From the Heart Project

Local veteran non-profit helping vets with fitness and nutrition

L.E.A.N 4 Vets is hosting a meet and greet fundraiser to help local veterans. The non-profit encourages veterans struggling with civilian life after deployment to channel frustration into positive outlets like working out.

Southwest Gas employees hand out meals to homeless

Southwest Gas gave back to the community as part of a program to tackle hunger and homelessness Saturday morning. Source: Southwest Gas employees hand out meals to homeless

Jarvis Landry: ‘It means everything’ to help fight for a cure for Cystic Fibrosis

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry is supporting the fight for a cure to Cystic Fibrosis. Source: Jarvis Landry: ‘It means everything’ to help fight for a cure for Cystic Fibrosis

Red Sox fans take homeless fan out to the ballgame with their extra ticket

Three friends with an extra ticket were heading to Tuesday’s Boston Red Sox game, looking for someone to give it to. Sean Wetzonis, Pedro Lugo and Francisco Rios and another friend, all from Malden, Massachusetts, had their whole evening planned out. They’d make the trek into Boston to watch their Red Sox play the Toronto…

Hanover Little League gives children with special needs a place to play

Hanover Little League offers a division that ‘provides a safe place to play’ for kids with disabilities. Source: Hanover Little League gives children with special needs a place to play

Doctors Said She’d Die Before High School. But She Wanted to Go to College.

Diagnosed with a deadly genetic disease as a child, Megan Crowley wanted to do more than just survive it. She wanted to live a full life. Source: Doctors Said She’d Die Before High School. But She Wanted to Go to College.

Williams-Sonoma to sell 9/11 firefighter’s ‘Shark Tank’ product, the CupBoardPro

It was one of the most heartbreaking segments in “Shark Tank” history. Keith Young’s dream of selling his unique cutting board on “Shark Tank” was finally realized, after his death, when his three children appeared on the ABC show, pitched his CupBoardPro, and were instantly overwhelmed with more than $1 million in orders they had trouble…

San Francisco billionaire gives $30M to study homelessness

A San Francisco billionaire is donating $30 million to the University of California, San Francisco, to research root causes of homelessness and potential solutions. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, a city native, has embraced homelessness as a philanthropic cause, pumping millions into a 2018 city measure to tax wealthy companies to pay for homeless services. The…

I Want to Talk About My Son Brooks | By Rich Hill

“There’s no blueprint for how to go on after you’ve lost a newborn child. You just kind of have to try to do the best you can. In whatever way allows you to make it to the next day.” Rich Hill I knew it was going to be bad as soon as I opened that…

A True Hero: Student killed in UNCC shooting praised for fighting gunman

Howell was from Waynesville, North Carolina, a city in the western part of the state near the junction where the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky mountains meet. A student athlete who ran cross-country and played soccer in high school, Howell also participated in Evironthons — events designed to raise awareness about climate issues. A close…

Woman with Down Syndrome gets to live her dream, becomes flight attendant for a day!

Knoll spent time “learning the ropes and meeting crew and pilots at Brisbane Airport, before receiving her uniform and ‘wings’ a badge given to cabin crew before they take their first flight.” Source: Woman with Down Syndrome gets to live her dream, becomes flight attendant for a day!

From the Heart Project

Only Love Can Heal the Hate…

“Look for the helpers…”

Make-A-Wish, community members build barn for girl with cystic fibrosis

‘She’s Kicking Cancer’s Butt’: Teen Survivor Joins Bikeathon To Support Children’s Hospital

I Just Want One Day Back!

Bullying: The Whopper Jr. vs. the High School Jr.