Some of the money has been raised, but we need about $3,000.

This will be an educational trip. I will stay with a host family and will get to go to embassies and schools over there to see how they do things. It will be a 20-day trip. I'm very excited about getting to go.

I was not allowed to see what the teachers had to say about me.

Our soldiers have paid a tragic price to free over 50 million people. In the long term, their sacrifice is going to change the world.

We did a lot of research. We looked at Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois and Ohio, and we finally decided on Akron.... My family was rebuilt here; our lives were rebuilt here.

Some parents, even really good parents, don't think to start that soon. During the Week of the Young Child, we want to raise awareness to help parents be the best parents they can be.