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CHILDREN & FAMILY ENDORSEMENTS
See our impact below, which is also seen on our YouTube channel. We're growing because of you!

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Learn My History Foundation's Ambassador, Honorable Judge Charles E. Williams of the 12th Circuit Court ~ 
"Learn My History is the vital and important part of this community, it certainly serves a purpose in helping young people achieve their goals, I'm a proud ambassador of the program. I think it's important to engage people at a very young age, weather it's through visual media or in person contact it's important to get them early. And that's what LMH programs appear to do, and so successfully. Learn My History has done a great job of balancing the intellectual part versus the personal part."
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See LMH honoring youth achievements, like: Nathalia's amazing placements in BMX bike racing. Our champion is seen in Season 3!
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Zen & Ziarymar ~ Philippians & Puerto Rico 
LMH's Honored youth for 2024's Calendar Cover!

Zen ~ "We got to learn a more of our culture and what we did back then, so we can apply it to what we do now.​"
Ziarymar ~ "Create with Ro Season 3 was a great experience for me and my brother to learn about a Puerto Rican history and how we treat people as they walk through our door with food, and that's how I greet them it's a really good experience we learned about my mom's story it helps inspire kids to learn about their families.​"
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'Create with Ro' Season 1' ~ 
Maggie Wood
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Click this link & Play All for LMH Season 1 Playlist -https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtPs5RKUlCHyZdCK0Q6a597vsGEQNfxZ3&si=lPhYF8_iHMvtddAg
(Elaborating on learning about her parents and grandparents) "I've been getting good grades, that's probably because I've been learning more about them. ​(Of other nonprofits), I've seen a lot of other things that they are helping out with, they just go there, and talk about what they need to talk about and then leave, but Learn My History is really connecting kids to a mentor and helping them do good things in life and be successful.... This calendar is beautiful, it's one of the best calendars I've ever seen!" 

Camden Gambrel 🇺🇸 ~ "What I would like to see from Learn My History would probably be the outreach to lots more kids to give them the opportunity to learn their history. I would also definitely recommend this to my friends, they have the time but they don't really have that motivation to go and learn their history, and I feel like this really gives them that push to go and do it."
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​'Create with Ro' Season 2' ~ 
Click this link & Play All for for LMH Season 2 Playlist -https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtPs5RKUlCHyn3io3-8OvXEbRu26v4GsI&si=2YaRHiKkA-B2PkL1

Camille Wilson ~🇺🇸  "I think this Learn My history project is important, because you can learn all about your history that you never knew about and you get to share with other people. I learned how my great grandfather used to own a diner called Wilson's diner. When I'm older I want to own a bakery or something that involves my great-grandmothers recipes, and I would name it 'Camille's Cafe'."

Gus Wilson ~ 🇺🇸 "I think that Learn My History is very unique, it really gets in depth with the people that it interviews or has in the project, and also it helps other people learn about their family history not just benefiting from them talking about their history."
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​Isaiah & Israel Samedi ~ Hawaii & Italy 🇮🇹 
"I think Learn My History Foundation is a different non-profit.  You get to go in depth to find out where your family is from, and how awesome it is to learn about your different relatives. It encouraged me to start a sewing business with all this fabric, needles and sewing machines we have. I'm going to create a website and list all my available fabrics, pillow cases, it'll be a fun experience for me."
Israel ~ "'Create with Ro' inspired my future, because I want to go to Hawaii someday and learn more about my history. Learn My History is not like other nonprofits because they also helped me learn about my culture and I get to be in a calendar."

'Create with Ro' Season 3' ~
The Family Edition

Click this link & Play All for LMH Season 3 Playlist - www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtPs5RKUlCHyLVhngdIhNPxlDgrydYYF4

​Nathalia Alvarez ~ Columbia ~ "I learned so much about my history during this program, especially about Columbia, how to make arepas, and about my Grandma. She was the best coffee maker in Columbia. Thanks Ro, you're like my sister!"
Gloria ~ (In Spanish)  Mi hija y yo realmente disfrutamos este programa. Me gusta como nos quedó Nathalia y yo, lo disfrutamos y esperamos que crezca.  (In English)~ My daughter and I really enjoyed this program. I like how Nathalia and I looked, we enjoy it, and we hope that it grows.

Aimee Merda ~ 🇫🇷 France & Ireland 🇮🇪 
'Create with Ro' was a lot of fun, and it includes other cultures like African American, American, Jewish, Mexican, Spanish ~ it's important, because not all cultures get included some times. ​

Patience, Samira & Kofi Addae ~ 🇬🇭 Ghana
Samira ~ "Learn My History is important, because children need to know their roots and embrace their culture."
Kofi ~  "Create with Ro~ Season 3 was an amazing experience we got to make food and learn about our culture and other people's cultures, my sister my brother joined me at publix. Cooking show for the food making. I learned about my dad's side of the family including his grandparents, his mom his brothers and sisters. I didn't get to know much about them until this project".


