A special tradition brings holiday joy to Oklahoma’s Deaf and hard-of-hearing community as “Signing Santa” recently made a special visit to a mall on Oklahoma City’s north side. The Signing Santa communicates using American Sign Language, providing Deaf and hard-of-hearing children with a magical and inclusive way to share their Christmas wishes. For decades, Signing …
A year after surviving a life-altering battle with brain cancer, Stephanie Louie and her husband Klarens, an active-duty military member, celebrated a fresh start with a dream wedding at Spruce Mountain Ranch in Larkspur, Colorado. The couple first met over a decade ago and had five children together before Stephanie’s devastating diagnosis. Their wedding ceremony was made possible …
Just this month, three children have received “life-changing” bionic arms through The Big Hero 3 campaign. Founded by Sarah Lockey, the campaign aims to help families of children with missing limbs raise funds for advanced prosthetics. Using over $50-thousand in donations, eight-year-olds Ettie Baker and Zoey Hampton-Pigeon, and 11-year-old Finn Jarvis, were equipped with new, custom made Hero Arms, described …
In the early hours of Father’s Day last year, 911 dispatcher Stephanie Brito in Henry County, Georgia, received a call about a woman in labor at a gas station. Initially, Brito thought it would be a routine call where she would help manage contractions until the ambulance arrived. But when the store employee informed her that the …
To encourage children under 12-years-old to learn to recite the Pledge of Allegiance from memory, Savannah, Georgia, based ice cream chain Leopold’s Ice Cream launched the “I Pledge Project” back in 2010. Now in its 14th year, the initiative has expanded to include hundreds of ice cream shops in 42 states across the country. The …
A Hawaii resident recently became a millionaire after winning over $1.5-million on a $5 bet at the California Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The individual was celebrating his son’s 21st birthday when they hit the jackpot on a Wheel of Fortune slot machine. The winner attributes their good fortune to a red envelope they carry, symbolizing …
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB/Gray News) – A high school student in Louisiana is being recognized not only for her academic achievements but for also having perfect attendance. Rylee Beaudion was challenged by her principal at just 4 years old to keep her perfect attendance going, and her senior year at Alexandria Senior High School marked 14 …
Thomas Jones, a former inmate, recently achieved a significant milestone by graduating with a master’s degree from Cornell University in Industrial and Labor Relations. The grad says he’s grateful for the challenges he’s experienced, including two stints in prison, because it’s prepared him to make the most of future opportunities. At his graduation ceremony, Jones …
Over the last five years, the Stop & Shop Food Pantry has donated more than $100-thousand in healthy food to see that students at Washington S.T.E.M. Elementary School in Lynn, Massachusetts, don’t come to school hungry. To celebrate this milestone, Boston Red Sox’s first baseman Triston Casas recently surprised the students and staff with 500 tickets to …