From the Heart Project

KeyBank donation gives boost to new businesses in low-income areas

KeyBank donated $50,000 to OWN Rochester, a community-led non-profit organization established to coordinate and support worker-owned businesses that are just starting up. Source: KeyBank donation gives boost to new businesses in low-income areas | WHAM

California wildfires: Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth donate $500000 to fire victims after losing their home

California wildfires: Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth donate $500000 to fire victims after losing their home. Source: California wildfires: Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth donate $500000 to fire victims after losing their home

Charity ambassador inspired by teenage cancer battle of lifelong friend – The Courier

Jasmine Doyle, 18, was heartbroken when her best friend Jade Dowie was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the age of 16. She shaved her head to show solidarity when Jade lost her hair while undergoing chemotherapy and from the fundraiser grew her commitment to children’s cancer charity LoveOliver. Former Glenrothes High School pupil Jasmine…

Teacher finds help battling leukemia

Friends and family of Douglas County School elementary teacher Monica Hart have organized a blood drive in her name Sunday. The blood drive will take place from 11:30 a.m.-3:30 Source: Teacher finds help battling leukemia

Eight-year-old with epilepsy looks to community for help

Zakary Woods was 3 years old when he had his first seizure. His mother Jennifer Workman of Kenosha said Zakary’s older brothers came running to get her, telling her what was happening. When she got to Zakary, his hands arms were stiff, his jaws clenched. It was the first of regular grand mal seizures he…

Houston homeless man steals hearts with sweet serenade

A homeless man is stealing hearts with a sweet serenade for a woman who generously bought him a meal. Source: Houston homeless man steals hearts with sweet serenade

Praying for Zeke: Boy battles leukemia, family encourages others to participate in Be The Match

Ezekiel “Zeke” Martinosky is turning 8 in August. He dearly loves his brothers and sisters. Pokemon is his favorite. And, at 3 years old, Zeke was diagnosed with leukemia. Source: Praying for Zeke: Boy battles leukemia, family encourages others to participate in Be The Match

Texas sheriff’s deputy with ‘heart of gold’ to donate kidney to man in need

A sheriff’s deputy in Texas plans to donate one of his kidneys to a man who has been having difficulty finding a match. Source: Texas sheriff’s deputy with ‘heart of gold’ to donate kidney to man in need

Sag Harbor Teen Creates Bottled Water Brand To Benefit Local Charities – Sag Harbor

Hamptons Fresh is the latest bottled water to hit the East End—and it does a lot more than quench a parched beachgoers thirst. Each 17-ounce bottle, sold for $1.50, helps benefit local East Hampton charities such as The Retreat, Paddle for Pink, and the Sag Harbor Community Food Pantry. And it’s all thanks to soon-to-be…

McDonald’s worker with Down syndrome celebrates 30 YEARS in the job

A McDonald’s worker with Down syndrome has been delighting customers at Northmead McDonald’s, Sydney, for 30 years. Russell O’Grady, 48, (pictured 1986) is now a local hero in the town. Russell O’Grady, 48, first donned the fast food restaurant’s uniform in 1986 when he was just 18-years-old. Now, 30 years later, he is a local…

School events raise $8.5K for leukemia victim

Family members of a Greencastle-Antrim Middle School student diagnosed with leukemia accepted a donation of $8,542.88 during halftime of the high school boys’ basketball game Feb. 8. The money was raised through activities in the district in less than three weeks following Emma Strait’s diagnosis Jan. 17 at Hershey Medical Center.”Emma began her battle against…

Helping Families with Cystic Fibrosis, Crossing for a Cure is a 70-Mile Paddle with Heart

This year’s Crossing For A Cure™ will take place on June 14-16, 2018 and will span a 70-mile paddle from Bimini to Florida in order to raise funds and awareness for families with Cystic Fibrosis. Source: Helping Families with Cystic Fibrosis, Crossing for a Cure is a 70-Mile Paddle with Heart

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Parents write bittersweet obituary for 5-year-old boy who died of cancer

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