ALANA’S JOURNEY

You Can Do Anything That You Can Dream!!!

Song “Don’t Lose Hope” by Amber Ojeda

Tra & Alana’s “Reading for Life” Program

an Athletes for Education Program

Video From Last Visit of ‘09

& Interview with my partner and friend, Tra

Battle

Some of Our Visits for the Reading Program

Guest: Chase Ellison from

“Tooth Fairy”

Interview with Kourtney, Her 2 Sisters & Her Mom

“Give the Gift of Life, Donate Your Organs, Live Life to the Fullest”

Interview With Laura Najjar, Kourt’s Mom

Interview With Kourtney, Kamryn

& Kaceewww.transplants.org/kourtneynajjar

Interview With Chase Ellison

Screening of “Tooth Fairy” for Student in ‘reading for life’ program

Interview With My Friend, Chase Ellison of

“Tooth Fairy”

‘Red Carpet’ Experience With Students from

‘reading for life’ & other AFE Mentorship Programs

Pepsi Fresh Challenge ContestI am partnering with Ryan

Washington, a fellow Youth Venture

Ambassador to create the project “Arts 4 Youth” to

help youth around the country get their start in

show business as an actor, model, singer,

dancer, etc., to provide them with the tools they

need to go for their dream!!! Ryan & I hope our

project is selected to be voted on in June so we

can win a grant from Pepsi!!!

My First Charity Event May 5, 2007 “Fashion for Passion”

for Ronald McDonald House to Raise Money for Cancer Patients to Attend Summer Camp

Me & My Castmates from “Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader”

Alana Ethridge, Kyle Collier, Jacob Hays, Spencer Martin & Marki Meyer

Supporting Other Charities – Part I

Driving For Donors – Bone Marrow Drive 7/07

Easter Basket Giveaway 3/08

Miramar Exchange – Grand Opening 10/07

Supporting Our Troops @ the MCAS Miramar Christmas Carnival 12/07

AFE’s 3rd Annual Celebrity Golf

Tournamanet & Pairing Party

5/08

Test 1 Million – National HIV Testing Day 6/07

Supporting Other Charities – Part II

SOAR Fundraiser Above & Winner of Raffle Lunch w/Spencer & Alana from “Are You Smarter than a 5th

Grader” 4/09

VALE Conference by Living Advantage, Inc. 3/09

AFE’s 4th Annual Celebrity Golf

Classic & Pairing Party 5/09

Partner w/the SDUSD “Game

On” Pilot Program 5/09

Alana’s Achievers Hasbro Playathon for Kourtney11/09

Alana’s Achievers 1st Fundraiser – 12/08

Ashoka’s Youth Venture

Ashoka’s Youth Venture Selected Me As Their Youngest US Ambassador & Awarded Me With A $1000 Grant to Start My Scholarship Program. I Attended The Summit Last Summer For Training and Workshops @ MIT & Harvard. I’ve Enjoyed Working With The Other 16 Ambassadors This Past Year TO Help Improve Our Own Programs and Inspire Other Youth To Create Their Own Ventures!

YV Contest – Connecting Change 12/09

ALANA’S CHRISTMAS PARTY 12/09

Over 90 Kids & Their Parents Were Fed Breakfast & Given a Toy; Chase Ellsion was one of our Guest Hosts

along with his mom & sister.

GET UR GOOD ON / YSA Blog-Jan 5, 2010

I hope everyone had a great holiday vacation & starting on their New Year Resolutions! I know all of us are going to try our best to change the world in 2010! I am so thankful to be one of the hundreds of young change-makers making a difference around the world! Just thinking of how many people we can help in 2010 is very exciting! Kourtney, my 7yr. old friend, who I am trying to raise money for her transplant and awareness of organ donation, is someone who inspires me so much (even though she may not realize it because she is so young); to go for the gold and live life to the fullest, so I am going to apply that to everything I do this year! Kourtney just wants her multi-organ transplant which would be very scary for most of us, yet, her brave and positive attitude keeps her going while enduring unbearable pain each and every day! I want all my fellow members of Ashoka’s Youth Venture, Get Ur Good on, YSA, Kids are Heroes and Afro Puffs and Ponytails, to follow your dreams this year … as I hope that is one of your New Year’s resolutions. Of course, we come from all walks of life from the U.S. and around the world, so even though we may be far apart, let’s use our advantage of having the same mindset and goals to continue to be young change-makers, and provide more opportunities for other youth around the world so that we can be the “change” to help fight the many issues that plague our communities like disease, poverty, illiteracy, child-trafficking, domestic violence, drugs and the list goes on! Remember … “you can do anything that you can dream!” All the best in 2010!!!

Give the gift of life, donate your organs and live life to the fullest! www.transtplants.org/donate/kourtneynajjar

Why I Get My Good On …

“Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader”

“Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader”Picture in TV Guide, People Magazine, LA Times, etc.

Fun Clip from the Show!

Being on the show was so much fun & a

wonderful experience!

Jacob, Spencer, Marki, Laura,

Kyle & I will be friends forever!