#BeChampionForChildren

What a week at the Service Leadership Academy! This week, we reflected on and built knowledge of childhood poverty. Through enrichment, Service Hero scavenger hunts, community building, and the inspiration of Cherylann Gengel, Co-Founder, Be Like Brit and longtime 351 champion & friend; and Sarah Rosenkrantz, Co-Founder, Y2Y, our Ambassadors and Alumni gained motivation and skills as "champions of children".

This #351GratitudeMoment  and Good News! is dedicated to Cherylann and Sarah, for their generous gift of wisdom as this week's special guests for Community Meeting (Cherylann) and Leadership Lessons workshop (Sarah). And, to Service Heroes and Champions of Children First Lady Lauren Baker, Mark Shriver of Save the Children, global children rights advocate Iqbal Masih, and Geoffrey Canada of the Harlem Children's Zone -- the Service Heroes and organizations we researched and learned from this week. Each, an aspirational role model for their extraordinary devotion to their mission and the young people they serve.

In celebration of them, we share highlights of our young leaders' pledges to serve as Champions of Children. As you'll hear...Ambassadors and Alumni will serve, advocate, mobilize, donate, dedicate, and never give up on their efforts to ensure every child has the resources and support they need to learn, lead, and thrive.

We dedicate this #351GratitudeMoment to the "champions of children" we know and the countless millions we don't. With our great thanks for your belief in the unlimited potential of every child!