I was selected by my school to attend Maine Youth Leadership, which is a four-day seminar surrounding three key terms of leadership, volunteerism, and character. During my experience, Kathy Leighton, one of the seminar’s tri-chairs told the story of a man named John who influenced the life of a boy who was terminally ill and was hospitalized. The boys name was Nathan, and he loved things regarding magic and magicians. So, John with his many passions, came in and put on a show for Nathan unknowingly that he would pass away eight hours later. One of the tricks involved a 7 of hearts playing card that Nathan had written his name on. That experience impacted Nathan and his family in such a positive way, giving them a break from the tragedy of Nathan’s illness. This inspires me to want to impact the lives of many, and I hope that one day a 7 of hearts playing card returns to Nathan’s family because of how John impacted them.

At the seminar Maine Youth Leadership (MYL), all of the over 100 sophomores were given a card so we can make a difference within the world. After hearing the original story, I could not wait to help this organization and make a difference, so thank you for that.

Maine Youth Leadership was such a fantastic experience and it taught all of us sophomores who attended so much about ourselves, others, and what we as humans are capable of doing for others. This card symbolizes all that we learned and all of the growing that we did while there. I hope the person receiving this card knows how valuable they are in the world and how much of a difference they’re capable of making within this great human experience.

Great speaker presence at the conference. He told us the story of the 7 of hearts and gave us one.

While I haven’t met Dr. Janikas, his reputation for sharing the 7 of Hearts message is heard all the way in Ohio. It is people like him who help me believe that we WILL find Nathan’s family one day and share the impact that Nathan continues to have around this world. I feel humbled and honored that I had the experience to meet Nathan and share his story- and one day I hope to be able to meet Dr. Janikas as well. It’s people like both of them who are indeed spreading joy, kindness and love to places we need it most. Thank you Dr. I appreciate your support and ongoing belief in the mission. Continue to share your significance and gifts with the world!
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Jon

Theresa and I have been best friends since college in 1980. No matter how many miles or how deep the oceans, are between us, or how long it takes us to make the next call, the minute we are back together its like not one day has passed. I so wish everyone in the world had just such a friend to share happy times, losses, embarrassments, triumphs, pets, children, and life. . Theresa gave me my 7ofhearts on my 2019 birthday and she said it was just for being me and her best friend. After watching the 7ofhearts video / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUd-sh7A1kE /I was touched and knew I had to make sure MY card started its journey to Nathan’s family.. You will never be JUST anything… ever again

Theresa and I have been best friends since college in 1980. No matter how many miles or how deep the oceans, are between us, or how long it takes us to make the next call, the minute we are back together its like not one day has passed. I so wish everyone in the world had just such a friend to share happy times, losses, embarrassments, triumphs, pets, children, and life. . Theresa gave me my 7ofhearts on my 2019 birthday and she said it was just for being me and her best friend. After watching the 7ofhearts video / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUd-sh7A1kE /I was touched and knew I had to make sure MY card started its journey to Nathan’s family.. You will never be JUST anything… ever again

Theresa and I have been best friends since college in 1980. No matter how many miles or how deep the oceans, are between us, or how long it takes us to make the next call, the minute we are back together its like not one day has passed. I so wish everyone in the world had just such a friend to share happy times, losses, embarrassments, triumphs, pets, children, and life. . Theresa gave me my 7ofhearts on my 2019 birthday and she said it was just for being me and her best friend. After watching the 7ofhearts video / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUd-sh7A1kE /I was touched and knew I had to make sure MY card started its journey to Nathan’s family.. You will never be JUST anything… ever again

Theresa and I have been best friends since college in 1980. No matter how many miles or how deep the oceans, are between us, or how long it takes us to make the next call, the minute we are back together its like not one day has passed. I so wish everyone in the world had just such a friend to share happy times, losses, embarrassments, triumphs, pets, children, and life. . Theresa gave me my 7ofhearts on my 2019 birthday and she said it was just for being me and her best friend. After watching the 7ofhearts video / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUd-sh7A1kE /I was touched and knew I had to make sure MY card started its journey to Nathan’s family.. You will never be JUST anything… ever again