I wanted to share my love of the outdoors and interest in the environment. Children can become empowered by reading about other children adventures and that leads them to many activities and adventures.
I’ve done many things in my life, but after getting an undergraduate degree in European History, I got an MBA and got licensed as a Certified Public Accountant. Starting out, I worked in several technology jobs, I managed a 16-attorney law firm, I taught accounting at the community college, and I finally took the leap and opened my own business of developing and managing self storage facilities. After retiring, I wanted to stay active and thought it would be fun to write a book for my grandchildren. My whole family skis, so this prompted me to undertake the first book, Tucker the Sno-Cat. That is when I went looking for an illustrator and co-author and found Annette Zack. After some success with the first book, we decided to write another one titled, Flotsam and Jetsam and other Beach Treasures.
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Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Dreama Denver, on air from May 3rd
Dreama Denver: is the wife of late classic TV icon Bob “Gilligan” Denver and the award-winning author of ‘Gilligan’s Dreams’ who has single-handedly carried on her husband’s legacy since his passing. The Denver Foundation is a non-profit foundation started by Bob and Dreama in honor of their severely autistic son, Colin. They understood firsthand in an up-close-and-personal way exactly what families face when presented with the challenge of caring for a family member with special needs. Today, the Denver Foundation assists special needs individuals in West Virginia. Under Dreama’s tutelage, its mission has expanded to include West Virginia’s Always Free Honor Flight, which recognizes the sacrifices of our veterans with free trips to Washington, DC, to see the memorials built to honor their service.
Actress, writer, radio station owner, and personality Dreama Denver met her husband of almost 30 years, television icon Bob Denver (Gilligan of Gilligan’s Island, Maynard G. Krebs of Dobie Gillis), when she was cast as his love interest in the Woody Allen play, “Play It Again, Sam”. After marrying the popular television personality, Dreama continued her acting career, appearing in a Gilligan’s Island reunion movie with Bob, co-starring with him in a TV pilot titled “Scamps” and touring the U.S. and Canada successfully and happily with her husband for over a decade.
The birth of Denver’s son Colin, diagnosed with severe autism, changed everything for Bob and Dreama, who retired from show business and moved back to West Virginia to devote the next two decades to Colin’s full-time care. During this time, the pair also founded The Denver Foundation, which honors their son and is dedicated to assisting special needs children and their families.
“The Denver Foundation and Little Buddy Radio, a nonprofit radio station owned and operated by the Foundation, were Bob’s last and most important legacies,” Dreama says, “and making these two entities as successful as possible became my mission after Bob passed away. His desire to give back to West Virginia was huge. He loved this area, considered himself an adopted West Virginian and was a tireless ambassador for the state. Regardless of how important and far-reaching his television legacy was, and is, his love for our son and his desire to help other families like ours trumped even that.”
Since Bob’s death in 2005, Dreama has discovered new passions and new directions in which to take the foundation. Founding Always Free Honor Flight, WV’s first Honor Flight program, honoring WV veterans with free trips to Washington, DC to visit the memorials built to honor their service is especially close to Dreama’s heart, as is the Denver Foundation’s Always Free Walk of Honor, installed and dedicated as a poignant addition to the War Memorial and Museum in Princeton.
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Raising our gifted children with Sara Troy and her guest Dewatti Basdeo, on air from March 8th
‘Magnificent Me Magnificent You The Great Barrier Reef’ children’s story and yoga activities book. This is the second book in the natural wonders of the World Series I am currently writing. In this book twins, Crystal and Leo and their clever dog Einstein embark on an adventure of discovery of the Great Barrier Reef, its beauty, and its teachings. Alongside the story are a range of wellbeing activities children can utilise to support both their physical and mental wellbeing. As well as the above, the book will be fundraising for different organizations working on the conservation of reefs and world oceans.
The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system. Coral reefs are home to thousands of species and play a critical role in maintaining healthy oceans and subsequently a healthy planet.
We are each steward of our planet, home to our future generations, in this understanding, we endeavour to contribute towards maintaining a healthy planet the best we can.
One way we will be doing this is through raising funds for different organizations working to this endeavour through the sales of our children’s story and yoga activities book titled ‘Magnificent Me Magnificent You The Great Barrier Reef’ available to order through online sellers and bookstores globally. It can be ordered through our online store through the below link.
