Alex Trebek and his wife Jean have always been very generous when it comes to donating their money. This time was no different. The Jeopardy host donated $500,000 to Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission, which is a local homeless outreach organization. “They have lived in the Valley for overContinue Reading
What would you do if told you only had months to live? Bob Charland, 44, was diagnosed with a neurodegenerative brain disease earlier this year. Hearing that he had an aggressive terminal illness rocked his and his family’s world, but he rebounded, deciding to make the time he has leftContinue Reading
“Mikey’s Run” is a charity started by Harris Stolzenberg and his brother Michael, a 13 year old quadruple-amputee. They started the charity with an ambitious goal in mind – to raise $1 million! Their mother laughed when they mentioned their goal. ‘If you can get $1,000, you should be happy.’,Continue Reading
This past Mothers Day like always was a special day to recognize and thank our mothers for all they have done for us. Kelly Sia, daughter to Mindy Lam took this day to celebrate giving life to her mother who gave life to her. 19-year-old Kelly donated a kidney toContinue Reading
Teachers have been and always will be superheroes who help shape the future for their students. This is especially true for Nicole Miller, an 8 year old at Mansfield Christian School who recently received a kidney donation from her former teacher, Wendy Killian. Wendy learned about Nicole’s condition in aContinue Reading
Very few knew that Helen Banas was wealthy or that she was planning on donating her entire estate to the Alzheimer’s Association. Helen, a resident of Laguna Woods wanted to do something real special for the association…a surprise $27 million gift! Helen’s connection to the association was through her motherContinue Reading
Noah Harrison, 19, has always made all of his gifts to his mother by hand. Every birthday, every Christmas, and every holiday. This year his gift was the gift of life. Two years ago, Noah’s mother, Erica Johnson was diagnosed with kidney failure. She has suffered from years of chronicContinue Reading
SANTA BARBARA — Every year for more than three decades, Santa Barbara City College donates a complete Thanksgiving meal for low-income, single-parent families who are enrolled in school. Throughout Wednesday morning on campus, 150 students drove up to the Thanksgiving dinner giveaway. For many, Thursday’s food festivities wouldn’t happen if itContinue Reading
“What we do in life echoes in eternity” Russell Crowe firmly stated as Maximus in his Oscar winning performance in Gladiator. Crowe’s good deed for a Jewish school in Montreal will certainly be remembered for generations to come. In 2004, Russel Crowe was filming Cinderella Man in Toronto when UnitedContinue Reading
“I whip my hair back and forth!”. No this isn’t the song by Willow Smith 🙂 This good news story is about seven students at Oak Knoll “upper school” in Summit, New Jersey. On October 13th, seven great students donated their hair to the American Cancer Society as part ofContinue Reading