What is a hero?

​Heroes come in many forms, and with a variety of experience. However, when we picture a hero, we do not typically envision a young child. Yet at our events, I’ve witnessed those not yet old enough to write, scribble special notes for care packages for the homeless, and I’ve seen dads and their babies craft cards for elderly Meals-On-Wheels recipients. I’ve watched 2-year olds use trash grabbing devices to clean up the beach, and 6-year olds enthusiastically sort clothes for newborns whose moms have little more for them than boundless love.

We’ve just finished our 1st complete year at Tomorrow’s Heroes Today, and I couldn’t be more proud of what we’ve helped even very young kids accomplish. Let's take a moment to reflect, and honor a few very active participants:
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Meet Caleb, Daniel, and Calvin.
Each of them is just 2.5 years old, but they've already done so much.

Clockwise from top left: Caleb sorting clothes for Gently Hugged, Daniel receives Hero of the Year Award, Calvin helps his mom write a special note for a care package for Alpha Project, Caleb receives ​Hero of the Year Award.

Between the three of them, they’ve worked together with their parents to:

• Assemble care packages for the homeless with personalized notes, through Alpha Project
• Craft hand-made Valentines for elderly Meals-On-Wheels recipients
• Clean-up the beach with I Love a Clean San Diego
• Learn the importance of pollinators and support local non-profit ButterflyFarms.org
• Collect and sort clothes for newborns in need with Gently Hugged
• Honor injured and ill military families with Fisher House San Diego
• Support the Rancho Bernardo Branch of the San Diego Public Library
• Help collect supplies for, and learn about Helen Woodward Animal Center's foster pet program
• Create a collective art piece for families staying at Ronald McDonald House, San Diego
• Donate Halloween costumes for refugee families with Second Families
• Send personalized thank you notes to Pearland Police Department first responders helping those affected by Hurricane Harvey
• Create cards for overseas military and homeless veterans with Cammies & Canines
• Collect toys for Toys-for-Tots and honor Poway Fire Fighters

Would you call them heroes? I would.
​Keep up the great work Caleb, Daniel, and Calvin!   
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Kids have so much to offer this world with their open minds and hearts, and tiny, but willing hands. Providing them with a few additional tools, resources, and inspiration, can actually enable them to make a real impact. And while some may be too young to understand the extent of what they are doing today, they are galvanizing important values, making such activities second nature in their years to come. Hopefully one day they will be able to say, “Look at all that I’ve accomplished! How can I continue to make a difference?” So GROWN-UPS, let’s work together to empower boys and girls of all ages so they can achieve as much as Caleb, Daniel, and Calvin. Let’s continue to empower Tomorrow’s Heroes, Today!
 
-Sarah
Founder, Tomorrow’s Heroes Today
Empowering kids to make a difference in their community.