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You have the right to remain silent (please) during police Story Time
When we imagine story time, it usually involves kids sitting in a semi-circle, legs crossed, looking on in wide-eyed wonder as the teacher reads aloud from a treasured classic. It doesn’t normally begin with a police cruiser.
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A giver's gotta give
Face paint shows up differently on glass than skin, so if you are a face painter, like Lynda Tysver, you have to get used to the medium in a brand new way.
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Photographer gives quarantined families a reason to smile
Now working from home and with her photography business on hold, Kelsi Wacker had an idea to lighten the mood and bring some joy to families, much like her own, who are going a little stir crazy after weeks of sheltering in place.
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No South Beach Triathlon, so actors Parker Young, Bryan Greenberg and Geoff Stults find new way to go the distance for St. Jude
With the South Beach Triathlon canceled because of the COVID-19 virus, actor friends Parker Young, Bryan Greenberg and Geoff Stults improvised their way to raising money and awareness for the cause with three “Zoom for St. Jude” virtual hangouts with fans and followers.
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Thank You, Yara Shahidi
You might know her as Zoey Johnson – the TV character navigating the perils of college life on the hit show Black-ish and its spinoff, Grown-ish. What you might not know is that Yara Shahidi, the 20-year-old actress is a longtime change agent for social and charitable causes.
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When a simple 'thank you' isn't enough, send food
As much as they require masks and other personal protective equipment to do their jobs, the medical personnel toiling on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic have other, even more basic needs: the need to be fed.
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These two little ones have hearts the size of Texas
Outside a home in Arlington, Texas, a message written on the family fence in bright chalk paint, “Love One Another,” has become the background for a selfie and a conversation starter. Written by a sister and brother who remind us to live up to our ideals, even in challenging times.
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Back by popular demand: The Mighty Electric St. Jude Band
As 'Safer at Home' stretches into another week - have you lost count yet? - we decided to get the band back together - apart. This time for a Memphis classic.
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A country singer in a dinosaur onesie? Sure. Ashley McBryde partners with St. Jude to sing for the kiddos
Long before the Grammy nominations rolled in, country singer Ashley McBryde played “everywhere”, but one gig stood out — Wednesday nights at Target House, volunteering to sing for St. Jude patients and their families staying at the long-term housing facility three miles from the hospital campus.
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One golf buddy to another, PGA TOUR star Justin Rose congratulates St. Jude patient Dakota on his hole-in-one
Justin Rose, British star of the PGA TOUR and former U.S. Open winner, sent 14-year-old Dakota a surprise minute-and-a-half video congratulating him on his recent golf exploits — most notably, his first hole in a one.
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.”
