Our Friday features really run the gamut of types of events, groups, and individuals and causes. Today, we’d like to briefly spotlight one family and their story of support for their father. Amos Abplanalp is known for being a wonderful friend, neighbor, loving husband, and father, high school teacher, coach, a prison counselor, Scoutmaster, […]
Category: Feature Friday
Do you need to share a message that stays with people and leaves an impact? Devay Campbell is a career coach and business mentor who wants to do just that. She is hosting a Classroom to Career tour to “empower students and equip them with the knowledge they need to get hired and be successful […]
Young Survival Coalition (YSC) is the premier organization dedicated to the critical issues unique to young women who are diagnosed with breast cancer. YSC offers resources, connections, and outreach so women feel supported, empowered and hopeful. The YSC was founded in 1998 by three women who were each under age 35 at the time of […]
Did you know that kids and dogs develop several cancers in common including bone cancer, brain cancer, lymphoma, and leukemia? 16,000 kids are diagnosed with cancer each year – with only 3 new kids cancer drugs in 20 years, there is little money behind new drugs- only 4% of NIH’s budget goes to pediatric oncology. […]
Today’s feature focuses on a writer whose books are part of a mission to stop bullying. 11-year-old Brenden Santos has published not one, but three books to date. Says Santos, “I have a few missions in life and I have a campaign against bullying.” Santos began working on his three books at age ten […]
In addition to Autism Awareness, April is also the feature month for raising sexual abuse awareness. You may have seen the oft associated teal wristbands and awareness ribbons around the internet lately. Lots of amazing people are advocating victim support, especially during this time of year. Sexual Abuse Speak Out is one such group who […]
Dr. Mandy Harris, a pediatric neurologist, suffered a diabetic emergency resulting in a coma. Her family and friends have rallied around her with their facebook page: Pray4Mandy where they are doing lots of work to support Mandy and help to raise awareness about Type 1 Diabetes. They plan to use wristbands and other materials to […]
Abri was just eight years old when she was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma, on September 4, 2015. After a year of brutal treatment and limb salvage surgery, she is now six months in remission. The folks behind supporting Abri, her Team Abri facebook page, and others affected by childhood cancer have designed their very own […]