I am a fifteen-year-old freshman at Carmel High School in California. I am currently on the school diving team, and I play water polo in the fall. I am also an active member at our community church. Somehow something felt missing. I decided that I needed to do something for the bigger picture; our world. I wanted to get involved in something bigger than myself.

Although it would have been very easy to get involved in something locally, I wanted a little something more. That was when I decided to look online for organizations that would be worth getting involved in. The very first website I came across was “No More Victims”. I was immediately drawn into the pictures of the children, and the motives behind this organization. I knew right away that this was something that I not only wanted to help with, I needed to contribute. I cannot remember the last time I felt this driven to do something.

I remember when the Iraq war started. I know that I will face much criticism for what I am doing, but to me, this is more than worth it. These children were simply caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. These aren’t criminals that I want to help, these are innocent children! I feel that this is the best cause available, and I feel honored to be apart of it. I hope that sometime in the very near future I will be able to help significantly. I want to help these children more than anything. They deserve the world’s help, and I am willing to do anything I can to make that happen!