One World, One Future

Every Tuesday, leading up to Giving Tuesday which is November 30, I will be sharing different Giving Tuesday Spark chapter leaders and their projects.  The goal of these episodes is to show the audience members all the different projects you can get involved with.  For today’s episode, the host of the One World One Future Podcast Ashley Nevison shares what she is doing for Giving Tuesday this year!! Check out this episode to find out how you can get involved in her project. 
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Website: https://sargeantsarmy.org/ 
Instagrams: @ashley.beingthechange @dance.sparkle.ashley @sargeantsarmy and @oneworldonefuturepodcast
Email: [email protected] 
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Ashley is a 14 year old freshman in High School. When she is not in school she's either at a pre professional ballet program or running her 501(c)3, Sargeant's Army. She is passionate about giving back and volunteering. Through Sargeant's Army she provides Hope Bags filled with hygiene items to homeless organizations across Arizona and neighboring states. She's a published author of 3 award winning and best selling children's books and she donates all the profits to Sargeant's Army. To inspire people to make a difference in their communities, she is the founder and host of the podcast, One World, One Future. She has been involved in pageants for the last 3 years and is the current Royal International Miss Aztec State Jr Teen. 

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Every Tuesday, leading up to Giving Tuesday which is November 30, I will be sharing different Giving Tuesday Spark chapter leaders and their projects.  The goal of these episodes is to show the audience members all the different projects you can get involved with.  For the first episodes in this series Samantha Vance is sharing her project. Check out this episode to find out how you can get involved in her project.
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Website: https://sammiesbuddybenchproject.com/

Instagram: @sammiesbuddybenchproject

Facebook: Sammie’s Buddy Bench Project

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 Samantha “Sammie” Vance is 12 years old and, on a mission, to make the world a less lonely place starting with making sure all kids have a friend. She wants to spread kindness wherever she goes.

She has gained worldwide attention through her project where she collected plastic caps and lids and had them recycled into buddy benches for her school and all around the country. It has impacted and inspired many from kids to adults.

Sammie received a Certificate of Excellence from her cities Mayor, been a guest on the Today Show with Kathie Lee, Nightly News with Lester Holt, covered by Martha Stewart Living, USA Today to name a few.  She has over 40 million views on numerous videos done on her, including one of them tweeted about by Reese Witherspoon.  She has partnered with Walgreens and UPS who wanted to help her continue to spread kindness. 

She has won multiple International Awards including and an award named for her. Most recently she won the Diana Award, Gloria Barron Prize for Inspiring Young Heroes and Prudential Spirit of Community Award. She has been in magazine publications such as Bravery and Highlights and even in magazines in the UK and as far as Australia. 

 She wants to write books to inspire others to be kind and make a difference. Her debut book “Inspire the World: A Kid’s Journey to Making a Difference” will be released August 24, 2021, by Clear Fork Publishing.

 Sammie lives in Indiana and is in Middle School. Her favorite subject is math, and she loves pizza, DIY crafts, writing poems, and meeting new people. She loves receiving mail from all over the country and the world. She is a Giving Tuesday Sparks Leader and involved in various groups to support and inspire youth. She has recently co created a group called World Changers geared at young women to encourage them that they can make a difference no matter their age. Sammie does a weekly podcast called Sammie Smiles where she interviews people from all walks of life. It is geared towards leaving her listeners and guests inspired and with a smile.

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NEST4US is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to providing volunteer solutions to the community to make the world better through kindness. Teenage siblings Shreyaa Venkat, 18, and Esha Venkat, 15, co-founded NEST4US (www.nest4us.org) as a philanthropic platform built upon kindness, generosity, and social good. As Gen-Z social activists and nonprofit leaders, they advance dialogue and inspire others to take action in local, national, and global communities. Through 5 core programs, their team of 2000+ volunteers has contributed over 1 million in value of volunteer hours. Their overall vision is to empower people of all ages and backgrounds to create a more compassionate and inclusive world by instilling a passion for service in their communities through acts of kindness.

