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Steven Bradley Ward had a generous heart and was a friend to all, according to his sister. When he died of a pulmonary embolism in 2015 at age 34, his family wanted to honor his unwavering kindness. They started the nonprofit Steven Bradley Ward Foundation to provide financial help to those ...

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Recently, a friend of Paige SzuhozaĢƵ had a panic attack – racing heart, shaky, dizzy. Szuhoza, a junior at Ringgold High School, sprung into action. She calmly told her friend to breathe in and then used the 3-3-3 Rule, a grounding technique used to calm down by naming three things ...

ItĢƵ the most wonderful time of the year, and the Washington Symphony Orchestra is ringing in the season with its much-anticipated annual Christmas performance – and this year, the concert has an island vibe. “Ho, Ho, Ho, With the WSO: With a Tropical Twist” will combine traditional ...

When Ethan Roebuck was a young boy, his grandfather introduced him to aviation. The Frazier High School senior said they often talked about military planes and the golden age of flight. Before his grandfather passed away, he made a request of RoebuckĢƵ mother: make sure Ethan took a ...

Celene Petre knows the fear and struggle that comes with being diagnosed with breast cancer. She was diagnosed in 2018, and went into remission after one year of treatment. Then, she was diagnosed with breast cancer for a second time in 2020. While Petre is in remission today, she wanted ...

Total: $4,882 Goal: $10,000 More kind and generous donors have shown their support to the Give-A-Christmas campaign, bringing it closer to meeting the $10,000 goal. The annual fundraiser, coordinated by the ĢƵ, supports local units of the Salvation Army. All of the money ...