{"id":7762,"date":"2016-08-25T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/omtimes.com\/iom\/?p=7762"},"modified":"2016-09-02T09:53:25","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T13:53:25","slug":"emilys-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omtimes.com\/iom\/2016\/08\/emilys-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"Emily&#8217;s Gift"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Emily&#8217;s Gift<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"audio_iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/7t8hw-62513f?skin=108\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aired Thursday, 1 September 2016, 7:00 PM ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On April 3 2010, Emily Rose Shane was killed by a suicidal driver on California\u2019s Pacific Coast Highway. She was just thirteen years old.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the devastation, grief, and horror at the senselessness of Emily\u2019s death, her parents, Hollywood producer Michel Shane and his wife Ellen were inspired a beautiful tribute to their youngest child.<\/p>\n<p>Emily had been diagnosed with learning and processing issues and was lucky to have the outside help needed to help her reach her best academic potential. In honor of her memory, Ellen and Michel founded a 501(c)3 nonprofit charity, the SEA (Successful Educational Achievement) Program, which provides one on one mentoring\/tutoring to struggling middle school students like Emily, who could not otherwise afford this type of support. The only \u201cfee\u201d to SEA program participants is to perform an act of kindness for every mentoring session.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In this episode, Michel and Ellen will discuss:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* \u00a0 How one copes with the devastating challenge of losing a child<br \/>\n* \u00a0 The miracles that occurred after Emily\u2019s death<br \/>\n* \u00a0 How the SEA Program is transforming the lives of both students and mentors<br \/>\n* \u00a0 The Pass it Forward campaign<br \/>\n* \u00a0 Why the SEA Program addresses a significant need in our educational system<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ellen Shane<\/strong> graduated from McGill University with a B.Comm in Management with a specialization in Marketing and Organizational Behavior. 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