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Katie Blomquist’s Nonprofit, Going Places, Ensures Kids Living Below the Poverty Line Can Go the Distance

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A viral start for Katie Blomquist In the fall of 2016, when Katie Blomquist worked as a first-grade teacher at a Title I school in South Carolina, a boy in her class asked her for a bike for his birthday. The bikes always have a white base and are detailed with a new, bright neon color annually to denote the year they were gifted.

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Meet the 2022 Women of Influence

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In February 2016, Graham made history as the first size 14 model to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swim. She’s also an activist and an entrepreneur with her Saysh brand of lifestyle sneakers designed for and by women. She also hosts the Pretty Big Deal podcast and published her book A New Model in 2017. The Inspiration.

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29 Beautiful Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

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Commutes can be the bane of city dwellers’ existences, but not for commuters at the Armitage train station in Chicago. Janet has given me pep talks for job interviews and has helped me when I have forgotten my train pass. When I moved and took a different train, my commutes were lackluster without Martin. I’m screwed.”.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

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An 18-year blogging veteran, Ajayi covers all things culture with a critical yet humorous lens on her website Awesomely Luvvie and wrote the instant best-sellers Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual (2021) and I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual (2016). Leigh Burgess is a creative strategist who uses her gifts to help others.

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