Kid heroes committed to helping in their
communities, improving the lives of others
By Dave Woods • dwoods@OfficialKidsMag.com
What
I
didn't
expect
was
an
outpouring
of
email,
phone
calls
and
story
leads
concerning
kids,
just
like
all
of
you.
Kids
who
help
out
and
have
devoted
a
lot
of
time,
energy
and,
in
many
cases,
their
own
money
to
make
someone's
life
a
little
better.
These
five
local
kids
you
will
read
about
only
scratch
the
surface
of
all
of
the
kid
heroes
around
the
area.
So,
rather
than
this
issue's
kid
hero
feature
being
a
one-
time
thing,
we
have
decided
to
make
it
a
feature
in
every
future
issue
of
Official
Kids
Mag.
In
this
issue
you
will
meet
Alex
Reynolds,
an
11-year-old
who
made
the
most
of
a
Disney
grant
to
help
a
local
shelter
out
with
a
cash
donation
of
$500.
Meet
Maija
Ruth,
a
Fayetteville
girl
who
stocks
Blessing
Bags
to
make
life
easier
for
foster
kids
and
families
around
the
region.
Get
to
know
Riley
Ford,
a
Holcomb
Elementary
student
who
with
her
friends,
Team
Riley,
make
wishes
come
true
for
kids
facing
medical
challenges.
Find
out
why
Rebekah
Lamb,
age
10,
wants
to
help
out
at
a
local
food
bank
and
what
keeps
her
going
back
a
couple
times
a
month
to
volunteer.
Finally,
meet
Beau
Lovell,
an
11-year-old
sixth
grader
at
Randall
G.
Lynch
Middle
School
in
Farmington,
who
finds
time
to
help
others
by
raising
funds
for
juvenile
diabetes
research
while
suffering
from
the
condition
himself.
These
five
kid
heroes
are
only
the
beginning.
I
found
dozens
of
them
and
the
emails
and
calls
are
still
rolling
in.
Every
one
of
you
kids
out
there
is,
or
can
be,
a
hero.
Just
get
involved
and
make
the
world
a
better
place
for
the
kids
of
the
future.
When
we
decided
to
feature
some
kid
heroes
in
the
first
issue
of
Official
Kids
Mag,
I
wasn't
really
sure
what
to
expect.
I
was
sure
I
would
find
a
few
big-hearted
kids
willing
to
work
to
make
a
difference
in
the
communities
they
live.
I
suspected
that
many
of
the
local
not-for-profit
organizations
knew
a
kid
or
two
who
occasionally
volunteered
around
the
region.
I
thought
it
would
be
a
challenge
to
find
kids
willing
to
make
an
impact
on
the
lives
of
others.
MAKING A
DIFFERENCE
Off icialKidsMag.com • FEBRUARY 2018 • 9
Dave
Woods,
age
9
