Plant A Seed Foundation Helps Teen to Boost Confidence Through MMA Training

When facing a personal challenge like leaving all your friends behind and starting at a new school or dealing with your parents divorce, it helps to immerse yourself in a new activity or hobby. That was the case with 15-year-old Chase Wallace of Makefield. With the help of Plant a Seed Foundation, Chase was able to enroll in Muay Thai training at MPR Endurance in Langhorne which gave him the confidence to overcome social conflicts and...

Foundation Helps Children Pursue Their Dreams

The Plant a Seed Foundation helps children pursue their dreams and passions while interacting with positive role models. We would like to give big thank you to Chris English of the Bucks County Courier Times for writing this great article about the rewarding work we do here at Plant a Seed.  Click the link below to read the full article and don’t forget to check out our donations page to show your support! Bucks County Courier...

Brotherly Love: Bucks County Foundation Helps Needy Kids

By Ukee Washington BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. (CBS) – Two years ago, we introduced you to a Bucks County couple on a mission to help kids. The couple sponsored classes, like karate and dance. We caught up with Michele and Gene Rice last week. Their foundation, Plant A Seed, helped pay for lessons for 80 children last year, giving needy kids fertile ground to grow. See Video...

People Magazine: Gene and Michele Rice Help Make Kids’ Dreams Come True

By Kristen Mascia and Lorenzo Benet Gene and Michele Rice (center) with Lenora Thompson (equestrian), Mateo Sanders (in karate gear) and Shanaya Chavis (with microphone) Courtesy of Andrew Brusso When a child has a dream – to be an actor, or a singer, or a basketball star – there is one couple in Upper Makefield, Pa., doing all they can to make it a reality. While running a basketball camp for kids, Gene and Michele Rice were shocked...

Yardley equestrian inspires others through ‘Plant a Seed’ Foundation

If you were to meet Erin Torbert, within a few minutes of conversation, you would be able to conclude that she is an average 24-year old woman balancing a full-time job with a social life. If you were to dig a little deeper, you’d soon realize that unlike most 24-year old women, Erin’s full-time job includes managing a major portion of her family’s business, Cambria Stables.Built on 107 acres of farmland in Yardley, Cambria Stables...

L.A. PARKER: ‘Plant a Seed, Inspire a Dream’

This is a column about dreams and free money. I know, momma told you not to come (whoops, that’s a Three Dog Night reference). Momma probably told you that nothing’s free, but keep reading and you will realize that Michele and Gene Rice are offering about as complimentary a gift as ever created. The Rices are making dreams come true through their “Plant a Seed, Inspire a Dream” foundation, which provides...