerring to the philanthropist and the benefciary. I was frst introduced to the world o charitable giving as a child by my grandather, Saul Ashkenazi,a wise and generous man. Also my mother and ather have set an example by giving to others andby setting a strong moral compass or me. My mother created a multicultural children’s series calledTe Alphabet Kids. For each book they sell, one book is given to a child in need, plus, they do many

charitable activities with community groups and schools. I also have been deeply inuenced by a comment rom Bill Gates, “I you show people the problemsand you show them the solutions, they will be moved to act.” He is one o my heroes! So at the age o ourteen, I hosted a non-proft community talent show or the residents o Deal, New

Jersey. My riends and I arduously organized and executed the logistics, including building a stage,auditioning perormers, creating promotional yers and posters. Along with soliciting event sponsors

and donors, we then had to fnd an audience. Te result o our joint eorts raised $11,500, which wasdonated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Despite all o the hard work that the talent show entailed, my riends and I were elated by how much un we had doing this project.

As I entered high school, I realized that many o the students perceived their annual orty-hourcommunity service requirement as a burden. Te students were already overwhelmed rom theiracademic requirements and extracurricular activities, and they had no time or desire to add to their

Philanthropy By Issac J Kassin

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responsibilities. I fgured that i they were to assemble into groups o mutual interests and carry outactivities with their peers on a charitable level, then their hobbies would become inherently charitableand vice versa. Over the ollowing three years, I did just that. I united students rom all over my neighborhood to

perorm community service projects and host local charitable undraising events. Our community service projects ranged rom volunteering in thrit stores, soup kitchens and helping with bingo atan old age home to canned ood and toy drives and academic review sheet sales - all in an eort toraise money or those less ortunate. Charitable undraising events were executed on the premise that

when youth with similar interests unite they can use their similar interests and skills to help those inneed. A shining example o this principle was uniying the basketball team to host a charity basketballtournament to raise unds or the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Eventually, Te Charity Crew, as my group was called, was comprised o over orty-fve students romthree schools ranging in age rom 8 to 16 years o age rom my community, with the youngest being personally mentored by me. Te mutual warmth and contentment my peers and I were eeling as a result o our community

work continued to uel my passionate fre or charity work. My exposure to the substandard living conditions o others not only opened my eyes, but gave me a broader perspective o the improvementsthat could be made. I developed an innate sensation to emotionally empathize and almost eel the

pain o others vicariously. Over time, all my charity work has caused me to develop a sot spot in my heart, a poignant empathetic quality o relating to others and having a personal desire to help. Tisgit and lie-altering development is one example o the hundreds o ways the art o philanthropy benefts me. I consider my riends and mysel artists in giving to others. My motivation and zeal drive me, but I had a mentor to keep me on track. As a day-to-day mentor andadvisor, Patrice Samara, an entrepreneurial businesswoman and Emmy winning producer, taughtme the basic ways to intelligently and strategically execute philanthropic activities and their

coordination. Due to Patrice’s devout dedication to my projects, I had the ability to raisetens o thousands o dollars over the years, signifcantly impacting benefciaries around the world. Furthermore, she introduced me to Jim Luce, the ounder o Te James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation, taking my charity work and its possibilities to an entire new level. Once I personally developed a relationship with Mr. Luce through our mutual goals o global philanthropic awareness and young global leadership, I was made Fund Director o

Te Isaac J. Kassin Fund, where I would be able to raise money or a wide array o global

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charitable organizations in need. Holding this position while maintaining a high academicstandard in a new high school was actually much more challenging than I had thought it would be. But with the complete support o my mother and ather, and guidance rom my two mentors, Ms. Samara and Mr. Luce, I was happily able to do so.

Currently, I am President o Te Isaac J. Kassin Fund, and donationtions are now being directed toward local community charities. o satisy the need o global philanthropy, I amalso working on a project called Te World Youth Initiative (WYI) with some o my riendsand classmates I met through the Wharton Business Leadership Summer Program.

