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BRIEF: Make-A-Wish, evolve grant ailing teen's wish
El Paso Times, TexasBobby Garcia, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2011, is finally getting what he has always wanted -- a new bed with all the trimmings. On Tuesday, the 18-year-old will go on a shopping spree at Target in Bassett Place with the help...Tags: Human Interest, Leukemia, Target
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North Augusta student wins Best and Brightest
The Augusta Chronicle, Ga.It was never the recognition or applause that pushed Daniel Pip �pen to spend his high school career volunteering and working for academic honors. His goal wasn't to be better than anyone else or earn bragging rights. So, after he was named The...Tags: Judges, Teaching and Learning, Students, Education, University of South Carolina Aiken
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East county community briefs
Ventura County StarMoorpark City to take e-waste, shred paper for free The city will have a free hazardous electronic-waste, household battery and fluorescent light collection for residents and businesses from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Moorpark Public Services...Tags: Anglicanism, Photography, Arts, Religion and Belief, Pineapple Express (movie)
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Celebrity calendar: A guide to celeb appearances in Chicago
Want to know which celebrities are coming to Chicago? Here's a list of upcoming appearances -- from concerts and book signings to charity events and red carpets -- in and around the city. And if you know about an appearance that isn't listed below,...
Tags: Morena Baccarin, Woodridge, Gucci Group NV, Bruno Mars, Norman Reedus
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BRIEF: Ventura County Sheriff's Office to present checks to charities
Ventura County StarThe Ventura County Sheriff's Office will present over $40,000 in checks to several charities this afternoon. The presentation will take place at 1 p.m. at the sheriff's office at 800 S. Victoria Ave. in Ventura. On behalf of Cops Running for Charity,...Tags: Social Services, Charity, Hospitals and Clinics, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Social Issues
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Tulsa World, Okla., People & Places column
Tulsa WorldPGA Tour golfers and celebrities return to the area for this fourth-annual event. Each of the participating 38 tour players and celebrities are paired with an active or non-active military golfer and a Folds of Honor donor in three-player match play,...Tags: Tug-of-war, Entertainment Events, Harley-Davidson Inc., United Way , Music
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Leukemia patient wants to go to Disney World
Corsicana Daily Sun, TexasCoy Bostian likes baseball and school, and he got a diagnosis of leukemia about two weeks before Christmas. The Mildred fifth-grader turned 11 years old in February. He can expect about three years' worth of cancer treatments. A couple of bright spots...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Trips and Vacations, Human Interest, Leukemia, Walt Disney World Resort
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BRIEF: Bluffton Middle raises $5,000 to send Bluffton student to Disney World via Make-A-Wish
The Island Packet OnlineBluffton Middle School students have raised more than $5,000 for Make-A-Wish South Carolina -- more than enough to send Bluffton resident and leukemia patient Leo, 8, to Walt Disney World. The middle school participated in the "Kids for Wish Kids"...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Human Interest, Leukemia, Walt Disney World Resort
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READER SUBMITTED: Make-A-Wish Seeks Community Support To Make Spa Wish Come True
Rocky HillMake-A-Wish Connecticut is seeking the support of the Rocky Hill and surrounding Hartford Metropolitan area to make a teenage boy's Therapeutic Spa Wish come true. Make-A-Wish grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to...Tags: Human Interest, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Rocky Hill, Personal Service
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���Team Ben��� sports bald pates
The Akron Beacon JournalBen Ladich's mother, Bethany, said her son isn't above playing the "cancer card" when it suits him. But the 17-year old Green High School junior gets very little traction when he uses the ploy on her, she said. "He tells his friends, 'Do you believe...Tags: Cancer, Leukemia, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Teaching and Learning, Hospitals and Clinics
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Efforts by others help make dreams come true
Tonawanda News, North Tonawanda, N.Y.On May 2, the staff of the Tonawanda City School District along with parents, students and community members came together at the Tonawanda High School for an evening of fun and fundraising for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and specifically for Paul an...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students
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BRIEF: Race to benefit national foundation
Daily Gazette, Sterling, Ill.The second Make-A-Wish 5K Run-Walk will be at 8 a.m. May 18, at Washington Elementary School, 703 E. Morgan St. This race is dedicated to the memory of Abigail Clair Cullen who died March 1. Visit makeawish5k.webs.com to register. For more...
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