Carl Shobe, St. Joseph, was one of the 14 runners-up of the United Way LIVE UNITED essay contest. Shobe will receive the runner-up award of a $75 Visa gift card for his essay on how he lives united: “I live united by traveling to different countries and playing with kids at the park. We don’t speak the same language, but we have fun together. I live united by helping to split wood for my grandpa’s cousin Marge who had a stroke. I live united by donating clothes and food to charity and buying Christmas gifts for kids that need them. I live united by making friends with kids that are different from me. They have different religions and different races, and some are challenged with special needs. That’s how I live United, I think you should, too.” Shobe is a student at Kennedy Elementary School.