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Loving to Learn About Mexico ~ 🇲🇽
Diego Salgado ~  I learned that Miyans were really good at astrology and agriculture, I want to study astrology a little bit more because I'm really interested in planets. My family loves Ro, and this program is really important to us."
Alfonso Salgado "Learn My History inspired my future goals because now I'd like to become an herbalist. I learned that Mayans were really associated was plants and herbs, and they used plants to heal other people." ​
Peyton ~ Jamaica 🇯🇲 "Learn My History has inspired me to be a better person it's an organization that's different than others. It helps Inspire kids to learn about their families, and I think that really starting a great job and I like to see her future in this go on for years to come. She does this for kids and not just for herself."  ​​
'Create with Ro' Season 4' ~ ​The Brazil 🇧🇷  & Vietnam 🇻🇳 Edition
To see these youth & families, Click this link & PLAY ALL for LMH Season 3 Playlist - www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtPs5RKUlCHyLVhngdIhNPxlDgrydYYF4
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William ~ "This 'Create with Ro' experience has inspired me to learn how to cook more. I enjoy cooking tropical foods from native America and Brazil with my Mom, that's one of my top hobbies ~ that's a hint for you Chef Golden!"
Jennifer ~ This 'Create with Ro' experience has helped a lot to learn about my traditions. I like baking, and I always share it, which makes everyone really happy. 

Deidevane ~ (In Portuguese) Learn My History Foundation inspira harmonia racial. (In English) ~ Learn My History Foundation inspires racial harmony.
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LMH honors youth achievements ​and showcased Carla's ballet recital, with stunning footage, thanks to Sarasota Cuban Ballet!
Lilian, Carla & Patrice Demosthenos ~ Vietnam 🇻🇳 & Haiti 🇭🇹
"Learn My History programs are important because they inspire racial harmony. LMH helps us connect with our cultural roots and heritage, and it preserves our ancestor's stories values and traditions. We've been part of this program for one year now and we are very pleased with it!"
Carla ~ "LMH programs are fun and important. I didn't know this stuff before, I learned about my family from both Haiti and Vietnam. I'm on the youth advisory board, and I love it. I'm also Ro's manager!"
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Francine and Lara Ostrovsky Sa ~ Hungary 🇭🇺 and 🇧🇷 Brazil  
Lara ~ " 'Create with Ro' inspired me to learn about both sides of my culture. I'm going to cook a lot of stuff from Brazil now!"
Francine ~ "I think this is important because we're all learning from each other. I think it's very important what you're doing with the kids so they can learn this, while they're still young. They can grow up with respect and be better adults, we hope. We are all brothers and sisters, just because we have different colors or cultures, it doesn't matter, Learn My History encourages racial harmony, it's very important today." 
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Marisela, Zen, Ziarymar and Marvyn ~ 'Create with Ro' this has been a beautiful experience for our family! Ro we want to thank you so much. We're half  Puerto Rican and half Filipino, and this was so amazing for our children to learn their history.
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Elizabeth Pough ~ "So here we are because of this project and we've really gotten to go into my culture. We hope that LMH Foundation continues, because it helps other people connect as well. It's important when you see the world having identity crisis, it all starts from your roots, what do you know from your family - what DON'T you know? I've learned so much about my family just from conversations after this project. We booked a cruise so they can have their first effect on what it's like to be in Haiti... When the kids got to actually visit, I can tell they felt like they connected and like they belonged. I can see him (Sergio) enjoying the kids embrace my culture. Coming from a multicultural home and learning to accept both who they are being African American and Haitian. Thank you Learn My History!"

