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    Apr 23, 2013 |Story| WSBT Radio

  1. Underwood Makes Wish Come True For Teen With Tumor

    <span style="font-size: small;"> Carrie Underwood made a very special teenager&rsquo;s dreams come true. Through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Hayley Gort had the privilege of flying to Jacksonville, Fla., with friends and family to meet the popular country singer in person. Gort definitely earned the opportunity to have her dreams come true. After being diagnosed with a brain tumor on her pituitary gland, the 18-year-old Grand Rapids, Mich. native had to undergo several chemotherapy and radiation treatments. &ldquo;The chemo was way worse than the radiation. Those two months weren&rsquo;t very fun,&rdquo; Haley Gort told Mlive. &ldquo;I had to sit in a chair for three hours for three days straight hooked up with an IV and feeling like crap. Then for about a week after, I was nauseous and vomiting. I couldn&rsquo;t keep food down and I lost my hair.&rdquo; After two years of treatment, Gort was finally healthy enough to hop on an airplane with a group of her loved ones and fly to Florida to have her dreams come true. Make-A-Wish provided Gort and her cohort with a free flight and hotel, and the &lsquo;Good Girl&rsquo; hitmaker donated backstage passes to her show. &ldquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t pick anyone else,&rdquo; Haley Gort said Saturday, April 20, from her hotel room. &ldquo;I really wanted to meet her.&rdquo; Later that night, Gort finally got her chance. Underwood took time to pose for photos with the 18-year-old and her friends and family. &ldquo;Best night of my life,&rdquo; Gort tweeted that night. &ldquo;I will never forget it! @CarrieUnderwood you don&rsquo;t know how much that meant to me! #amazing.&rdquo;</span>
    Carrie Underwood made a very special teenager’s dreams come true. Through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Hayley Gort had the privilege of flying to Jacksonville, Fla., with friends and family to meet the popular country singer in person. Gort...

    Tags: Chemotherapy, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Health Treatments, Carrie Underwood

    2. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  2. 'Memorial Day Pignic' to feature 45 to 60 professional barbecue teams

    Washington County will play host to a professional barbecue competition Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26, at Fort Ritchie in Cascade.  Dubbed “The Memorial Day Pignic,” the competition will feature 45 to 60 professional barbecue teams...

    Tags: Memorial Day, Human Interest, Beef Brisket

    3. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Michael Phelps beats Michael Jordan on the links

    Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps and Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan teed off against each other on the golf course at the 12th annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas this weekend.
    Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps and Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan teed off against each other on the golf course at the 12th annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas this weekend. Jordan, a six-time NBA champion and...

    Tags: Jonathan Ogden, Golf, Golf Channel (tv network), Pittsburgh Penguins, Mario Lemieux

    4. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Las Vegas: Stars, athletes and golfers team up for Jordan tourney

    Athletes and entertainers will come together April 4-7 in <a href="http://www.latimes.com/travel/destinations/lasvegas" target="_self">Las Vegas</a>&nbsp; to swing their clubs for charity at the <a href="http://www.mjcigolf.com/" target="_blank">12th annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational</a>.
    Athletes and entertainers will come together April 4-7 in Las Vegas  to swing their clubs for charity at the 12th annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational. The star-studded event, in its third year in Las Vegas, will be held at the top-ranked Shadow...

    Tags: Golf, Michael Phelps, Celebrities, Sports, Roger Clemens

    5. Mar 14, 2013 |Story| KWCH

  5. Campus High School swim-a-thon nets $5k for student

    The Campus High School swim team presented a check for mroe than $5,000 to a local Make-a-Wish student.
    KWCH 12 Eyewitness News
    The Campus High School swim team presented a check for mroe than $5,000 to a local Make-a-Wish student. Sydney Joorabchi is a jr. high student in Haysville.  She will use the money to go to Disney World. The five-member swim team swam 100 miles...

    Tags: Swimming, Sports

    6. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  6. Make A Wish needs volunteers

    Angela Tinkey, Somerset, calls the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia an amazing program.
    Daily American Staff Writer
    Angela Tinkey, Somerset, calls the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Pennsylvania and Southern West Virginia an amazing program. “The things they do for people is amazing,” she said. “I encourage others to volunteer to help kids....

    Tags: Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Human Interest

    7. Mar 2, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  7. Young superhero has a team behind him

    Sounds strange, I know. But I hope you never have reason to meet Dr. Noah Federman, who makes his living saving children's lives.
    Sounds strange, I know. But I hope you never have reason to meet Dr. Noah Federman, who makes his living saving children's lives. Extraordinary guy. Take all the athletes I've met in more than 40 years and this is my hero, even though he has to admit,...

    Tags: Chemotherapy, Cancer, Health Treatments, Lung Cancer, Los Angeles Times Columnists

    8. Mar 1, 2013 |Story| Burbank Leader

  8. Roosevelt Elementary students performed the hula dance for charity

    Fifth-graders at Roosevelt Elementary performed a play for parents and teachers Thursday that incorporated a hula dance they learned from Hawaii native and Roosevelt teacher Tiffany Kaloustian earlier this year.
    Fifth-graders at Roosevelt Elementary performed a play for parents and teachers Thursday that incorporated a hula dance they learned from Hawaii native and Roosevelt teacher Tiffany Kaloustian earlier this year. Since October, all 95 fifth-graders on...
    9. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  9. Brandon R. Lepley, 29, Quecreek

    Brandon R. Lepley, 29, Quecreek, died Feb. 25, 2013, at UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh. Born April 28, 1083, in Johnstown. Preceded in death by grandparents Joan Naugle and Ada and Clyde Lepley, uncles Stevie and Sam Lepley and aunt Darlie Halkovich....

    Tags: NASCAR, Pittsburgh, Human Interest

    10. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  10. THANK YOU: Make-A-Wish thanks

    On behalf of Make-A-Wish of South Dakota, thank you to everyone who attended the Family Fun & Casino Night Jan. 19 at the Eagle’s Club. Thank you to the businesses, medical community and wish families for your support and participation, and to our...
    11. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  11. THANK YOU: Scatterwood derby support

    Wow, another great fishing derby with over 400 entrants!  We want to take this opportunity to say a big thank you for your generous support in sponsoring our Scatterwood Lake Fishing Derby.  With all your support, we were able to donate $1,000 to...

    Tags: Human Interest

    12. Dec 16, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Jay-Z's $20K purchase raises local artist's profile

    <strong>Hebru Brantley's</strong> trip to Miami Beach for the high-profile Art Basel art show was winding down when the Chicago-based street artist and De La Salle Institute alum was told there was one more potential customer who wanted to meet him right before his flight back home:
    Hebru Brantley's trip to Miami Beach for the high-profile Art Basel art show was winding down when the Chicago-based street artist and De La Salle Institute alum was told there was one more potential customer who wanted to meet him right before his flight...

    Tags: NASCAR, Danica Patrick, Lupe Fiasco, Zach Gilford, Chicago Bulls

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