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Rebecca Kunos is the advisor of the Lake Howell ASL (LHHS ASL) Honor Society. Originally, it started as a club run by students and still is! Kunos is a self-proclaimed “paperwork lady.” Just like it sounds, the students come up with the ideas and Kunos does the paperwork. LHHS ASL Honor Society's mission is to teach people about sign language and the deaf community through various events. They host their own events as well as participate in some hosted by the county.
Is that Demi Lovato? Nope, it’s Demetria Cherry, a drag illusionist. By using some makeup, a costume, and a wig, Cherry is able to create the impressive illusion that she is Demi Lovato. Cherry’s drag shows stay true to Lovato’s story and encourage people to live authentically no matter how hard it may seem.
Erin Johnson is on a journey with international adoption. Her story starts with a foster home her aunt owned overseas. Her family created the foster home for children with disabilities who were not being cared for at their previous institutions. When she was 18, she traveled to the foster home and found one special little boy who she calls her son. Now, she is trying to adopt him.
Malcolm Regisford is a former collegiate basketball player who founded Tapped in Wellness after discovering the effects holistic wellness had on him after an ankle injury. Since founding Tapped in Wellness, Regisford has seen his platform grow and shares holistic wellness tips and practices with his audiences.
After noticing the toll that certain health issues were having on the Black community, Cherie White decided to use her passion for fitness to create resources that can open the door to better overall wellness. Her website BLK&FIT has various workouts, recipes and routines for her audience to follow.
Meet Diane Cade, a three-time cancer survivor. She has survived hairy cell leukemia twice and has recently survived uterine cancer. She now shaves her head for other cancer patients so they do not feel alone.
Meet Beth Leipholtz, a mother inspired by her 2-year-old son Cooper, who is deaf, creating an A-to-Z book featuring everyday children with disabilities. Her mission is to educate children about the different disabilities they may see in their lives.
Dianna Smiley has known since she was a teenager that her calling was to help teen moms. In her adulthood, she turned her calling into an organization called GenerationHer that helps teenage girls all over the country with struggles they may face as parents.
HBCUmADe105, a Historically Black Colleges and Universities’ advocacy group, was founded in 2019 by Hope Kent, an HBCU graduate with overwhelming pride and hope in her institution. From there she teamed up with HBCU graduate Isaiah Branton to bring awareness and promote all that HBCUs have to offer.
Jessica Cox is a motivational speaker who has spoken in 27 countries. She is also a life coach. She became the first armless pilot as well as the first armless person in the history of the American Taekwondo Association. She also founded the Rightfooted International Foundation, so no one would feel alone like she did.
16-year-old Isabella Hanson is arguably one of the busiest teenagers you may come across. Aside from doing typical teenage things like hanging out with friends and preparing for college, she’s also the founder and operator of a world-wide poetry competition for children that allows them to express why they believe Black Lives Matter.
Dr. Chelsey Green serves as a constant reminder that everything happens for a reason. From the origin of her violin career to the formation of her band, she’s followed the flow of things and found even greater outcomes. Green consistently proves her dedication to music and demonstrates her belief that it can be shared in various ways.
Jason Linton, dadlifejason, was a special education teacher. After the pandemic, he quit his teaching job and became TikTok’s wholesome musical dad. He is on a mission to spread positive vibes by sharing his family’s story all over social media.
Black content creator and skincare enthusiast Ricardo Ron, has dedicated his platform to one main message: skincare has no gender. Ron uses his multiple social media pages to share product suggestions and give tips to men on how to take their skin, beard and more.
Meet the couple and owners behind North Carolina’s Infinite Art Studio, Thomas Walk and Darian Ward. Like many other veterans, Walk has PTSD and has discovered art therapy, which helps him cope. Infinite Art Studio’s mission is to help veterans who have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Alyssa Banks is the founder and CEO of the Princess Program Foundation— a college club turned non-profit devoted to bringing princesses and the magic to children with terminal illnesses both in and out of the U.S.
Cosmo McBurney is a 17-year-old, who runs their very own unofficial non-profit, TRANSactionfree — an organization dedicated to delivering free binders to non-binary and trans teens.
Put on furlough by his job at the Marriott hotel, Travis Peterson creates Forty9— A Lifestyle Brand in memory of his best friend, Shane Tomlinson, and the 49 lives lost in the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting. Under the brand, decorative food platters, The Boards, and blog writings from Peterson himself aim to build a community with love, understanding, and compassion.
Take some hair extensions, glue, party hats, and even a working toy helicopter, and there you have it, art at its finest. Meet sisters and co-founders of the wig and hair product business The Hair Closet, Toni and Nicole Fulton whose hair art has gone viral on TikTok and won accolades.
Traci Neal knew she could write ever since she was little. Regardless, Neal tried to become a teacher, only to fail to pass the Praxis II teaching certification exam at every turn. When Neal failed the tenth time, that’s when it clicked for her to combine her love of writing and youth to become a published children’s writer.
