Hello everyone! My name is Nick Shepard. My good friend Neil Pople and I are starting an organization that we’re calling “Ripples of Hope,” and we wanted to introduce ourselves and tell you what we're all
about.
On June 6th, 1966 Robert F. Kennedy gave a speech at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. He said:
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope; and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.
This is the ideal that we seek to emulate. We cannot solve all of the world's ills, but we can do our part; and in doing so, we can make a positive change in the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.
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