Category: good news stories

Eating Disorder Puts Wheels in Motion for New Charity

July 25, 2021
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Don Schoendorfer’s perspective and faith took a 180 degree turn when a family member was diagnosed with bulimia in 1994. An MIT-trained engineer by trade, he encountered a problem in his life that he couldn’t fix with his technical knowledge. Up until that point, Schoendorfer said, everything else—his job, finances, and relationships—was under control. He…

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Southern California Charity Distributes Free Wheelchairs Across the World

July 25, 2021
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Don Schoendorfer’s perspective and faith took a 180-degree turn when a family member was diagnosed with bulimia in 1994. An MIT-trained engineer by trade, he had encountered a problem in his life that he couldn’t fix with his technical knowledge. Up until that point, everything else—his job, finances, and relationships—was under control, Schoendorfer said. He…

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Graduate, 88, Makes Cal State University History

May 24, 2021
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An 88-year-old college student made history in the California State University system after walking the commencement stage May 24 to receive two bachelor’s degrees. Maria Manning walked with the rest of the class of 2021 in two separate commencement ceremonies after completing liberal studies and Spanish public services degrees at California State University–Dominguez Hills (Cal State–Dominguez Hills). “For those people that say they’re too old to go…

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Dynamite Book Club Shares the Gift of Reading

May 5, 2021
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When 16-year-old Alex Law’s friend Ellie told her how isolating it was to be a patient at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) during the pandemic shutdown, Law and three of her friends decided to do something to help. “Ellie told me about the children she meets when she has to go to CHOC sometimes,…

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