EUSTIS — Moses, his street name, is one of the many homeless veterans living a rough existence in Lake County. Homeless on and off since 1988, he’s currently living in a makeshift camp not far off a busy road.With the winter weather closing in, Lloyd Thorne with the Veterans Organization of Resource and Recovery for…
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Bon Jovi’s restaurant gives free meal to furloughed workers
RED BANK, N.J. (AP) — A restaurant owned by musician and New Jersey native Jon Bon Jovi is providing free meals to local government workers and their families during the federal government shutdown. JBJ Soul Kitchen in Red Bank announced on Facebook it will provide the free meals to furloughed workers Monday between 12 p.m….
Moms donate thousands of ounces of breast milk to help mother undergoing cancer treatment
(WASHINGTON) — A woman who was diagnosed with cancer months after giving birth has received thousands of ounces in breast milk donations from fellow moms she’s never met. Rhiannon Lindley, 27, recently put a call out on her Facebook page asking for milk donations and the response “blew her away.” “It’s hard to describe how…
Homeless man rewarded for helping Chiefs player before playoff game
Dave Cochran, a jack of all trades, jumped right in to assist stranded motorist without second thought. He did it by tying up vehicles, one after another to his older Source: Homeless man rewarded for helping Chiefs player before playoff game
Pole vault superstar Eliza McCartney turns pancake chef for children with cancer
The Olympic star paid a visit to Camp Quality, lending a hand in cooking breakfast. Source: Pole vault superstar Eliza McCartney turns pancake chef for children with cancer
Jacksonville man continues to inspire long after dancing through cancer
A Jacksonville man who survived stage four brain cancer has found a career helping encourage the same people who saved his life. Source: Jacksonville man continues to inspire long after dancing through cancer
As Shutdown Continues, Thousands Of Federal Workers Visit D.C.-Area Pop-Up Food Banks
The Capital Area Food Bank says it distributed more than 30,000 pounds of fresh produce on Saturday to federal workers impacted by the ongoing partial government shutdown. Source: As Shutdown Continues, Thousands Of Federal Workers Visit D.C.-Area Pop-Up Food Banks
A cancer fighter, and the gift of a dream wedding she thought she’d never have
While still on her own difficult two-year road, Nikitia started her own non-profit called Kindred Angels. Source: A cancer fighter, and the gift of a dream wedding she thought she’d never have
Non-profit steps up during government shutdown
It is a scary prospect to think you’ll miss paying your bills because you aren’t getting paid. Source: Non-profit steps up during government shutdown
A man wore a sign to find his wife a kidney donor
It was a Friday afternoon like any other. I ate lunch, dropped off my dry cleaning, then stopped by my local Target to pick up some prescriptions.But on the way to the counter I noticed a man in a black coat, wearing a backpack bearing a sign: “In need of a kidney for my wife,…
Phoenix couple’s nonprofit helps more Haitian children get adopted
Craig and Kathi Juntunen retired in 1998, leaving their successful consulting firm to live a life spent mostly on the golf course and ski slopes. “We were living a … very privileged life that we were lucky enough to stumble onto,” Craig Juntunen said. While golfing one day, he had a conversation with a friend…
Mother, military wife finds renewed passion during breast cancer battle
A cancer diagnosis can force you to redefine yourself, and that’s exactly what happened to one local military wife. Source: Mother, military wife finds renewed passion during breast cancer battle
