A MESSAGE from Founder/Executive Director, CYNTHIA BRIAN
Shatter the limits, blow up the barriers, multiply the possibilities! Hurray it’s a brand new year!!!
Launched in 1999, this year marks the 25th year of service to the world by the volunteers and outreach programs of Be the Star You Are!® What an accomplishment to still be in existence with no paid staff after a quarter of a century! I am honored and humbled to be steering this mighty endeavor into yet another season of growth.
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Books are the gifts that keep on giving. This past week, I received an email from J.R. from Missouri who wrote “ Thank you for writing a positive book that makes me happy, Be the Star You Are! 99 Gifts for Living, Loving, Laughing, and Learning to Make a Difference. I originally read it more than 20 years ago when I very much needed to rise from depression. For the first time in two decades, I am learning from it again. I love your book. It is very inspiring!” Notes, emails, letters, and calls continue to arrive from readers who have benefited from the Be the Star You Are!® series. You can receive the book package with a donation and be uplifted.
BTSYA offers thanks to videographer, Logan Tyler Smith, for creating our newest literacy video. https://youtu.be/m3G2fXj6Dlo
Logan Tyler Smith is a video editor born (and currently based in) Anchorage Alaska. He is keeping busy working on freelance projects and his debut feature “Roomies”. He also has a short film “Alex the Great” available exclusively on this website.He is currently freelancing for remote clients and is looking for more video work.” Visit his website: loganlandentertainment.com
NEWEST RADIO REPORTER SHOOTS FOR THE STARS
Meet Saanvi, reporter of the segment Space Spotlight on Express Yourself!™ Teen Radio!She is a student in high school and an active member of the Engineering Academy. With a deep-rooted passion for space exploration, Saanvi has been avidly following the advancements in the field, particularly the SpaceX Starship and Artemis launches. She is also an industrious member of the Boy Scouts of America, working towards earning her prestigious Eagle Scout rank. Her YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/@thegalacticgetaway dedicated to space-related videos, has already garnered a growing community. Saanvi’s next venture is to establish space interest at her school, aiming to share her astronomical enthusiasm with her peers and explore the universe together with all of you! Listen at Voice America Network, Empowerment Channel: https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/148478/whats-on-your-mind