Sergio Pough ~ The kids had a great time, this program really helped us to dive deeper. This project has had a profound effect on our family. they learning the Haitian dish, and the after-effects have been positive. They wanted to now no more about their culture and they've been asking my wife...
 Click & Hit PLAY ALL for LMH Season 3 Playlist - www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtPs5RKUlCHyLVhngdIhNPxlDgrydYYF4
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Pastor Jay & Tiffany Rosario ~ 
Tiphaine ~ Our kids learned about their Dominican heritage and their Spanish heritage, so we were able to teach them more about where they come from. They're multi-ethnic so it's been powerful and a lot of fun, we hope that you also can enjoy it and be part of the same thing.
Pastor Jay ~ Get involved, I think it's a beautiful ministry that allows other people to kind of connect to those in the past of their story so they can look on into the future with courage. One of the things I love about this organization is that it's multi-ethnic, multi-religious, it's very inclusive and it involves from a lot of different walks of life. And a young child can understand, that their uniqueness is actually a strength. That needs to be communicated and I think that's exactly what Learn My History teaches, and we need it to continue to do so.
​ Click & Hit PLAY ALL for LMH Season 3 Playlist - www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtPs5RKUlCHyLVhngdIhNPxlDgrydYYF4
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Dr. Harriet Moore ~ "Mentoring to me it very important. One of the things I found unique, was watching those children learning about their families. When we learn things about our heritage, it causes us to stand a little differently, with our shoulders back, and have some pride in how they represent themselves and their families." 
Ms. Odessa ~ "We have got to get them early, because they learned early, what I call a good foundation of who we are. And then, we can be very proud of who we are. Be a mentor, take them places, and do things that they normally would not have an opportunity to do."
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Carmen, Alia, Mia and Andy Black~ "Learn My History helps the kids learn about other cultures, and help them integrate with other kids from other places. It's a great thing for the kids in the community. They also had a great time learning about their Romanian history. We live in the US right now, their mother is from Romania and it was a great opportunity for them to try to learn their Heritage since we don't get to go there that often. They loved it!"
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​Rev. Kenneth Blyth - St. Armands Key Lutheran Church, Florida
"I'm often asked why Racial Harmony is important, my answer would be to flip it around- why would anyone of Faith think that racial disharmony is a good thing? God created us for love, grace generosity, and inclusion, to show love and joy to each other and to him as their creator. Why shouldn't there be? ...
There are arguably more distractions these days than anytime in our human history. The internet, social media, always being near her phone, they've (youth) never been so emotionally disconnected. Finding ways for youth to exercise their own voice their authenticity. That is a wonderful thing." Learn My History brings a unique sort of viewpoint with it. Ronnique's passion, her interests, her involvement, her drive, the artistry; it's all different than a lot of other organizations out there. And a unique twist to everything that it does." 
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What Racial Harmony Looks Like ~
Dr. Richard Harris, Pastor, Anti-Racist and Author, joins Rabbi Sniderman and Ro ~ He shared invaluable words for our youth, tying his history as the former grand dragon of the KKK, to better youth decisions and much more wisdom as our February 25th, 2024 Banquet Keynote. He was well received!
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Rabbi Stephen Sniderman - Temple Beth Israel- Long Boat Key, Florida
"We understand others very well when we understand ourselves. If kids can be with kids from other backgrounds, what a wonderful opportunity to do this. I think we have to start when we're young. Learn My History stands for Youth Empowerment Self Esteem and Racial Harmony. I'm not a musician but I know what that word sort of means. Where with all of our differences - we live together, we learn from each other, we support each other - and live harmoniously!
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Mother Minnie Dupree ~ 
Learn My History Foundation is an important organization. We're able to teach the value of making good choices." (To her mentee Mattison), "LMH connects people like me to children like you!"
Dr. Tom Pfaff ~ (Chaplain Tom 😊) ~

"I love the name of the foundation 'Learn My History', you never want anyone to separate you from you, and who you are from your history. Discovering that with someone who can guide you in that history, I think is very critical. You learn in Proverbs 13:20, that to become wise, walk with the wise. So I think mentoring is all about sharing wisdom of someone who's been there and and made a mistakes and falling down and got himself back up to share that with someone who is seeking it. 
Coach Rodrick Miller ~ "LMH is a great organization, I'm just very happy to be a part of it I believe that you need that educational and mentoring, physical and mental Hands-On piece, from individuals that can provide that for the next generation. Starting that process early is definitely going to approve the world. Kudos to the families for being involved. You don't know where you're headed till you know where you come from. Everyone should communicate better in the world would be a better place."
Daniel Hedgeman, Bradenton Fire Department ~  (At our 2023 Banquet) ... "All the young people up here not only do you look beautiful, but that's a tribute to your parents. If you know who they are, then you know a little bit of what you're capable of. I believe the Learn My History program allows mentors like myself, to talk to young people who are engaging and want to know more about any type of job or career opportunity. This program allows youth to get to know the things that they may be interested in doing, to help make a decision to learn more about it, and if it fits with what they might want to do in the future.
Officer Andre Jenkins, Retired SPD ~
 "I'm glad to be a part of Learn My History, to see them with kids in the middle schools, to meet new people, to see the world, and see what they can do in this world.... (To the youth at our 2023 Banquet) "All your friends that you can talk to, tell him about this program, and maybe we can get more families, and more kids involved and see this organization grow. With everything that's going on in the world today, we need everyone to come together and just love one another."
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Quotes from From Notable People:
Rev. Wheeler Parker
… Cousin of Emmett Till & Case Witness- “It seems young people aren’t interested in our history and ‘Learn My History’ is dedicated to it for the youth.”
Cliff Frazier... Emmy Award winning Executive Dir. of N.Y Metropolitan Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Non-Violence- “For many years, Ronnique has sacrificed her career to inspire the younger generation, I concur with various individuals who hail her selfless work. Ms. Hawkins is fully prepared to take Learn My History to the next level to impact countless others. Her vision and commitment is absolute and total.”
Mr. Ed Bradley … Winner of 19 Emmy Awards & late Pioneer Journalist- “Learn My History is a great idea Ronnique, good luck with this important endeavor.” ​
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