The first project that will be raising funds in support of is the Coral Sea Foundation Sea Women of Melanesia program.
The Sea Women of Melanesia program empowers indigenous women in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands with the training, skills, equipment, and resources they need to take an active role in helping indigenous communities create and manage marine protected areas on their own coral reefs.
Positive Vibrations Roundtable with Sara Troy and her guestSheri Fink & Derek Taylor Kent
On Air October 17th
Sheri Fink is an inspirational speaker, a #1 best-selling author, an award-winning entrepreneur, and the creator of “The Whimsical World of Sheri Fink” brand. Sheri writes books that inspire and delight kids of all ages while planting seeds of self-esteem. All five of her children’s books have become #1 best-sellers, including The Little Rose which was a #1 Amazon Best-seller for over 60 weeks.
CBS Los Angeles selected her as one of the top three authors in the local area, a distinction she shares with Dean Koontz. Sheri’s brand is the recipient of the prestigious Mom’s Choice Award for the best in family-friendly entertainment. She was recently named an inspirational beauty by supermodel Cindy Crawford’s “Beauties Give Back” campaign. Her newest adventure is Counting Sea Life with the Little Seahorse. Co-written by her fiancé, award-winning author Derek Taylor Kent, this innovative children’s picture book teaches kids how to count while exploring the magical ocean with her beloved character, the Little Seahorse.
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Derek Taylor Kent is an author, screenwriter, performer and director based in Los Angeles. He is best known for his award-winning middle-grade book series, Scary School, published by HarperCollins, and his bilingual picture book El Perro con Sombrero, published by Holt/Macmillan. His first novel for an adult audience, KUBRICK’S GAME, was released in late 2016 and quickly became an international bestseller and was one of the best-reviewed books of the year, recently winning the Reader’s Favorite Gold Medal for best audiobook of the year.
His latest picture book, COUNTING SEA LIFE WITH THE LITTLE SEAHORSE, was co-written with his fiancee Sheri Fink and released in September 2017 and became an instant best-seller.
Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guestBarrett Clemmensen Powell aired from October 13th-on
This project is so close to my heart. In fact, Lori Leak is my heart. She is me.
The story we tell ourselves about anything is the reality we manifest in our lives. The effect of that story can be seen in our lives in the reality we create for ourselves. With Lori Leak, I am able to tell a story from the heart about a father-daughter bond, a family, and exploring the world.
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Lori wonders why her father didn’t make it home for story time the night before but soon the curious, intelligent daughter of Lawrence and Adelle Leak learns that it was because he was preparing them for a great adventure. Lori and her parents are travelling across an ocean to Paris, France!
This funny, heartwarming story of an African-American girl and her parents exploring the beautiful and charming sights of Paris will make you laugh and feel good. Written from the heart by an intercultural consultant and author Barrett Clemmensen Powell and richly illustrated by award-winning animator Kristen Palana, it is a children’s book keepsake.
Barrett says that travelling for visiting, or living in other cultures is central to my heart. You learn so much about yourself and your origins when you spend time with other other people in their country and culture. Building bridges across cultures and between people is my mission, and travelling empowers me to accomplish my goal.
Books are treasures and I am in deep gratitude that in my lifetime I have been blessed with the talent and afforded the opportunity to create a character who looks like me and a story/book that shows African-American family life. I am especially thankful to my talented and patient illustrator, (and both kindred native New Englander and expatriate) Kristen Palana. gave my story rich and vibrant colours — like my vision.
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Barrett Clemmensen Powell is a New England native who later became a California girl, in sunny La Jolla, CA. She has travelled and lived in Central and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Middle East. Her future travel plans include Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Barrett combined her former career as a former TV/radio journalist and her ordination as a minister to become a lifestyle entrepreneur focused on human lifespan, culture and spirituality. Barrett has an Associate of Arts in French from Grossmont College, a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication from Emerson College, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Cultural Encounters, and a Master of Divinity from Eden Theological Seminary. She is working towards a Ph.D. in Psychology. Barrett enjoys learning languages (including French-Danish and Hebrew). She is an American expatriate living in Copenhagen Denmark.
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Lori Leak Travels to Paris (Kindle version) –bit.ly/LLPAz
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