Dreams for Kids: Changing The World One Person at a Time - Softcover

Tom Tuohy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0615368182 ISBN 13: 9780615368184

Publisher: Dream Vision Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

One person can make a difference and create lasting change in the world. Your impact on a single person can result in a ripple effect felt far and wide. Tom Tuohy shares the true story of Dreams for Kids, the global nonprofit youth organization he founded in 1989. This is a story of hope and empowerment and transformation. During one of the most challenging times in human history, when so many people are seeking a sense of fulfillment and a reason to hope, this book gives you the inspiration you need to act and do your part one person at a time. We all have felt the pain of isolation. We all have lost someone. By recalling those moments when we feel most alone, we can relate to kids who feel that way every moment of their lives. And then we can do something. In reading stories of at-risk young people who have been given opportunity and used that gift to help others, we are filled with hope and the inspiration to place our own lives in perspective. Most importantly, we are motivated to engage and make our contribution, and truly be the change we wish to see in the world. Within this book is also a new model of engagement, one that will end the isolation of a generation of young people living in poverty, or with disabilities, and engage them as leaders in a new world. This book may empower you to see your own life in a different way, and inspire you to recognize the great possibilities of our time. There is courage and determination in this story, and there is a common thread that connects every single one of us to it. It is the reminder that we all matter and that the greatest change can come from the most unlikely source. If you ever wonder what you could do to make a significant difference, this book will remind you that your contributions can make all the difference in the world.

About this title

About the Author

Tom Tuohy is the Founder and President of Dreams for Kids. He is a graduate of DePaul University. While attending DePaul Law School, Tom studied International Law at Cambridge University in England, and returned to DePaul to receive his Juris Doctorate. He is currently enrolled in the Kellogg Executive Scholars Program at Northwestern University.

Tom founded Tuohy Law Offices and concentrated in a career which provided legal education seminars to municipal employees, members of labor unions, and the general public. Inspired by his mother, Tom founded Dreams for Kids in 1989.

Tom has been recognized by several organizations for his work on behalf of youth, and sits on several nonprofit boards. He speaks extensively to business organizations, labor unions, student groups, and educators.

Review

Dreams for Kids is more than a book. It is a compelling yet practical vision for how to live and change the world. You will be inspired and empowered...and it will change your life." Robert C. Wolcott, Founder and Executive Director, Kellogg Innovation Network Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University --Robert C. Wolcott, Founder & Executive Director of Kellogg Innovation Network.

Dreams for Kids is a powerful book of true love and compassion that does not focus on a person s disability, but rather his or her ability. This book is a living example of the real power of giving and exemplifies the words of Easter Seals founder Edgar F.Allen, who said in 1922, You have but one life. We get nothing out of that life except by putting something in it. To relieve suffering, to help the unfortunate, to do kind acts and deeds is, after all, the one sure way to secure happiness or to achieve real success. Your life and mine shall be valued, not by what we take...but by what we give. F. Timothy Muri President, CEO Easter Seals, Metropolitan Chicago --Timothy Muri, CEO of Easter Seals.

Dreams for Kids captures the true embodiment of humanity. This book inspires people to seek out the extraordinary in everyone they meet...to create a world, one community at a time, that embraces all races, economic classes, cultures, and abilities realizing we are nothing without each other and that we all have value... Dreams for Kids is a vision of beauty, conviction, and discipline...a way of life...This book brings honor, and character and chivalry back to a culture in desperate need of purpose and meaning. Shawna Egan President/CEO Children s Autism Center --Shawna Egan, CEO Children's Autism Center.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dream Vision Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0615368182
• ISBN 13: 9780615368184
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256