Amir is studious and inquisitive. His dream is to one day be a newspaper reporter. He works hard writing articles and conducting interviews for TLX News.
Emilio is an adventurer. He loves to travel with his parents and his older brother, Ernesto. He is also interested in history and has visited many historic sites.
Jill is running for class president at her school. She is a leader in her class and encourages good citizenship. Each month she volunteers at her town’s local food pantry.
Shelby loves going to her local recreation center to skateboard and take art classes. She is very involved in her community and helps with recycling and conservation.
Camille has French heritage. She uses her laptop to email her friends and organizing her MP3 collection. Her dad is a music teacher and someday she might like to be one, too.
Ernesto loves sports, and his favorite sport is soccer. He is also very interested in photography and one day hopes to be a professional photographer.
Ruby cares about environmental issues. She likes to visit state and national parks. Someday, she hopes to be an architect and design skyscrapers that are Earth friendly.
Aiden lives on a big cattle farm in Texas. He likes to grow vegetables in his own garden and uses them to help his family make fajitas. Cooking is his favorite hobby.
Adam lives with his grandparents near the beach. They are Chinese Americans. He likes to help his grandfather paint pictures of the ocean.
Lilly wants to be a pilot. One day she would even like to fly in the space shuttle! For now, she'll just use her telescope to visit outer space.
Reema and her family are from India. She likes animals and hopes someday to be a vet. She is practicing by taking care of her pet turtle, George.
Sam likes to read. He loves going to the library and reading books about dinosaurs. Sam is hearing impaired. His family is learning American Sign Language.

Amir is studious and inquisitive. His dream is to one day be a newspaper reporter. He works hard writing articles and conducting interviews for TLX News.

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How Do People Overcome Obstacles?

Kids Make a Difference

Martin Luther King Jr., helped many people overcome unfair obstacles. He led marches and spoke to crowds. He worked with people around the country and the world to help make sure that all of us are treated fairly. But you donâ€™t have to talk to people around the globe to help others. You donâ€™t even have to be a grown-up!

Alexandra Scott is one kid who knew she wanted to help. When she was less than one year old, she was diagnosed with cancer. She fought her disease for a long time. Then, when she was four years old, she got sick again. Sadly, Alexâ€™s case happens to many kids and many adults around the world. Doctors are looking for ways to prevent and cure cancer, but research costs a lot of money. Alex thought of a great way to raise money to help fight the diseaseâ€”a lemonade stand! Alex and her family sold lemonade in their front yard. They donated all of the money they raised to the hospital.

Kids can raise money by selling lemonade! What other ways can you think of to raise money?

The first year that Alex had a lemonade stand, she and her family raised about two-thousand dollars. The money went to help doctors and scientists research to find a cure for cancer. When people heard about the money that Alex was raising, they decided to start their own lemonade stands. They gave their money to help Alex.

Today, Alexâ€™s Lemonade Stand Foundation is still raising money to help find a cure for cancer. People around the world still donate money. Alex did her best to help find a cure for cancer, but a cure didnâ€™t come soon enough for her. She died in 2004. By then, her lemonade stand idea had raised over million dollars! Thatâ€™s 500 times more money than Alex and her family raised their first year! Because of the money raised by Alexâ€™s foundation, doctors are closer to helping people beat cancer.

TLX News Journal: Economics Activity
Imagine you have your own lemonade stand. How much do you think it will cost to make the lemonade? How much will you need to charge for your lemonade in order to make more money? What will you do with the money you make? Draw an ad for your lemonade stand in your TLX News Journal.

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