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Lights, camera, graduation: High school seniors to receive a sendoff fit for the big screen
Milestones deserve a celebration, which is why in the coming weeks a procession of students may just parade across your social feeds. Or, if you are the Clinton High School Class of 2020, you’ll see it at your local drive-in.
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Better than pound cake: NOLA neighbors love Jeff Pounds' lemon cake
During these weeks of COVID-19, Jeff Pounds has been baking treats and giving them out free to his New Orleans neighbors just for the pleasure of seeing them smile or, if they're wearing masks, to see their eyes twinkle.
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Kindness from a FedEx driver protects girl with autoimmune disorder
Justin Bradshaw, a FedEx driver, was taking a box to a home in Boca Raton, Florida, when he noticed a sign on the door. “Someone in this house has an autoimmune disorder,” it stated, further advising that packages should be left on the doorstep.
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The Mighty Electric St. Jude Band hits close to home with a song about longing while we are all apart
After delivering a head-bobbing, toe-tapping session of “Hold On, I'm Coming” for their second video performance, The Mighty Electric St. Jude Band went in a different – but no less powerful – direction for the third edition of their “Home Edition” show.
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Country stars John Rich, Michael Ray serenade St. Jude Heroes to cap a marathon weekend of virtual fun and fundraising
It was a virtual performance to cap off St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Nashville Marathon weekend, with Rich and Ray in separate locations and singing for an audience of St. Jude Heroes they couldn’t see.
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No St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Nashville Marathon, but St. Jude Hero Jen Pitts still finding ways to help others
Saturday would have marked Jen Pitts' eighth year of running the half marathon in the St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Nashville Marathon, and ninth year overall as a St. Jude Hero. That’s almost a decade, then, of her devotion to the cause overcoming her “love-hate” relationship with lacing up those running shoes.
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Veteran donates stimulus check to St. Jude: 'Put it to good use'
Richard MacPherson likes to help people, whether it’s a neighbor with yard work or car repairs, or using the heavy equipment skills he acquired with the Air Force to aid in the aftermath of natural disasters like hurricanes. And, he’s a loyal supporter of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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Kindness beyond words from an Oklahoma teacher
Teaching young people is itself an act of love. So when teaching is disrupted, teachers find other ways to foster that bond. During this COVID-19 pandemic, from Florida to Maine and all points west, teachers are connecting with their students in creative – and deeply caring – ways.
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College students remain virtually committed to fundraising
The Virginia Tech chapters of TKE and Tri Delta didn't let social distancing stop them from their annual fundraiser for St. Jude. Not only did members put on a successful virtual event, they surpassed their anticipated goal.
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A meal from someone who understands
Kristen is a cancer mom, whose daughter Kya, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia as an infant. She underwent treatment at St. Jude and passed away in 2011 at 13 months. Kristen and her husband, Pavan, have been helping families affected by cancer ever since.
About this blog
We went looking for acts of kindness in the time of the coronavirus — and found them everywhere. People looking out for a neighbor or stranger. People putting the most vulnerable among us first. People making human connections, even in this time of social distancing. As St. Jude founder Danny Thomas said: “Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.”
