Got a problem, a goal, a cool idea? James Beshara can get you a little “tilt” to make things happen. Beshara, a 26-year-old-Dallas native, is the co-creator of Crowdtilt.com, an online group funding site that allows people to pool resources for everything from party buses and wedding gifts to community gardens and neighborhood pothole repair. “Group funding allows people with an idea, to leverage resources in a new way,” says this Highland Park High School graduate. “It’s where Facebook meets PayPal.”
Category Archives: Extraordinary People
Brian Gonzales Plays Good Football
Brian Gonzales loves sports. In fact, he loves sports so much that he’s traveled the world encouraging some of the most disadvantaged and disenfranchised people on the planet to step outside and make the world a better place simply by kicking around a soccer ball.
Generation Next: Affecting the World
When Highland Park High School graduate Trip Edwards stepped off the airplane in China, he expected to be met by the company that had set up his home study abroad program. But no one was there. Having traveled internationally as a University of Colorado student, Edwards did not fret. But he did not speak Chinese, and he knew no one in the country. He found a hostel and made some new friends until he connected with the family. “For me, it was an adventure,” he said.
Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty Supports Bonne Sante´
Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty supports Bonne Sante´ fundraiser for the National Kidney Foundation
Bonne Sante’ means “good health” in French.
For those familiar with the great work of the National Kidney Foundation, Bonne Sante’ is also an invitation to celebrate great food and wine with some of the nation’s best known chefs, all while raising funds for those in need of “good health.”
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PEARLS FOR LIFE
MEET TOMMY OBENCHAIN, FOUNDER OF “PEARLS FOR LIFE”
Keeping track of Tommy Obenchain is no easy task. One either has to hop around the globe on a regular basis, or else constantly check Twitter (@whereistommyo) to learn the 22-year-old’s ever-changing location. “Omaha-Minneapolis-Nashville-Memphis-Liberty Bowl-Nashville-Break in via 2nd story balcony-NYEshakedown-Atlanta-Skyclub-Dallas-Home. #2012.” In less than 140 characters, that tweet says it all.
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