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“If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses.”

~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A MESSAGE from Founder/Executive Director, CYNTHIA BRIAN

Who will be the first in the pool? Within a few days, schools will be out for the summer. As the warmer days of the season approach, our children are focused on fun in the sun. We need those summer splashes but we also need to maintain our educational achievements.

On average, students suffer a learning loss during their vacation. Some students sign up for three or four-week summer programs.  However, studies indicate that to yield a measurable academic benefit, instruction needs to be for three hours a day for at least five weeks.

Taking time off to recuperate, rest, repair, and play is equally important for a healthy body, mind, and spirit. Families want to spend time together, take a vacation, travel, or enjoy time at home. Taking a vacation reduces stress, improves moods and sleep, and increases the bond in family relationships by making memories. The bottom line is that taking a time out will boost your happiness. 

To reduce learning loss for all ages, choose to read stimulating books. Students can join our Star Teen Book Review Team to write a review that will be published after a book is read. Our talented Book Review Coordinator, Stephanie Cogeos, evaluates each review submitted for accuracy and provides feedback to the writer. It is then published at http://www.btsya.com/book_reviews. To be considered for the team, a volunteer questionnaire must be submitted and approved. The Star Teen Book Review Team is one of the most popular and productive outreach programs BTSYA provides for teens to reduce learning loss at any time. Check out the program.

Our two award-winning radio shows, StarStyle® and Express Yourself! Teen Radio broadcasts weekly all summer with new episodes, so check the lineup and tune in for unapologetically authentic information and edutainment. Live, learn, laugh!

Here at Be the Star You Are!® we are still basking in the limelight of our Moraga win as the 2024 Nonprofit of the Year. We will continue celebrating all year, and we encourage you to mark your calendars for Saturday, September 28 as Be the Star You Are!® continues the party by participating in a parade, ribbon cutting, and the Pear and Wine Festival. 

Congratulations to all the graduates from pre-school through grad school! Be a genius and continue to be kind!

May you have a marvelous summer with enchanting festivities filled with family and friends frolicking. Live fully, laugh loudly, love boldly, and learn daily.

Make a Splash! It’s summer!

With gratitude for your support.

Sending love and peace,

Cynthia Brian

Founder/Executive Director

Be the Star You Are!®

PO box 376

Moraga, California 94556

DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/charity/1504

PRESALES FOR NEW CHILDREN’S BOOK ENDS JUNE 3

The third book in the children’s picture book series Stella Bella’s Barnyard Adventure is Books in the Barnyard: Oh Deer!, a delightful tale based on the true story of a baby fawn who is rescued by children and shares a secret superpower. Proceeds from the sale of the book will benefit Be the Star You Are!® charity.  While the book is being published, presale orders are discounted through June 3, 2024. The regular price is $14.95 but the presale price is only $11.95. Buy your copies now, ask for autographs, and reap the extra rewards. If you want to buy books in bulk, email info@BetheStarYouAre.org for a greater discount. Visit https://www.CynthiaBrian.com/online-store

To find out more about the Stella Bella Barnyard Adventure series, read the terrific article penned by Vera Kochan. Vera also took this photo! Thanks Vera!

Are you looking for first-edition book packages as keepsakes or gifts?  Be the Star You Are!® offers our special book package containing six books in our most popular two series for adults, teens, and children.

The total donation is $125 for the six books including tax and shipping. Visit https://www.bethestaryouare.org/book-gift for order information.

GET INSPIRED WITH BOOKS

Looking for a great book? Check out our two portals with proceeds benefiting Be the Star You Are!®

Amazon Store: http://www.amazon.com/shops/be_the_star_you_are_charity

StarStyle® Store: https://www.CynthiaBrian.com/online-store

SUMMER KINDNESS

by Karen Kitchel

Summer is a time of year when smiles seem to be abundant.  It might have something to do with the intoxicating scent of flowers or the virtually cloudless and miraculously bright blue sky. Adding to this sunny state can be a satisfying feeling of knowing you’ve just made someone’s day.

 Here are a few simple summer kindness ideas:

Interrupt the ordinary

Think about the people who help you get life done (trash collector, mail delivery person, etc.) Interrupt them on an ordinary day with a bottle of sparkling water or a candy bar and a “Thanks for what you do.”

Ice cream scattering

While at the grocery store, pick up a box of popsicles or ice cream bars and drop them off at a local shelter or food shelf for the volunteers.  All you have to say is “Enjoy!”

A line to say to make someone’s day

“You are really good at what you do!”

Kindness cards

Make up a few note cards to keep in your car or purse to randomly give to those wonderful folks who keep restrooms clean, police officers, teachers, or those who make your life a bit better. Cards can say things like: “You are appreciated” or “Thanks for all you do!”

