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Past Honoree: Kaitlin Roig, Chris Kyle, Doreen Winkler, Tony Buuck, Zach Bonner, Allan Fonseca. (Jesus on the Cross pictured center. My vision for this day is to honor ordinary people doing extraordinary things. I feel that this will show each of us that even though we are everyday people we can still impact the world and make the change through Christ. We each have the ability to help create this world better. I choose to honor a variety of different heroes in this section I feel that there are so many different aspects that describe a one.  Today's excuses are tomorrows regrets dressed in disguise.  -Steven Furtick Let us not miss the opportunities of today, but be challenged by possibility of hope. Many of us will never get a medal to honor us with a day by our country, but that should never be our incentive. We should be driven by the love of Christ in us. Pouring into our communities around us. Small acts of kindness can bring hope to the world aro...

Today I honor a young boy by the name of Zach Bonner. You may or may not know him from his service to his community or even by helping change the world. When Bonner was seven years old, he founded the organization to aid the 1.3 million homeless children in the United States. Bonner said that, "These kids don't have a home, they don't have a safe place to sleep at night. They're out on the streets not because they want to be, but because it's out of their control. Bonner has contributed many efforts to those around him, including organizing several marches across the country. All for the heart to help raise awareness for homeless children. Walking several thousands of miles all over the United States. Bonner has done a variety of volunteer work since he was six years old. In 2004, when Hurricane Charley hit neighborhoods, he collected 27 pickup trucks of water in his little red wagon. He established the Little Red Wagon...