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Joseph Shavit
Jul 6, 2021
9-year-old girl helps deliver baby sister in KC-area home
A suburban Kansas City family is celebrating their newest addition, born early at home with the help of the infant’s 9-year-old big sister.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 5, 2021
Jai Johns puts together packs for the homeless through A Little Helping Hand
When seven-year-old Jai Johns saw people struggling on the street as he left the local supermarket, he was spurred to act.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 5, 2021
Father writes daughter 690 inspiring lunch notes to ease her anxiety
What started off as a small project to inspire his daughter, is now a published book. Dr. Chris Yandle published all 690 lunch notes
Joseph Shavit
Jul 5, 2021
Phil Mickelson wants 50,000 signatures, pledge for acts of kindness to return to Detroit
If he gets 50,000 and all of those 50,000 agree to do one random act of kindness for another member of the community, I'm in.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 5, 2021
Maine Island students bypass their senior trip and donate money to help during the pandemic
Islesboro Central class members (all 13) were looking to travel to Greece, or perhaps South Korea. But they didn’t go anywhere after all.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 4, 2021
Heroic Boy Scouts help rescue woman from Hinkson Creek floodwaters
Two local Boy Scouts helped rescue an 18-year-old woman from a near-drowning from Hinkson Creek floodwaters.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 4, 2021
Army of volunteers assist first responders with food, water in Surfside Florida
The Surfside collapse is certainly not a mystery to the nation. What is lesser known are those groups that are boots on the ground helping
Joseph Shavit
Jul 4, 2021
Virgin Orbit reaches space to kick off its commercial launch service
Virgin Orbit has followed on from its first trip to space with a mission that marks the beginning of its commercial satellite launch service
Joseph Shavit
Jul 4, 2021
Extra Helping at Compassion Café
As a board-certified behavioral analyst, Erin Sharkey works closely with a lot of families who have children with autism or behavioral issue
Joseph Shavit
Jul 3, 2021
Female aviator Wally Funk, one of the Mercury 13, will fly Blue Origin on 1st crewed launch
Wally Funk was one of 13 female aviators who lobbied for women to become astronauts in the early days of spaceflight.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 3, 2021
Asteroid-Hunting Space Telescope Gets Two-Year Mission Extension
NEOWISE has provided an estimate of the size of 1,850 near-Earth objects, helping us better understand our nearest solar system neighbors
Joseph Shavit
Jul 3, 2021
11-Year-Old Cowgirl Makes History Competing at The First Nationally Televised Black Rodeo
An 11-year-old cowgirl recently made history, competing at the first nationally televised Black rodeo
Joseph Shavit
Jul 3, 2021
Dance program sparks joy while teaching cultural diversity
A dance program brings the community together and sparks joy, even after suffering a huge loss at the start of the pandemic.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 2, 2021
NASA Software Benefits Earth, Available for Business, Public Use
Many of NASA's innovations were developed to help explore space, but the public can download them for applications that benefit us on Earth
Joseph Shavit
Jul 2, 2021
Abhimanyu Mishra Becomes Youngest Grandmaster In Chess History
International Master Abhimanyu Mishra became the youngest chess grandmaster in history today. The 12-year-old player scored his third GM win
Joseph Shavit
Jul 2, 2021
60 years later, Yankees fan Gwen Goldman gets to be bat girl
Six decades after 10-year-old Gwen Goldman wrote a letter to the Yankees, her favorite team is making a lifelong fan’s dream come true.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 2, 2021
Her sister needed blood and platelet donations to survive so this teen launched a blood drive
Violet Jackson is an energetic and fun-loving 6-year-old, but beneath her vibrant smile, she's battling B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Joseph Shavit
Jul 1, 2021
The world’s longest slip & slide to be built at Canaan Valley Resort
Natural Light Beer is attempting to break the record for the world’s longest slip and slide at Canaan Valley Resort on Thursday, July 1.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 1, 2021
Drivable navy destroyer built on golf cart to honor veterans, raise money for charity
Greg Machak has loved building models ever since he was a kid, nothing comes close to what he built during COVID: a drivable navy destroyer
Joseph Shavit
Jul 1, 2021
AC Angels donate air conditioners to people in need: They’ve earned their wings!
Motivated by withering, historic 106-degree heat, Jason Smith decided to drive to the first box store closest to his home in Bonney Lake
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