Upstanders Change Lives
A Heartwarming Upstander's Tale
Petey, Coach & a Family's Love
Meet Petey, a high school football player whose parents and sister died—along with Coach Ryan and his wife Caitlin who welcomed Petey into their home...and into their family forever.
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"Thank you to everybody that helped me through when all the bad things were happening in my life," said Petey.
An Upstander's Definition of Winning
Ivan, Abel & Winning Hearts
Ivan Fernandez, a runner from Spain, was competing in a cross-country race in Navarre. He was running a distant second behind Kenyan runner Abel Mutaj. Suddenly, Abel stopped short of the finish line, thinking he had already won.
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Instead of running past Abel to claim victory , Ivan had a better idea.
A Mighty Group of Upstanders
High School Students Help a Neighbor Get to Dialysis Center
Here is a story of five New Jersey high school students who got up in the middle of the night to shovel the driveway of a neighbor who needed to get to a dialysis center that morning for urgent treatment.
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These young men were "snow angels" disguised as high school seniors, said the father of one of the boys.