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Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torchbearer
Founder of Kids for a Better World
Ashlee is the founder of Kids for a Better World Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to youth volunteerism. This program empowers teens to coordinate community initiatives and spread the volunteer sprit.
Ashlee has raised over $100,000, recycled more than 10,000 cans, distributed over 15,000 Caring Bags of personal-care products to the homeless, 65,000 shoes to underprivileged families, 10,000 books to children in hospitals and orphanages, and 4,000 backpacks to victims of disasters.
Ashlee also established a chapter of Kids for a Better World in Liberia, Africa which has helped over 300 children.
Click here to learn about Kids for a Better WorldView NBC Twin Cities KARE11.com's article on Kephart becoming one of 10 teen TorchbearersView KARE-11 article on Kephart as a TorchbearerView Torchbearer's Q&A poster