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Rachelle McCray is a nationally recognized Television Show Host, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist. She is also a patient whose mother, Mindy, is a kidney transplant recipient and the inspiration behind her non-profit organization, The MinMinBear Foundation.

In 2011, Rachelle’s mission to help others gained a voice in the form of a crown when she won the title of Miss Arizona United States. During her reign, Rachelle dedicated her year to educating and advocating for kidney disease patients while teaching the importance of living organ donation. Rachelle worked as a spokesperson traveling to various conferences, making press appearances, and volunteering on behalf of organizations like The Donor Network of Arizona and the National Kidney Foundation.

During her year as Miss Arizona United States, Rachelle also created the MinMin Bear Initiative, a temporary program that generated monetary benefits for organ donation recipients and their families in Arizona.  This program is ultimately what motivated the launch of an official 501(c)3, a non-profit organization, The MinMinBear Foundation in 2020.

The Foundation originally launched with a single initiative, the MinMinBearChallenge, but the Foundation and its mascots didn't stop there. In 2021, they focused on a new mission to help fight kidney disease and share the stories of the people that it impacts the most.  By the end of 2021, The Foundation will have distributed over 2600 bears to families impacted by kidney disease, bringing comfort, education, and advocacy nationwide.

In Rachelle's professional life, she's been in the media industry working as a TV Host and Producer for over 15 years. Most recently, you might have seen Rachelle shopping with millions of people from all over the country, as a home shopping host for QVC. Although she is best known for her role on the CW's Mother of all Pageants, some of her favorite career highlights include hosting on major red carpets like NBC, HBO, CMT Awards shows, and more. Rachelle's interviews have included some of Hollywood's biggest celebrities, music icons, and sports stars, including Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hanks, Ava DuVernay, Felicity Jones, Reba McIntire, Zac Brown Band, John Legend, Larry Fitzgerald, and Kurt Warner, to name a few.

When she is not on set or on the red carpet, you can catch this happily married newlywed with her husband traveling the world, organizing a community project, or attempting to teach their Lhasa Apso, Daisy, new tricks.

For more information about Rachelle, you can connect with her on Instagram or Facebook, just look for the account with the blue checkmark.

Use the code Ashleys podcast when you purchase your MinMinBear to get it for $20!!

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Faith Pierrecharles is a 20 year old broadcast journalism major at Rowan College. Her love for public speaking has led her to want to become a media correspondent and/or news anchor. Not only does she have a love for speaking, but a love for service as well. She created the Pink and Glitter Fashion Show that benefits Making Strides Against Breast Cancer and the Gotta Have Faith Foundation that supports orphanages and schools in Haiti. In her spare time she enjoys singing, modeling, fashion designing with her mom, and creating videos for her YouTube channel. Faith is the reigning Miss New Jersey Collegiate America 2021 and competed for the title of Miss Collegiate America in Little Rock, Arkansas this summer and placed second runner up in the nation.

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Hi everyone! My name is Stephanie Skinner. I am the reigning Miss High School America 2021 and will be spending my year of service promoting all things MHSA, B.R.A.V.E, Hands of Hope, and serving my community. I will be going into my senior year of high school this upcoming fall with the plan to graduate with the completion of 12 AP courses and at the top 10% of my class. I am currently apart of my school’s National Honor Society, Mathletics team, Leadership Core, and French Club. Outside of school, I am either in the dance studio, on the Varisty field hockey field, or traveling with family and friends. What I love doing most is serving those around me. I have completed over 500 hours of community service within this last year. I am involved with numerous organizations such as Gigi’s Playhouse, Special Olympics, Salvation Army, Feed our Vets, and so many more. However, many of those hours came from working with my own organization Hands of Hope in classrooms and Girl Scout troops nationwide. Hands of Hope is my own youth empowerment organization that instills confidence in today’s youth while teaching others how to lend a hand and take a stand against bullying. So far my message of self love and inclusivity has reached 5,000 students and that number is only growing. If you are interested in getting involved please message me on Instagram @thestephanieskinner or @hands._of_hope for more information. I know that together we can create an uplifting, inclusive society! ️

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Samantha “Sammie” Vance is 12 years old and on a mission to make the world a less lonely place starting with making sure all kids have a friend. She wants to spread kindness wherever she goes.

