After losing a son to cancer, the Eaton family is carrying on his idea to donate iPads to cancer centers for patients to use. A Montana man’s love and compassion for others will be felt by patients at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center. Ryan Eaton, 25, battled synovial sarcoma for 14 months, being treated at multiple hospitals…
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Pair of Chapel Hill Residents Lead Volunteer Trail Days, Earn Award for Efforts
A pair of Chapel Hill residents helped start a regular effort to care for Booker Creek Trail. Now, they’ve built a community of volunteers. It’s a beautiful fall morning in Chapel Hill, with people gathering along the Booker Creek Trail for the first volunteer trail day of the fall. Dozens of middle schoolers, high schoolers…
Business owner continues to give back through her love of animals
In the summer of 2005, Robin Sawyers opened Bed Bath n’ Bonz, a unique pet resort where dogs can go and have fun while their parents are away. In the summer of 2005, Robin Sawyers opened Bed Bath n’ Bonz, a unique pet resort where dogs can go and have fun while their parents are…
Tiny baby ‘blue lighted’ to Alder Hey inspires parents to give back
Rare condition meant little Thea Elizabeth had to be rushed to hospital The parents of a baby who was rushed into surgery hours after birth now want to give back to an “incredible” hospital team. Bethany Houghton and Ross Moore welcomed their baby daughter into the world on June 15 at Whiston hospital, but she…
Tampa Bay student leaders earn summer internship, give back
Kate Martin and Cameron Siler-Nixon were chosen out of more than 100 high school applicants to be 2022 Bank of America Student Leaders. PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — It’s been a summer of leadership for a couple of Tampa Bay teenagers. In recognition of their hard work inside the classroom and out in the community, they were awarded…
Do something good that’s good for you too: Start volunteering
Donating your experience and labor to charitable groups is a good way to build community and even improve your health Craig Coleman of Springfield, Vermont, believes that volunteering is a way to live the Golden Rule. He certainly acts on that belief, volunteering with Meals on Wheels, Senior Solutions, Volunteers in Action (VIA), and the Vermont Association…
Once a mother experiencing homeless, local woman gives back to Pinellas nonprofit that helped her
Jonita Lewis was once living at Grace House while pregnant with one child and trying to raise another, but they helped her get back on her feet. Now, she’s back to help families living there in her new career with Hope Villages of America. A Tampa Bay woman is retracing her roots back to when…
Julia Anas, Qualtrics’ Chief People Officer, on Celebrating XM Day
Today at Qualtrics we are celebrating our 2nd annual XM Day! XM Day commemorates the anniversary of our IPO and is a day where Qualtrics employees around the world can demonstrate the transformative power of XM in action. Qualtrics is all about designing and improving experiences. We help our customers identify and address experience gaps…
“Helping people makes you whole.” Non-profit focuses on supporting families
Supporting families is the goal of the non-profit, Men Making A Difference. They’ve been doing that for more than a decade. It all started 15 years ago at Hawk Island when they held a cookout… LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Supporting families is the goal of the non-profit, Men Making A Difference. They’ve been doing that for…
“At the end of the day, it’s not about what you have…”
“At the end of the day, it’s not about what you have or even what you’ve accomplished…it’s about who you’ve made better. It’s about what you’ve given back.” Denzel Washington