Source: Austin 360 / Nicole Villalpando Chase Johnson, 11, is like many boys his age. The Dripping Springs-area fifth-grader loves karate and basketball. He’s unlike most fifth-graders in that this year, he started his own foundation. Chase for the Cure tries to raise awareness about epilepsy as well as send kids to Camp Brainstorm, a one-week…
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Epilepsy won’t stop young Cornwall rowing star Bryony Lawrence’s dream of chasing Olympic gold
Source: West Briton / Rhod Mitchell Truro teenage rower Bryony Lawrence, who has suffered from epilepsy since the age of five, has again shown on the international sporting stage that she will not allow the condition to stop her ambition of following in the footsteps of Penzance’s golden girl Helen Glover and becoming an Olympic…
Troubled kids find families with Dell Match Play’s help
Source: KXAN / John Dabkovich Larry Tabbit-Humphrey and his husband Bill are huge Disney fans. The walls of their Cedar Park home are covered with pictures from family trips to Disney World, but you won’t find anything related to golf. “Miniature golf, does that count?,” joked Larry when asked if he had ever played golf. The…
Cancer survivor attempts record of longest solo journey around the U.S. in a canoe
Source: KCAU / Christina Grijalva One man from Florida, with ties to Nebraska, is attempting a pretty big feat of endurance. The longest solo journey in a canoe across the United States and he is currently making his way through Siouxland. Aaron Carrota started his journey on June 30th and while he said he had a…
Man with cerebral palsy to kayak Welsh coast
A Carmarthen man with cerebral palsy is kayaking the Welsh coastline with his best friend to break disability stigmas. Ben Bostock and Tom Clark, both 30, will start from Anglesey and the pair expect to reach Cardiff within 15 days. Mr Bostock’s condition affects his muscle coordination, mobility and speech as well as his posture….
UT professor gets ready for 500 mile charity bike ride
Source: WATE / Brandon Rook Five hundred miles is a long way to go by car, let alone on a bike, but University of Tennessee assistant professor Dr. Andrew Cushing is going to do just that. He’s biking for a charity that helps wild and zoo animals. The trip will last about five days and he…
Cerebral palsy doesn’t limit Central Valley’s Noah Barilaro
Source: Timesonline.com / Mike Bires Though he was born with cerebral palsy, Noah Barilaro has always found ways to celebrate life. He feels fortunate that he’s able to do almost anything he wants even though odds were against him. After he was born, doctors told his parents that their son might never be able to walk…
Redskins and sporting goods charity give $58,000 in equipment to Richmond youth
Source: Washington Post / Amie Just For some kids in Richmond, having brand new sporting equipment is out of their reach. On Tuesday, the Washington Redskins pledged to bridge that gap. The Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation teamed up with Good Sports to donate more than 15 pallets — approximately 90 boxes — of brand new…
St. Paul Police Play Basketball for Charity
Source: KSTP / Nate Lending The St. Paul Police Department played a charity basketball game Friday night at Humboldt High School. Officers took on the community organization Teens Networking Together (TNT). Police say they won by 1 point. The $500 raised will be split between the St. Paul Police Foundation and TNT. READ MORE…
Tasty charity run raises $153,000 this year
Source: The State Journal-Register / John Reynolds Organizers of the annual Fat Ass 5K, perhaps the most unique and colorful run in downtown Springfield, distributed more than $150,000 to about 35 area charities Thursday. The money was raised in May when more than 4,000 people participated in the annual fundraiser. Some ran it as a traditional…