by Lexie Stallings | Aug 1, 2014 | Staff, Volunteer
Life has this tendency to take twists and turns that you weren’t expecting. Each change in course seems to have its own impact on you as a person and the way you see the world. I sure didn’t realize what was in store for me when I took that turn and ran...
by Lexie Stallings | Jul 31, 2014 | Colony Development, service, Staff, Testimonial, Volunteer
I’ve always felt that it is important for people to know that they can change the world. I think everyone deserves to know that they have the ability to be and become the individual they want to be. Rising Star Outreach encompasses that. The organization...
by Lexie Stallings | Jul 30, 2014 | Colony Development, Medical, Sponsorship, Staff, Stigma, Volunteer
I feel that I have had a lifetime of preparation for working with Rising Star Outreach. I was born with a congenital amputation of my right arm just below the elbow. It has never really bothered me even though I knew I was different from others....
by Lexie Stallings | Jul 30, 2014 | Colony Development, Education, Medical, Micro Business, patients, service, Sponsorship, Staff, Students, Video, Volunteer
Rising Star Outreach is proud to release the first of a series of videos talking about the work and history of Rising Star Outreach.We need each of you to #share the video, #repost, and #like so we can get the message that leprosy is a disease that is still out there...
by Lexie Stallings | Jul 28, 2014 | Staff, Volunteer
I grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and attended schools that were very diverse in culture (Hispanic, Indian, Pakistani, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and African-American). I learned very quickly that no matter what your origin, people are all the same. We all expect to be...
by Lexie Stallings | Jun 30, 2014 | Education, Event, peery matriculation school, President's Brunch, President's Letter, school, Shawn Bradley Golf Tournament, Staff, Volunteer
“A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination.But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.” ― Nelson MandelaOnce again the Rising Star Outreach campus is filled with the happy sounds of children who have...