Mr. Greg Graber is the Head of the Middle School at Lausanne and he will be running an ultra-marathon in Frisco, Missouri on April 27. He needs encouragement to complete this grueling 31.06 mile (50K) run.

You can help Mr. Graber be a "Rock Star" and support this year's auction "Lausanne Rocks!" The form below will help people sign up so they can support him by giving one dollar or more per mile. For example, if you sponsor $1 per mile, $31 will benefit the auction!

Here's the link to help him run.

The man at the center of  the Academy Award winning documentary "Undefeated" spent Saturday morning inspiring supporters of the Mid-South non-profit HopeWorks. 

Bill Courtney professed his love for his hometown of Memphis and then challenged the crowd to get involved with making change here.  

Courtney gained fame after leading the Manassas Tigers to a winning season, following years without any wins at all.  A documentary crew captured the season and won an Oscar in 2011 for Best Documentary.   

Now, Courtney is using his notoriety to spread a message of hope. He pointed at listeners and instructed that service precedes leadership, that you must "serve" before you can become a good leader.   

Specifically, he said many people see a problem and ask why someone else is not doing something about it. 

His question of the morning was, "what's wrong with you?"  Referring first to the challenges facing kids at Manasses, as depicted in "Undefeated" and, then to recent much-reported shootings involving local children, Courtney's message was the same.  Mid-Southernors must ask themselves what role they are playing to create change. 

He told the group that everyone must get involved to help the "weakest among us." 

Saturday marks the beginning of something big for kids all over Memphis.

The Memphis Runners and Track Program kicks off for children ages five to 13.

It's called the MRTC Kids Run Program, and it focuses on children in the community and teaches them the sport of running.