She has gained worldwide attention through her project where she collected plastic caps and lids and had them recycled into buddy benches for her school and all around the country. It has impacted and inspired many from kids to adults.

Sammie received a Certificate of Excellence from her cities Mayor, been a guest on the Today Show with Kathie Lee, Nightly News with Lester Holt,  covered by Martha Stewart Living, USA Today to name a few.  She has over 40 million views on numerous videos done on her, including one of them tweeted about by Reese Witherspoon.  She has partnered with Walgreens and UPS who wanted to help her continue to spread kindness. 

She has won multiple International Awards including and an award named for her. Most recently she won the Diana Award, Gloria Barron Prize for Inspiring Young Heroes and Prudential Spirit of Community Award. She has been in magazine publications such as Bravery and Highlights and even in magazines in the UK and as far as Australia. 

 She wants to write books to inspire others to be kind and make a difference. Her debut book “Inspire the World: A Kid’s Journey to Making a Difference” will be released August 24, 2021 by Clear Fork Publishing.

 Sammie lives in Indiana and is in Middle School. Her favorite subject is math and she loves pizza, DIY crafts, writing poems, and meeting new people. She loves receiving mail from all over the country and the world. She is a Giving Tuesday Sparks Leader and involved in various groups to support and inspire youth. She has recently co created a group called World Changers geared at young women to encourage them that they can make a difference no matter their age. Sammie does a weekly podcast called Sammie Smiles where she interviews people from all walks of life. It is geared towards leaving her listeners and guests inspired and with a smile.

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Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Kevin Ginkel has agreed to donate one guitar to Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers for each strikeout he pitches at Chase Field this season. Ginkel, whose walk-up song is Cooper's big '80s hit, "Poison," has also provided tickets to Diamondbacks games to teens from the center as well as transportation to the games. "I want to find ways to impact the community and help kids find their passion, Ginkel says. "And what Mr. Cooper's got going on here is really cool."

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She is the dynamic and compassionate 10 year old, Guiliana Wright. She hails from a small town called Empangeni in the province of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Her parents have taught her that as young as she might be she must be committed and work hard to achieve her goals and dreams. She is a dedicated Grade 4 student at Tutor Ink, where she enjoys learning math's and natural science. She works very hard at her school work as one day she would love to be a doctor.  She loves new challenges and always give everything she takes on her all. Her hobbies are rhythmic gymnastics, quarter midget racing, tennis and robotics.

Being born into a family who has always been devoted to charity and community work and who have been part of making a difference in the lives of people and animals in need for many years is a true honor. It is in her DNA, it has always been close to her heart, it is her sense of purpose and she hopes that her legacy will live on as the little girl that made a difference and was an inspiration to others. As she believe that acts of kindness no matter if they are big or small will start as ripple effect and turn into a tidal wave impacting many lives.

She has had the opportunity to work with many organizations within her community and country over the years. She have such a love for helping animals and people in need and has worked with organizations such as Walk In Faith,  House Of Grace, AAA Network, Able Centre, Swana Special School, Kairos House, Lifeline Zululand, Richards Bay Medical Institute, SAVF, CANSA Richards Bay, Empangeni & Richards Bay SPCA, I Am Worthy foundation, Lungelo Youth Development, Zululand Hospice, Freedom Generation, Sihawukeke Disability Centre and so many more. She has recently been announced as the face/ambassador of the Linzwa Foundation. She lives to inspire and to make an impact. In 2019 her cousin and her co-founded Earth Squad International an NPO that strives for our members to work together for the greater good throughout South Africa and the world.  In 2018 she was awarded community Builder Of The Year at just 7 years old. At 9 years old she won the award in the She is Fabulous Awards Role Model category. She believes that you are never too young to make a difference. In 2020 also at 9 years old,  She was first runer up in the philanthropy and first in the Science and Technology categories at the African Children Awards.   

