On April 25, 2003, 13-year-old Natalie Gilbert walked onto the court prior to the Portland Trail Blazers first-round play-off game with the Dallas Mavericks to sing the National Anthem. She had been selected for the honor as a result of winning a promotional vote by the fans to do so. As the eight-grader began to […]
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How Piedmont Church Fed All 6,071 Hungry Children In Their Community For A Single Day
Brian Dodd on June 29, 2015 in Church Leadership
On Sunday, June 28th Piedmont Church located in Marietta, GA prepared and collected enough sandwiches, chips, snacks and drinks by themselves to feed all 6,071 children suffering from hunger in their county for a single day. A conversation later the same day with Community Pastor Marlon Longacre provided some insight into how this came to […]
A Moving Video Of The Ohio State Football Team Showing Compassion To A Local Sports Anchor
Brian Dodd on November 16, 2013 in Great Teams
There have been many inspiring stories this year in college football but few touched me as much as the following video. On Tuesday evening, September 17th, 21-year-old Maria Elizabeth Tiberi was tragically killed in an automobile accident in Hilliard, OH. Maria is the daughter of Dom Tiberi, a local sports anchor for WBNS-TV. Mr. Tiberi has covered […]