Noah (11) selected to receive letters of peer support!

Empathetic 11-year-old prays every night for "my bullies to find kindness in their hearts."

Noah's mom describes her 6th Grade son as “kind-hearted, empathetic, caring, funny and quirky.” His teachers say he is a "good school citizen." He's also fearless, says his mom - particularly on his Razor scooter doing daring tricks and going top-speed down hills. The 11-year-old loves to swim and is signing up for martial arts classes. But his true love is playing basketball! Noah is on his community center's basketball team and has a dream of becoming a professional player. He's also a fan of Anime characters.

Noah is a "good school citizen" and a scooter daredevil! 💯

Sadly, his mom says school is not a safe place for him. Every night when Noah says his prayers, he asks God for "my bullies to find kindness in their hearts." Relentless bullying, he says, has made his life "pure torture." It started with name-calling in the lunchroom and the art room at the beginning of this school year. Classmates target his appearance with verbal name-calling and tell him he should hurt himself. They put food on the floor and suggest he eat it, and one student even hit him in the face with a lunchbag. Kind Noah has also endured cyber-bullying, such as name-calling in Roblox chats, and a humiliating Power Point air-dropped directly to his iPad.

Some days Noah comes home from school and doesn't want to talk about it. Other days, this heartbroken 6th Grader says, "I wish I had never been born."

"I'm a loner now," Noah tells him mom. He is excluded from work groups in class and sits alone. "They've picked on me. I am completely alone."

NOAH'S STORY YOUTUBE

By On-Air Teen Vlogger, Brielle Diaz Withers

with Guest Vlogger, Natalia Artigas!

Ambassadors, we have the power to make a lasting difference! LET'S SHOW NOAH HE IS NOT ALONE AND THAT HE MATTERS - AND IS AWESOME!! Send your “Friend Mail” to boost his confidence, bring him a smile and remind him that things will get better. Change one life, and you can change the world!!

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EVERY LETTER IS A GIFT.

THE MORE SUPPORT, THE GREATER THE IMPACT.

Special thank you to our friends at Teach Anti-Bullying in Pennsylvania for referring Noah to the BAFP for Friend Mail. Founder Dr. Claudio and Daniela Cerullo, have been referring children living through bullying to the BAFP for Friend Mail peer support since our 1st delivery in 2015! We are excited to partner again in our 10th anniversary year bringing peer support to help bullied children stay strong!