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Amber Morris: It's an amazing honor and it's one of those stories that you
never think could happen to you.
I submitted a story online.
You don't even think anyone's going to read them,
nonetheless that something's going to happen.
I graduated law school in 2008 right as the economy was kind of
hitting its worst point, and I was invited to be a guest of the
First Lady tonight.
And I came to be here this evening because I submitted a
story about what $40 a paycheck means to me to the
WhiteHouse.gov website.
Sara Ferguson: I'm a teacher and I'm in an urban school district.
We are struggling.
We just experienced a situation where we were bankrupt and
couldn't make our payroll.
And we, the teachers and support staff of the district,
decided to come together and come to work to teach our
children, regardless of whether we would be paid or not.
Bruce Cochrane: I'm a fifth generation furniture maker.
My family sold our furniture manufacturing business in 1996
and I've been out of the business for 12 years and
traveling all over Asia sourcing furniture.
And I've realized that now is the time to start a new
manufacturing venture in North Carolina again.
Mike Krieger: I'm a co-founder of Instagram.
We're a software company from San Francisco, California.
The exciting part is I, you know,
I'm from Brazil originally.
I moved to the United States eight years ago.
And the opportunity to get to work here and then create jobs
here by co-founding a company is an immense honor.
Bruce Cochrane: I told the people that work at Lincoln Furniture now,
I told them, this is really a validation of all the work that
we put in our effort over the last year.
Sara Ferguson: It means the world to me to be here this evening.
And I carry with me all of my students,
all of the hard-working teachers and support staff that
tirelessly work to educate students every day.
And I just want people to know that I'm just one face out of
many who do what I do every day.