MURRYSVILLE, PENN.—Cancer hits families hard, and no one knows that more than Taylor and Kelsey Barner of Murrysville, Penn.
Taylor, 17, and his 15-year-old sister Kelsey pulled together 30 first-person stories from people who are battling cancer. They published the stories in a book titled In Their Own Words, using money that Kelsey contributed to the project. Taylor did the majority of the editing and proofreading work.
They self-published 300 copies of the book, which they are selling for $15 each. The proceeds are donated to cancer research, and to date, the project has raised more than $600.
Cancer survivors from Maine to South Carolina contributed their moving and uplifting stories to the book.
Copies can be purchased by contacting the Barners at thebarnerfamily@comcast.net.
For their creativity and energy in carrying out this extraordinary publishing effort, Taylor and Kelsey Barner of Murrysville are the winners of this week’s TeenUp Award.
The TeenUp Awards are directed by Michael Robert Evans, author of the young-adult novel 68 Knots. The TeenUp Award is given each week to an American teenager who has taken the initiative to make a positive difference in the world.
Information about the award is available at teenupawards.blogspot.com. The award is also announced each week in a YouTube video; just visit YouTube and search for TeenUp.
For more information, contact Michael Robert Evans, michaelrobertevans@yahoo.com
Sunday, June 15, 2008
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