After Mia Gartland’s heartbreaking death in a road accident, her organs saved others. Mia’s mother Marie Moore tells i of her pride for her daughter, and pays tribute to the Sheffield Children’s Hospital team who were there for the family An 11-year-old girl who was killed following a road accident has saved five lives after…
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107-year-old Sonoma County war hero and philanthropist celebrated
A swing band and dozens of well-wishers celebrated a war hero and a Sonoma County philanthropist’s 107th birthday on Saturday afternoon. SANTA ROSA — A swing band and dozens of well-wishers celebrated a war hero and a Sonoma County philanthropist’s 107th birthday on Saturday afternoon. Albert Maggini actually turned 107 on Monday, September 5th. But…
This Menomonee Falls woman is honored as an Unsung Hero after years of giving to her community
Family and community is everything to Menomonee Falls’ Unsung Hero Cecelia Valentine, from taking care of her family to years of volunteerism. Welcome to the Valentine house, or, as Cecelia Valentine calls it, “the Geekdom.” A Lego castle accompanied by a fire-breathing dragon sits in the window, decor chosen when her youngest son was in elementary…
Eight-year-old boy raising money for staff ‘trying hard to make him right’
He’ll be taking on the challenge with his dad and grandad at the end of this month A young boy who has endured monthly treatment in hospital for nearly a year has decided to take on a mammoth challenge to raise money for those who have been caring for him. Eight year-old Jamie Clarkson, from…
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…