My achievements in philanthropy taught me many lie lessons that I hope to carry onorever and pass on to many others through my example. Te world is a big place with a large array o diverse people with diverse needs. Sometimes its expansiveness intimidatesand even discourages those much more experienced than I am who are trying to make a dierence. However, I am convinced, that i you have a big dream and a heart flled withpassion, anyone can make their mark in the world o charitable giving.

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He has plans to continue hisresearch on the Brain

Computer Interface withthe intention of helping togenerate a signal to restoremotor function for thosethat are paralyzed.

16 years oldfrom Rochester, MN

attendsMayo High School

INVENTed Brain Computer

Interface

David was born andhas lived his entire

life in Rochester, MN.He has a life ofvaried interests

which include several sports. As an alpine

ski racer, he participated in theJunior Olympics inWinter Park, CO in

2008.He has been a member

of the RochesterWater-ski Show Team since 2004 where he

does barefoot, slalom, backwardsand pyramid skiing.

He has recently become interested in

unicycling.

David is also skilled in the arts.He plays the piano and the violin

since 3rd grade. He is a memberof SEMYO (Southeastern

Minnesota Youth Orchestra).

David’s inspirationfor invention

began with programmingcalculators in

Middle School. In9th grade hecreated an

autonomousrobotic Rubik’s

cube solver alongwith a friend.

When he saw the game,“Mind Flex”, he was inspired

to start his work on theBrain Computer Interface.

He won the InternationalBioGENEius Challenge inJune of 2011 and 3rd place inEngineering at ISEF 2011,Los Angeles, CA –Engineering:Electrical & Mechanical2nd Award (also EuropeanOrganization for NuclearResearch – all expense paidtrip to tour CERN summer 2011and International Council onSystems Engineering Certificateof Honorable Mention).

His strong abilities in Mathand Science have meant that he

studied Calculus I & II,Statistics, and is now in AP

Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Next year he will

begin post-secondary studies.

David has not yet selected a university; however he is

certain that he will choose a program of Math or Science.

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As a result of his interest in Science,in 2011 he was a Davidson Fellow, an

ISEF Finalist & an Intel ScienceTalent Search Semifinalist. Hewas also the Popular ScienceTop High School Inventor in

2011. In 2010 he was a Raytheon Math Hero and a

Research Science Institute

Scholar. Alexander is currently a

freshman at MIT and is planningon majoring in Material Science

and Engineering with the possibility of continuing on

to graduate school.

18 years old — from McLean, VA —Attended St. Albans School

INVENTed Improved Contrast in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for More Accurate Medical Diagnoses

Alexander grew up in Chatham, NJ and then moved to McLean, VA in2000. With Greek heritage on his mother’s side of the family, it wasimportant for Alexander to go to Greek School to learn theirtraditions each Saturday morning until he entered high school.

Alex, along with his mother, father, and sister go to Greece each summer to see their extended family. He speaks Greek, so he cancommunicate with his cousins, grandmother and uncles.

His father introduced him to his favorite hobbies,which include chess,

soccer and tennis. Histennis team was second inthe Washington, DC area when he was inhigh school.

Alex also enjoysmusic. He has played

the euphonium for 8 years, and two yearsago he began playing

the guitar. Heespecially likes

Classic Hard Rock.

He became interested in research aftertaking his advanced Math & Science

courses during his sophomore year inhigh school. He worked at NIH (NationalInstitutes of Health), and he spent the

following summer working at theMassachusetts General Hospital in

Neuroimmunology Branches. There hefocused on improving MRI contrast with

a computer program and an ex-vivohistochemical stain respectively.

His research project of A Quantitative T2 MRI Mapping at 1.5

Tesla developed a computeralgorithm which improves contrast

in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).His program has been successfully

applied to brain MRIs, enabling moreaccurate image definition of tissues,

in areas of demyelination, or

plaques, which are often present in patients with MS.It offers hope for potential better diagnosis of neurological diseases

including Alzheimer’s.

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