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Travis Flores
Travis Michael Flores (born April 7, 1991) is an American activist, philanthropist, motivational speaker, actor and children's book author.〔(http://www.themariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/548734/Students-get-inspirational-message.html?nav=5002, The Marietta Times, 2012 )〕〔(travisflores.org, 2013 )〕 He has been featured in works such as ''Chicken Soup for the Soul'', ''Readers Digest: Selections'', ''Charlie's Cancer Rescue'' and ''The Lemonade Stand''.〔(http://www.northcoastuniversity.com/Lemonade_Photos.html )〕〔(www.sparkeythespider.com )〕 Flores has cystic fibrosis and has spoken very openly about it, having served as a spokesperson for various Cystic Fibrosis related fundraisers.〔(13th Annual Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis Football Game, The News Center, Kristen Kirby, 2006 )〕〔(BACF Basketball Classic Tonight, News and Sentinel, Steve Hemmelgarn, 2006 )〕〔(Ohio Opens BACF Practice, News and Sentinel, Kerry Patrick, 2011 )〕〔(Cheuvront Overcomes the odds, The News and Sentinel, Kerry Patrick, 2011 )〕 He is best known for his charitable work with both the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and has donated a majority of his book's proceeds to the two organizations. To date, he has helped to raise over half a million dollars for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.〔(BACF surpasses 500K in Contributions, The News Center, Kerry Patrick, 2010 )〕 Flores also established his own 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 2005, which provides laptops to chronically ill youth in hospitals.〔(Living Breathing & Succeeding with Cystic Fibrosis, Boomer Esiason Foundation, Jerry Cahill, 2009 )〕〔(Boy with cystic fibrosis grows up to help other children, News Net 5 Cleveland, Alicia Booth, 2010 )〕
When Flores was twelve years old, he began work with illustrator Michelle Ciappa to prepare his children's book, "''The Spider Who Never Gave Up', for publishing. In 2004, after the book was published when Flores was thirteen, he began a motivational speaking and book tour.〔(Never Give Up!, The News Center, Denise Alex, 2005 )〕 In the same year, June 18 was proclaimed by Mayor Michael Mullen as "Travis Flores Day" in Marietta, Ohio; a small city near his hometown of Newport, Ohio.〔(Travis Flores Day, The News Center, Shannon Radford, 2004 )〕 A year later, Flores partnered with Disney to print an edition of his book for a Make-A-Wish Foundation event, in which two million dollars was donated to the charity.〔(Disney Presents $2 Million to the Make-A-Wish Foundation(R) During Star-Studded Fundraiser Aboard the Disney Magic Cruise Ship on the Eve of the 50th Anniversary of Disneyland, The Free Library, 2005 )〕〔(Disneyland Park Update, Mouse Planet, Staff Writer, 2005 )〕〔(Disney Presents $2 Million to the Make A Wish Foundation, Disney Hand Foundation, 2005 )〕 The media attention and success of the event enabled Flores to extend his tour another two years.
Flores started college when he was sixteen years old and received his Bachelor's degree in Acting from Marymount Manhattan College by the age of twenty. In 2010, during his work as an undergraduate student, he had the opportunity to work with Susan Batson on the Broadway workshops of the Tennessee Williams play, ''In Masks Outrageous and Austere''. In 2012, the play opened at ''Culture Project'' theater in New York City, but Flores was no longer affiliated with the project.〔(http://www.playbill.com/news/article/160343-Shirley-Knight-Will-Star-in-World-Premiere-of-Tennessee-Williams-In-Masks-Outrageous-and-Austere Shirley Knight Will Star in World Premiere of Tennessee Williams' In Masks Outrageous and Austere, Playbill, Andrew Gans, 2012 )〕〔(http://www.travisflores.org/#!as-an-artist/cjg9 )〕〔(Students Learn About Careers, The News and Sentinel, Kate York, 2010 )〕
Flores attended New York University and graduated in Spring of 2013 with a Master's degree in Fundraising.〔(Travis Flores Speaks at Parkersburg South High, Michael Erb, News and Sentinel, 2012 )〕 Currently, Flores resides in Los Angeles, California to pursue his philanthropic outreaches, acting and writing. His parents, Timothy and Teresa Flores, as well as his two siblings, Justin and Brandon Flores, currently live in Ohio.〔(Two Brothers One Cause, The News Center, Rachel Withers, 2007 )〕
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