She has won many local and national pageants and loves to enter pageants  that link community and charity work as part of their system. She has been blessed to represent South Africa twice at International pageants. In 2018 she was crowned 3rd in the world at the Royal International Miss Role Model 2018 pageant in Florida, USA.  She has received an international award for all her going green projects called RIM GREEN QUEEN 2019 and was also awarded internationally for her community service by a past queen Zali of Royal International Miss. SABC, 1 KZN TV, Icora FM, UYFM has invited her on more than one occasion for interviews regarding her achievements and also to share about all her community and charity projects. She also represent brands as their brand ambassador such CupboOm Cosmetic Imaginarium and Funtubbles. She is so thankful to these amazing brands and all that they have seen in me to be their brand ambassador.

Her motto in life is you are never too young to be a difference maker
and world changer.

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Youth for Troops (Y4T) is a youth-led, service-focused, non-profit 501(c)(3), with a desire as youth to inspire this generation and all other generations to volunteer together and support our service members and veterans. It was created by co-founders Taylor Piatt, Heather Piatt, Hannah Piatt, Sophie Hoffa, Walter Hoffa, and Leo Hoffa, located in Anthem and Tramonto. Y4T became an official non-profit in April 2017, but they’ve been passionate about serving and volunteering since they were young. Youth for Troops hopes that this generation will develop a respect and appreciation for those that protect our liberties and freedoms through meaningful experiences and unique volunteer opportunities. 

Their mission is “To inspire patriotism in fellow youth and across generations by volunteering on behalf of service members and veterans through community service, advocacy, and education.” All six youth board members have had a passion for serving our military and veterans for many years. However, the majority of community service opportunities were geared towards adults, so they decided to start an organization that would allow anyone from ages 0 to 120 to volunteer with them. 

Youth for Troops hosts monthly activities, including a Care Packages for Deployed Troops event, held on the second Monday of every month at the Outlets at Anthem. Volunteers of all ages fill care packages with food and hygiene items that are shipped to our deployed heroes, with a total of 5,352 boxes shipped since 2018. They have raised over $80,280 to cover shipping costs  and have filled each box with in-kind donations from local schools, businesses, organizations and individual supporters. Y4T also holds a Plastic Mats for Homeless Veterans event on the third Tuesday of each month. Volunteers sort and cut plastic bags into strips, and then crochet them into decorative mats that are given to homeless veterans. It takes 700-900 recycled plastic bags and many volunteer hours to make one mat. Y4T has distributed 535 plastic mats throughout the state since this event started. 

Youth for Troops founders are proud members of Arizona Patriot Guard Riders, who hold flags at active military homecomings, veteran events, and military funerals. Y4T also collaborates with Arizona Honor Flight to support WWII, Korean, and Vietnam Veterans, and serve meals at reunion banquets. Y4T founders are also members of the Daisy Mountain Veterans and they participate in their annual DMV Veterans Parade. 

The Youth Board will gladly present to schools, clubs, corporate team building activities, and special events and provide patriotic projects. Through family-friendly community service projects and patriotic events, Y4T volunteers have accumulated over 22,800 community service hours supporting veterans and deployed heroes. 

Youth for Troops was honored with a flag that was flown over NATO Headquarters in Afghanistan.  It was delivered by a local hero that received their care packages while stationed in country. Y4T was recently presented with the 2020 Anthem Veterans Service Award from the Anthem Community Council and has been honored with a Congressional Recognition from Arizona’s District 8 Congresswoman Debbie Lesko. Y4T was also honored to have a proclamation read into the United States House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. in 2019. Y4T was also awarded the Anthem Area Chamber of Commerce 2018 Non-Profit of the Year award, and Hulafrog Most Loved Local Charity 2019. 

Youth for Troops grows by word of mouth, so please spread the word about their mission. They can be found on Instagram and has a YouTube channel, as well as a website, youthfortroops.org. Youth for Troops is very passionate about honoring our service members, both past and present. They get a great deal of satisfaction knowing that they are encouraging all ages to take an active role in supporting our heroes.

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