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It is advisable that you verify any information from this publication or its website before relying on it. Revelo/Espial Design Group LLC accepts no responsibility for the consequences of error or for any loss or damage suffered by users of any of the information and material contained in this publication or its website. SCOTT FAITHFULL Scott Faithfull points to one of the many Children International. That night, Scott with education expenses. “The money goes photographs spread out on his table. signed up and started with his first two kids. to the agency and the agency representative It shows a little girl clutching a Disney Scott remembers, “Those two turned into takes them shopping for what they need. Princess backpack. Next to it sits another six, and then it just kind of snowballed after For my children in India, I also pay for their photograph of the same girl, posed in front that. Because when you get their letters and education, because to get a good education of a dress, a sensible pair of sneakers, and you see what kind of impact you have in in India requires private tutoring, and a lot some socks. “This is Alison, from Honduras,” their lives and what you’re actually doing, it of families can’t afford that, so I help out,” he Scott explains. Alison is one of the children becomes almost like an obsession. It drives says. He also has plans to help with college that Scott sponsors through Children you to help more.” expenses for his children. International, a charity organization devoted Two children have now turned into eleven, While helping monetarily is important, to breaking the poverty cycle for children in with plans to add more in the future. Scott Scott insists that the biggest benefit of third-world countries by focusing on health, chooses the children based on financial need, sponsorship through Children International education, empowerment, and employment. often picking the children whose families is the relationship he is able to form with The photos show Scott the purchases Alison have the lowest incomes. They range in age the children. He communicates with each of made with gift money he recently sent her. from five to 17 years old. “I’ve dedicated my them regularly through letters and pictures. Sitting on his back deck, Scott produces the life to this,” Scott says, fighting back tears. “All of the children that I picked are writing next photo and smiles sadly. This one shows “I don’t have children of my own, and this fiends,” he laughs, “so I am constantly Alison standing with her mother in front of just means the world to me, to give back. getting something.” Often the letters are bags of rice, beans, and various vegetables. For me, going without something is nothing emotional, and Scott recalls, “One letter, I “Me, at that age…” Scott says, “I would compared to what they would go without. cried for days. It was the most amazing letter want whatever the latest toys were. But Going without shoes, going without food… from a little child, basically welcoming me they provide for their families.” A couple of the kids, their family income is into his family…” As he talks, Scott proudly While he had always made yearly $50 per month. People spend that in a day, flips through the pile of mail and photos contributions to various charities, it and this is what they’re living on in a month! in front of him, which he often shares on wasn’t until a sleepless night in February So, I do what I have to. They’re children. Facebook and follows with the same caption 2015 when everything changed for Scott. They’re the future. So if I can give to them each time: “This is my purpose in life. This is A friend of his had mentioned sponsoring and do without myself, that’s fine.” my life. Blessed.” children and that night, when he got home Not only does Scott send the typical monthly from work and couldn’t sleep, he found donations for each child, but he also saves himself researching different organizations up to donate extra gift money and to help online. That’s when he stumbled upon STORY SPONSOR: LANCO FEDERAL CREDIT UNION By Brooke Carlock Miller 349 West Roseville Road Lancaster, PA 17601 WATCH THE VIDEO INTERVIEW IN ITS (717) 569-7180 ENTIRETY AT WWW.REVELOMAG.COM 3 www.lancofcu.com ISSA ROSARIO “Your mouth is always getting you in herself. “The first time I competed, my little Since her first poetry slam at Lincoln, trouble, they say. Watch the attitude…” 13-year-old self, I didn’t know what to do,” Issa has performed her poetry all over This is how Issa Rosario begins one of her she muses. “I’d never been in a poetry slam Lancaster County at open mic nights autobiographical poems. At only 14 years before, but everybody was so supportive.” and competitions, including the Fulton old, she possesses a remarkable amount The support from her fellow poets helped Theater, The Ware Center, and Fruition of self-awareness. A freshman at J.P. give Issa the confidence and inspiration to Collective. She has also taken an interest McCaskey High School, Issa uses spoken- dig deeper into her emotions for themes in acting, having participated in Millersville word poetry as therapy, an outlet for and ideas for her poems. University’s M-Uth Theater performance expressing her inner thoughts and feelings. “At first, I was really cautious because of The Song of Freedom, a play about What began as an after-school activity has I didn’t want to offend anybody,” she desegregation in the 1960s. She credits blossomed into a full-blown passion for explains. “I tried to be really nice. I didn’t the program with improving not only the performing arts. want stuff getting out there that would be her technical skills, such as diction and “I went to Lincoln Middle School, and we disrespectful or offensive.” She continues, projection, but also with improving her had to learn poetry and recite it. We were “But then I realized I didn’t want to hold mindset: “I played a black woman, but I’m forced to,” she laughs, “and I had a small back. I’ve changed, and if I have something Puerto Rican. M-Uth Theater taught me voice. I was never the type to stand up in I want to say, I’ll say it. I don’t really care.” about diversity—it’s not about what color front of an audience.” However, when her While at times her poems are positive, Issa you are, how much you’ve been through. seventh grade teacher asked the class to frequently writes about personal struggles It’s about your talent and how you can write their first poem, Issa found herself and issues, including family dynamics, present yourself and how you can turn hooked.