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☀️ From the Do Good Crew Newsletter, our Dear David story this week...
When @Jennlevi2016 (Jennifer Levi) talks about her son, Braun, she calls him their “ball of joy.” Braun was 18 and one of the country's top high school tennis players. He was also the kind of kid who always noticed the person standing in the corner. When the Palisades fire destroyed his family’s home, he organized beach volleyball games so his displaced friends could be together. At school, he started a lunchtime group where students who’d lost their homes could talk about what they were going through.
Five months later, Braun was killed by an alleged drunk driver while crossing the street with friends in Manhattan Beach.
Three days after that, Jennifer looked around a house full of people trying to help and thought, “No more flowers, no more food. Our son deserves more.” So she gathered her closest friends around the kitchen table and started @livelikebraunfoundation. 
Today, the foundation helps students pay for college and trade school and supports public tennis centers like the ones Braun grew up on. Jennifer also visits schools and tells students exactly what happened to her son. She says she hasn’t made it through one talk without crying. But afterward, kids hug her and write to her. They tell her they spoke up or made a different choice because of what they heard.
Jennifer will tell you none of this has healed her. But it’s given her grief somewhere to go.
“The worst day of my life has turned into my life’s work.”
Braun spent his life looking for someone who needed him. Now his mom is doing the same. 💛
If you’d like to support the Live Like Braun Foundation, you can find them at @livelikebraunfoundation.

This story was featured in this week’s Do Good Crew Newsletter.
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Oh my gosh. Maria Shriver is even more amazing than I thought she would be — which is tough because I have admired her for so long! What a soulful superstar with wisdom galore. There’s something exceedingly rare and special about her. And every time she spoke, we all hung on her every powerful word. What an honor to have had her interview me. Me! Crazy. Such an icon! Okay, I’ll stop… 😂 

Conversation video is up on zibbyowens.com. 

Thank you, Maria. 🥹💙💙💙
#mariashriver #betweenchapters
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It’s sickening! It’s unacceptable! Join us on October 1st. Help us give Connor a voice. 15 days in jail is appalling.

Zoom link soon to come. Or join us in person! The court is open to the public. We need all eyes on Connor’s case. 

Sacramento Superior Court, October 1st, 830am, Dept 4B

My sweet boy. We all love you and we will continue to show up for you. To stand for what’s right. To demand accountability for your death. Harjit Kaur faces only 15 days for your life.

I love you my angel and my love is forever. Until I see you in heaven my son. #justiceforconnor #grief #fighting #justice #family @deftones @sharonosbourne @cagovernor @senatorseyarto @senatorbobarchuleta @jennlevi2016 @senrogerniello @thebandcake @sencarolinemenjivar @michael.e.gates @kevinpkiley
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