In April 2012, Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman James Loney and Austin Beutner, a civic leader and candidate for mayor, showed up at Castelar Elementary School in Chinatown for the launch of Vision To Learn. The program gives free eyeglasses to kids who need but don’t have or can’t afford them, on the idea that…
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Hicksville Lacrosse Team Brighten up Child Cancer Patients’ Day
The team has been visiting Winthrop University Hospital during the holidays for the past eight years. Source: Hicksville Lacrosse Team Brighten up Child Cancer Patients’ Day
A young father with ‘80-year-old’ lungs has only one wish
Cystic fibrosis makes breathing difficult and living a regular life near impossible, says Andres Perez, 29, who is asking for gift cards, clothing and baby items to help support him and his family after lung transplant surgery. Source: A young father with ‘80-year-old’ lungs has only one wish
Seattle girl’s ‘blessing bags’ help homeless
A Seattle girl and her family want to help the city’s homeless get through these chilly nights, so they’re handing out bags stuffed with supplies and a hand-written Christmas card. “There’s socks, there’s cough drops, there’s flashlights, and umbrellas,” said 6-year-old Daphne Kalso, who handed out some of her “blessing bags” on Saturday morning. “Merry…
SHE GAVE HER BLANKET TO THE HOMELESS
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Selfless Teen Spends Her Birthday Money On Buying Meals For Hungry Children
Not every kid has access to meals when school’s out, but one teen is doing everything she can to make sure students like her have the food they need. And although she may not remember her life before she was adopted, it is perhaps her own starvation as a child that caused the persistence. When…
The unshakable Moriah Koch: Young wife, mother steadfast through cancer diagnosis | Brainerd Dispatch
Sept. 30 was a bittersweet day for the Koch family. In the early hours of that Friday morning, Moriah and Tim Koch welcomed 5-pound baby Casey into the world, more than a month before his due date. “He’s a tiny little peanut,” Moriah said. With the beginning of the first chapter of Casey’s life came…
Rival Teams Work Together to Allow Teen With Cerebral Palsy to Score Touchdown
Source: ABC News / JULIA JACOBO Two rival teams in North Carolina displayed the embodiment of good sportsmanship when they worked together to allow a teen with paraplegic cerebral palsy to achieve his dream of playing football. Lou Stamey, a 15-year-old who is confined to a wheelchair and has limited speech, scored a touchdown at…
Tireless Stockton 209 Cares volunteers the only lifeline for many homeless
Source: Recordnet.com / Joe Goldeen By midday Sunday it’s hot for late September, but a light breeze makes it tolerable. The line of 4×4 pickups and SUVs loaded down with food, cold water and personal hygiene items pulls over to the side of a seemingly quiet stretch of roadway on the outskirts of downtown Stockton;…
Donation drive to help O.C. charity provide free or low-cost diapers
Source: OC Register / Theresa Walker The cost of diapers has become a political issue in California. Last week, Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a series of bills that included eliminating the sales tax on disposable diaper purchases – which could have saved families an estimated $100 a year. Brown cited concern about eliminating revenue from…
Mom’s viral school photo helps raise awareness for childhood cancer
Source: WREG / Kelsey Ott A photo going viral on Facebook shows the pain and emptiness of someone you love being there one day but gone the same time a year later. Julie Apicella posted the photo of her daughter Emily on last year’s school photo day alongside a picture of the same background this…
