The Rapture Friday, April 24, 2015

Meet Lauren Damato - Serving those around her!

What do you get when you mix a creative mind with a servant’s heart? The possibilities are endless!

Lauren Damato is 12 years old. She is homeschooled. Lauren was born in Glendale, Arizona. When she was two, her family moved to Illinois and lived with her Grandma. Currently she calls Arizona home.

Lauren’s mom and dad like to say that she is an out-of-the-box thinker, dreamer and creator. She loves to take ordinary things and make them into fun and creative things. Lauren loves to read. In her free time, you will usually find her with a book in her hands. She enjoys playing with her two dogs, Callie and Maggie and her bunny, Chocolate.

Each week, Lauren and her family are involved with a program called Meals on Wheels where they help deliver meals to seniors who are not able to leave their homes because of an illness or surgery.

For the past seven years, Lauren has been involved in a club called Awana. She has been a club member for six years, a junior leader for one year, and has earned the Excellence Award.

Sarina is twelve years old. Originally from Mission Viejo, California she currently calls Arizona home. Sarina has three older siblings. The oldest is her brother aged twenty and her sisters aged eighteen and fourteen. Sarina was introduced to KidStar and Voice America Kids through her sister, Angel, who has her own show, The Angel and Harmony Show. Sarina’s career goal is to be a pediatrician.

She feels that she has accomplished much in her twelve years. She is an honor student and has been recognized for both her high grades and good character traits. At the age of nine she was inducted into her school's first ever National Elementary Honors Society (NEHS). Sarina is now a member of the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS).

Sarina has been one of the main characters for in her school's first musical production. She has had the privilege of being a member of Honor choir. She also had the privilege of auditioning and being accepted into Allstate choir. She has performed in many productions put on by Calvary Chapel.

Sarina has many hobbies. She loves basketball and has played for nearly four years. Another passion of hers is helping people. She has recently taken up surfing. She loves to read, and collecting pokemon cards.