An 8th grade student writes a song about me!! What an honor.. Introducing Cristian

Last month I had the opportunity to speak the children at AW Spence middle school. I was asked what would I speak about and I honestly could not tell the person. I believe that when you speak from the heart you make heart connections. So as I was talking I had the opportunity to look into the eyes of our next generation and to speak a word into their lives that would give them hope.

One young man definitely stood out from the rest. He was a true leader ( there are all types of leaders in this world). I knew he was a leader when he made his way upon the stage and asked if he could speak, the students went wild. His name was Cristian. I wasn't sure what he was going to say but when he took the microphone there was a hush in the auditorium. Every child wanted to hear him and the teachers stood in awe. As Cristian began to speak, he made me realize why I decided to GIVE my life and my time to The Giving Movement even though I do not receive a salary. I do this for FREE because of Cristian, River, and the other 1200 kids at this school. As Cristian spoke, tears streamed down the faces of his peers. Cristian apologized to his teachers for not being the ideal student and he apolized to his peers for the actions he had taken prior to that day. Cristian became a POSITIVE leader that day! The principal asked me to return to the school to motivate the children for their taks test and Cristian had a huge surprise for me.
I will be turning 40 this year and I wrote down the things I wanted to happen before and during that year.
I forgot to put that I wanted someone to write a song about me but my new friend Cristian took care of it! If an eighth grader wrote a song about what you what would they say. What have you done today, to make you feel proud? This was one of the proudest moments of my life!
Mrs. Jackson

Givers

If Oprah can have the BigGive watch what happened when Cheryl speaks to the little givers. For years I have said that giving is a learned behavior. My parents taught it to me, I taught it to my children. When The Giving Movement entered this school, we were told that these children didn't have very much. What I learned in life is that if you can give someone hope, things change. (Mother says that means Having Only Positive Emotions). After my speech, the drama teacher took the microphone and said she believed and she had hope. She stated that in the 25 years at AW Spence they had never had a drama play produced by the school. Watch what happens when I asked the children do THEY believe. The school must raise $3000.00. Will you help them? I am going back to the school today to take another $150.00 from a garage sale I had over the weekend. What will you give? One child stood up to bring a dollar,the rest is history. The kids raised $600.00 in one day. They must raise $2400.00 by May 1st. Donate on the site to help the children. We will raise the money and the show will go on. Help me give these children more HOPE.
Skip the Starbucks for one day and donate at least Five dollars NOW ( my deal or no deal winnings). For kids sake, please help me, them. Join the Giving Movement.

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Cheryl Jackson speaks to students about giving

Last week I had the honor of speaking to a class at AW Spence school in Dallas,Texas. It just so happened that the principle was in the classroom and she invited me to come back to the school to speak all of the students.

On Friday, The Giving Movement will roll back up to the school and don't be surpised with what we will give to the students. I will have the honor of speaking to 1200 students. Since I will be talking about giving, living and mentorship please pray that I say something to impact just one person.

The photos will tell the story.

Oprah's Big Give..tonights episode

As I sit here watching the Big Give, I had to type my thoughts. Seven people were given 100,000 dollars to make a difference in Miami and I'm thinking how hard can this be. EVERY city has homeless shelters, battered centers and people in need. Every city has a east and west side. When giving is in your heart you KNOW what to do. If I was given 100k I wouldn't have to look far regardless of the city I was in. I would pay 10k toward a food pantry for food. I would pay the rent/mortgage for a single parent or tenants in a low income area. I would go to a bus stop and interview people and buy a car for the person that needed it the most. I would visit the battered womens shelter and spend $500.00 on them. I would have picked up the Miami newspaper and ripped stories straight from the newspaper to help people.
I just don't understand why people are having such a hard time with this challenge. I am amazed Now a lady is giving away flowers, wow. Go to a expensive restaurant and purchase meals for the rich people and challenge them to give back too. Oh my goodness, what an opportunity of a lifetime they received.
I hope they cherished that moment.

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