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Bernard Rangel started his life as an artist at the age of fifteen by painting backdrops for the Amateur Hong Kong Ballet group. Over the years, he has painted household and commercial interiors, ceramics, bed linen, jeans, paper and on canvas.

Jeff VanGorder is a US Navy veteran with almost 12 years of service. His upcoming venture What-The-Buck—Gifts &More is intended to help innumerable kids earn money for their school programs.

Pregnancy loss can be an extremely sad and stressful experience regardless of how it happens. Recent studies reveal that every year, almost 3,000 unborn babies are denied of their birth because of pregnant moms experiencing car accidents. In spite of these scary figures, safe driving during pregnancy is not a frequently discussed topic. Surprisingly, only 27% of expecting mothers discuss this topic with their health care provider. Safe Ride 4 Kids has started this project to change this scenario by presenting the caregivers an easy way to share information with their clients.

The life's journey can be an endless struggle for people that can't read well. Lorraine Peoples strongly believes that all these people can be taught to read regardless of their age. The objective of this digital project from Lorraine is to enable more fluent readers to teach the non-readers and struggling readers to read English properly.

Born with Sickle Cell Disease, Hertz Nazaire's voice is muted at present. For the past 20 years, Nazaire's paintings have done all the talking for him. He feels he has a lot to say and he relies on his brush strokes and fingerprints in oil pastels to convey his message. His artwork has been the painter's sole source of peace throughout his life's journey of silent suffering. Nazaire's pain suggests that his journey should end soon. However, his paintings give him the inspiration to hold on to life.

There is nothing more refreshing than soft serve ice cream on a sultry summer day. Tyler Armentrout and Brian Edwards are seasoned chefs who are known for their mastery in all types of culinary endeavors. However, their favorite treat is a good old fashioned soft serve cone with added spin-flavor. The duo's plan is to offer a wide range of flavored soft serve ice creams with their new soft serve ice cream truck.

She Flew the Coop is an absorbing story of women empowerment where four women come out of their stable lives to travel abroad and pursue a dream. In fact, the film draws inspiration from the life of the film's director Sarah Batista who launched her own video/film production company leaving behind a decade-long, successful career in TV news reporting. It has always been a dream for Sarah to direct a documentary film, and her dream is about to come true.

Rohan Reid believes education is the key in every human being's life. Rohan's own life is an excellent example of how education can change one's life. Born in extreme poverty, she dropped out of high school just like many other unfortunate children. However, an opportunity to attend St.Michael's Academy changed his life forever. The academy's guidance has helped him achieve his CXC's, considered by many to be the Caribbean version of SAT.

Matthew Cichella is a film writer, director, and producer. Poetic, the first feature film directed by Matthew and his film company Never Submit Entertainment, was completed with a tight budget of $20,000, but went on to secure worldwide distribution. Poetic will be released May 13, 2016.

Nicolas Seynaeve and Francois Mermoud started BARAMIND as a student project way back in 2007. They crossed several hurdles before converting it into an industrial project, and their company Red-Motion was started in 2010. BARAMIND is a flexible handlebar technology that has been designed to minimize the impact of small shocks and vibrations while biking. In 2012, the duo released their first product named BAM XC, followed by the current version that has been used extensively for Marathon MTB races.