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Local Football Star Graduates find adoptive homes for Tyler, who was adopted shortly before his 18th

From Exclusive Leadership children in foster care and birthday, met his adoptive family through football.
“My adoptive dad was my football coach and he and
to help young people in

Course For Youth In Foster Care care advocate on their own his wife took interest in me and eventually adopted me
behalf. and loved me unconditionally.
Vero Beach High School graduate Tyler Wrenn is Selfless Love Foundation “I was a troubled kid, but they helped me change my
heading to college this fall on a football scholarship. offers the high-le ve l life around.”
But he made a quick stop this summer to a prestigious, leadership training to Tyler said he went from a 2.3 GPA to consistent As
invitation-only, leadership training. foster youth involved in in high school. He will attend North Central College this
Tyler, a young man who uses his experience in the local youth councils and fall.
foster care system to help others, was selected to attend who participate in youth For more than 100 years, Dale Carnegie has helped
the Dale Carnegie Institute, a training course designed advocacy, said foundation companies of all sizes become more productive by
to teach and improve leadership skills. Executive Director Elizabeth Wynter. offering courses ranging in topics from public speaking
More than 70 students – all young people in the state’s During the six-week training, students worked on to leadership. Graduates now have the opportunity to
foster care system – applied. But in the end, only 20 were building self-confidence, keeping stress and worry apply for Selfless Love Foundation’s 2022 Dream Tank
invited. in perspective, disagreeing agreeably and persuasive competition.
“I loved it,” Tyler said. “It gave me great key details on storytelling. #DaleCarnegie #LeadershipTraining #EmergingLeaders
how to approach people in more of an understanding way.” Most importantly, Wynter said, the training and #SelflessLove #OneVoiceImpaact #FosteringLeaders
The training was hosted by the Selfless Love graduation day recognized the incredible leaders that the #FosteringDreams #FormerFosterYouth #YouthLeaders
Foundation, an organization established to help youth have become.

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executive chef. Thorpe’s
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GT Advisors early experiences in the operations manager and a health, life and annuities policy
culinary industry left sales agent for G.T. Advisors Group.
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individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current and growth, and he soon and he is passionate about helping them navigate the
reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy relocated to Florida to intricacies of Medicare and securing the coverage they
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are all taken into account during the selection process. with Sign-A-Rama, training new franchisees and opening and integrity to be the keys to his success, and is proud
Building on a long career with diverse expertise satellite marketing and production offices across the East to have built a reputation for personal service. Presently,
in management, franchising, and customer service, Coast. Thorpe is focused on guiding his clients through the
Thorpe is an independent health insurance agent and Thorpe entered the insurance industry in 2009 as a COVID-19 pandemic, and he looks forward to having
entrepreneur. After graduating from high school, he sales manager for Florida Insurance and Retirement, his husband of 20 years join him in business.
began working in the kitchen of a large Italian restaurant, where he specialized in life insurance policies. He quickly
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