Karen Kitchel is the Kindness Coordinator volunteer with BTSYA. She purchased the book, No Barnyard Bullies, as a gift for every kindergarten student where she is a volunteer teacher. www.scatteringkindness.com

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

On Saturday, September 28th, as part of the 50th Anniversary of the Town of Moraga, volunteers of Be the Star You Are!® as the 2024 Nonprofit of the Year, will participate in the parade and be acknowledged on the BandStand at the Pear and Wine Festival. Since we will be celebrating our 25th year of being a 501c3, we will have a ribbon cutting and celebration at our festival booth. Our teen coordinator for the 25th-anniversary celebration is Ella Kalpakjian and our teenchairpersons for our booth at the Pear and Wine Festival are Saanvi Phanendra and Sharanya Roy. We welcome sponsors and those interested in participating to contact us at info@BetheStarYouAre.org. Details will be posted at https://www.BetheStarYouAre.org during the summer

LINKS FOR BE THE STAR YOU ARE!® 501 C3

Positive Results: https://www.bethestaryouare.org/positive-results

About Us: https://www.bethestaryouare.org/about_us

Programs: https://www.bethestaryouare.org/programs

How to Help: https://www.bethestaryouare.org/how-to-help

Blog: https://www.bethestaryouare.org/blog-1

Events: http://www.bethestaryouare.org/events

Contact us: https://www.bethestaryouare.org/contact

GREAT NON-PROFITS REVIEWS: https://greatnonprofits.org/org/be-the-star-you-are-inc

GUIDESTAR: https://www.guidestar.org/profile/94-3333882

We invite you to volunteer, get involved, or make a donation. Make a DONATION through PAYPAL GIVING FUND and PAYPAL with 100% going to BTSYA with NO FEES:  https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/charity/1504

Enjoy books! Reading is succeeding! Be a GENIUS!

Splash and have a safe and fun summer!

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Summer Splash!

MIRACLE MOMENT® StarStyle® Empowerment is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. “If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe A MESSAGE from Founder/Executive Director, CYNTHIA BRIAN Who will be the first in the pool? Within a few days,…

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The Squirrel Saga is Published

Published and available now, Family Forever, the 2nd book in my children’s picture book series, Stella Bella’s Barnyard Adventures, is a true story of a new born squirrel who is adopted, fed with a tiny bottle, and befriended by a chihuahua to become part of our farm family.

Heart-warming and beautifully illustrated by Jensen Russell, children and adults adore the lovable critters who create a chosen family. If you’d like to know a bit of the backstory, read https://cynthiabrian.substack.com/p/family-forever. Photos and additional information can be viewed at https://CynthiaBrian.com/books.

The pre-publication discounts have finished but you’ll still get bookmarks, cards, or other freebies by purchasing the book at http://www.StarStyleStore.net with the proceeds benefiting Be the Star You Are!® literacy charity. Books are also available at Amazon or ask your local bookstore to carry it.

ISBN-13: 978-1-960583-03-1 print edition

ISBN-13: 978-1-960583-04-8 e-book edition

Everyone who met Squiggly Wiggly fell in love with this tiny rambunctious squirrel. His favorite places to hang out were on the head, shoulders, or in a deep pocket of any of his adopted family members.

He had to learn to climb trees and was always free, living in a snug squirrel shelter in a tree under the stars with his favorite stuffed animal.

When he grew up, he met a female squirrel and raced off with her to start his own biological family. He didn’t forget his adopted family, however, and visited often with his progeny! Dolce Perra, the chihuahua was his best buddy and playmate.

While you are checking out Family Forever, you may also enjoy the 1st book in the series, No Barnyard Bullies, another true story featuring a pampered pig, a three-legged goat, and the bunny who was the barnyard protector.

Contact me for speaking engagements or book club and radio interviews.

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The Squirrel Saga is Published

Published and available now, Family Forever, the 2nd book in my children’s picture book series, Stella Bella’s Barnyard Adventures, is a true story of a new born squirrel who is adopted, fed with a tiny bottle, and befriended by a chihuahua to become part of our farm family. Heart-warming and beautifully illustrated by Jensen Russell, children and adults adore the lovable critters who create a…

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Family Forever

https://www.vapresspass.com/2023/07/10/family-forever/ “Animals are reliable, full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful, and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to.”  Alfred A. Montapert I am very excited to announce that the 2nd book in my Stella Bella Barnyard Adventures series is being published and will be available soon. It’s titled Family…

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Halloween and Spooky, Yummy Restaurants

Halloween and Great L.A. Restaurants

https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/140013/halloween-and-great-la-restaurants It’s that time of year where children everywhere dress up in costumes and go door-to-door trick or treating in search of candy. Host Sharanya talks about her Halloween plans and shares one of her original poems. She then offers listeners a real treat when she introduces our newest reporter, Alix Erlij, who is a true…

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Encouraging the Arts with Illustrator, Jensen Russell

Encouraging the Arts with Illustrator, Jensen Russell

Maggie hosts an hour of celebrating the arts with special guest artist and illustrator, Jensen Russell. Jensen illustrated the new children’s picture book authored by Cynthia Brian, No Barnyard Bullies and will be illustrating forthcoming books in the series, Stella Bella’s Barnyard Adventures. (https://www.StarStyleStore.net) She says she has always been an artist beginning as a little girl…