I am so incredibly grateful to Brent for his help with my daughter Valentina, who we discovered had dyslexia a couple of years ago. He has been a mentor to me as a mom with a child with dyslexia and a huge help to her with suggesting of accomidations to help her at school. After implementing Brent's suggestions in my daughter's classes, her educational experience was much better. She felt she was actually learning and understanding things better. Her grades began to go up, and she felt better about school. She even went from a C- to an A- in math. Limiting the problems to only the questions she was responsible for on tests helped her a ton. Also, being able to explain to her teachers what accommodations help her and why was also a game changer. Many people have no idea what dyslexia truly is and how they can help. I am so grateful to Brent and the Sopel foundation for dedication to helping children like my daughter Valentina and bringing awareness into the education system.

- Valentina’s mother

I have been coaching kid’s hockey for probably 16-17 years. I feel like I have been pretty good at building relationships with kids and families, so that I can understand what happens with them on and off the ice. 6 months ago I had a conversation with a family whose kid was diagnosed with dyslexia, and they mentioned the Sopel Foundation. Since then, we have been able to help multiple kids on my team with various different things they go through, and how to best support each kid. After speaking with Brent for so many times, I have started identifying when kids have dyslexia and how to best help them on the ice, and help families outside of the ice. Thank you for making a difference in the world!

- Mitch, Hockey coach