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Boyle County student-athletes fighting to play again after cancer, back surgery

Landon Green and Braylee Leffew were ready and excited to kick off their high school athletic careers as freshmen this year at Boyle County High School. But life had other plans. “I was told I would never play football again,” Green said. Green was diagnosed with bone cancer in February. “I just broke down,” he…

Junior wheelchair tennis players take inspiration from Commonwealth Games experiences

Hear from four aspiring wheelchair tennis players on their journeys so far, hopes for the future and how SportsAid support is helping them reach for their dreams. With the Commonwealth Games the focus of the nation’s sporting attention earlier this month, the events in Birmingham were inspiring for aspiring wheelchair tennis stars Will Barton, McKenzie…

British toddler with Down’s Syndrome will model in Times Square

Adorable 22-month-old Nate Court from Solihull, West Midlands, will soon be seen beaming out from giant screens in New York’s dazzling Times Square as the face of a Down’s syndrome charity. An adorable toddler who has already won plaudits as an actor and model will soon be seen beaming out from giant screens in New…

Cleanse the soul…

Sometimes you just need nature to help you cleanse your soul…

22-year-old raising little brother after parents passed away gifted remodeled home in Katy

A Katy organization and numerous volunteers came together to renovate a home for two brothers who lost their parents. KATY, Texas – A Katy organization and numerous volunteers came together to renovate a home for two brothers who lost their parents. “I love it,” said Jaylan Gray. “I’m speechless, way more than we asked for….

Couple plans to build village for homeless in Mobile

A retired couple trying to make a difference along our Gulf Coast. MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — A retired couple trying to make a difference along our Gulf Coast. They want to provide shelters to those who need it most in our homeless population through their non-profit corporation Driftwood Housing. The village will even take in…

Husband and wife immigrants give back, start nonprofit animal rescue ‘Mercy Full Project’

When Hedyi Acuna and Nash Bandayan immigrated to America, they first found each other then they found the passion for giving back to their new home country through Mercy Full Project. TAMPA, Fla. — We may be in the month of August, but if you work at an animal rescue, you might call it Dogust. It’s…

Local church and residents make a difference in town

Approximately 80 black bags of rubbish were collected and 32 potholes were filled during the clean-up. Connexions Church held a Connexions Cares Clean my Streets and Pothole Patrol campaign on Saturday, July 16 which saw 59 residents come together to clean the streets and fix potholes. One of the organisers, Wendy De Klerk said approximately…

The organization providing free travel experiences to Black women with cancer

(CNN) — When their sister Maria died from breast cancer in 2019, Alicia and Esther Tambe were determined to honor her in a way that would truly encapsulate the person she was. As they began researching, the pair quickly learned that there was a history of breast cancer in their family and that Black women are…

Teenage fundraiser to host 24-hour charity stall outside his house for good cause

A teenager who has been an avid fundraiser since he was just two years old is set to host a 24-hour charity stall outside his house this weekend. Louis Johnson from Wolverhampton will stand on his drive for a whole day and night to try and raise money for Birmingham Children’s Hospital, for whom the…

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