How will you Pay it Forward?

I came from a third world country where the going is really tough specially for the orphans. I always wanted to setup an orphanage where the orphans can live free and get a good education. Its impossible to do with my current financial situation. I hope that the things I learn from BI will help me generate additional money so that I can full fill this life long dream of mine.
Wish me luck.
Pothick

One thing we are attempting this year as we are just getting started out here is to create a garden to grow fresh produce for the individuals in our community who can not afford to buy it themselves. It is a small jester but something we are hoping to be able to expand upon. BIP to me is like you said Ryan is not just a learning opportunity for ourselves but an opportunity to make a difference in others lives with our success.

I have learned over the last few years in past jobs and volunteer organizations sometimes even the simpliest gesture leads to great changes in peoples lives.

I can think of one individual four years ago when I moved to this community he was the 'bad apple', 'bad home' 'wrong crowd' one of the worst cases of youth at risk I have ever seen. The company I worked for allowed me to take him in on an internship, though he was not nearly as qualified as others. In my mind what he would gain from it would be much more then other applicants who were being recommended solely on the 'Who you know' factor. and trained him on the computers that we had as he had none of his own. He was with us for two summers and the progress was fantastic. Dont get me wrong there were days when 'Problems' arose but we worked through them, he eventualy moved away and we lost what I thought was a valuable asset. I ran into him a few months ago and he is now in his fourth year of computer sciences in university graduating with honors.

I think personaly what people tend to forget sometimes is someone opened a door for them once whether it was fresh out of school and getting that first job or a simple introduction to someone who was able to mentor them. Just as Jeremy is doing with the BIP for each and everyone of us lucky enough to get involved.

Entrepreneurship and capitalism have been some of the greatest blessings in my life. I hope that through QYDJ/BIP and other education endeavors I can show others how to reap the rewards of these systems.

It seems like the more I share, the more I get back. It doesn't necessarily come back in the form of dollars and cents, but through good karma, new opportunities, and a feeling of personal fulfillment.