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One day, a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a child picking up and gently throwing things into the ocean.
He approached the child and asked what it is they were doing.
"Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If they don't get thrown back, they'll die," the child replied.
The man laughed and said "Do you realize there are miles upon miles of beach and hundreds upon hundreds of starfish? It doesn't make a difference."
The child listened to the man politely then reached down, picked up another starfish, and gently threw it into the water.
The child smiled up at the man and said "But I made a difference for that one."
- adapted from "The Star Thrower" by Loren Eiseley
Behind every great organization is a true story. Ours is no different. Some of our founders went through the profoundly disappointing experience of working hard to graduate high school, only to be told weeks before graduation that they could not walk with their class due to outstanding fees that were beyond their control as a minor teen, and thus, not receive their high school diploma. When the opportunity arose for our founders to help teens in their own city who faced similar circumstances, The Starfish Foundation was created to help those students in need.