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Teams, camps, and game days where children get to play. 14 verified stories. Stories come from St. Louis, The Bronx, and Derby. Each one is checked and linked to the original report.
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CommunityChildren being treated for cancer and other serious illnesses joined the football players, band, cheerleaders, and dance team. Proceeds support research at Siteman Cancer Center.
Verified · First Alert 4 (KMOV)
CommunityEarl Monroe, Bill Bradley, Tracy Morgan, and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver helped open the permanent home of a charter school that had been in temporary space since 2021.
Verified · Spectrum News NY1
CommunityThe second phase, paid for by a local sales tax, adds nine ballfields, including an adaptive field, plus two playgrounds and a concession building.
Verified · The Wichita Eagle
CommunityOccupational therapist Lindsay Kraun founded CP Soccer Atlanta after a patient said he wanted to play. Eight-year-old goalie Tayden Merrell says it means he is not alone.
Verified · 11Alive (WXIA)
CommunityAt a powderpuff halftime in Birmingham, students with cognitive and physical impairments played or cheered beside Groves football players and cheerleaders.
Verified · ClickOnDetroit
CommunityDozens of first through eighth graders spent a morning at Millsaps College's Hangar Dome learning teamwork from former Mississippi State standout Eric Dampier Sr. and his son.
Verified · WLBT
CommunityDream On 3 and the University of Nebraska Collegiate Dream team gave Sam, who has Down syndrome and other health conditions, a three-day visit with on-field passes during Big Noon Kickoff weekend.
Verified · KMTV 3 News Now
CommunityAuburn High seniors Pearl Simmons and A.K. Jackson started Touchdowns for Diabetes. Neighbors can pledge money for each touchdown or interception, and the gifts stay with a local diabetes center.
Verified · The Observer (Opelika)
HeroesSt. Xavier senior Wyatt Anderson fractured his spine last November. On Sunday he ran the Chicago Marathon with his brother in 3:56:28, and the two raised more than $22,000 for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
Verified · WLKY
CommunityUniversity of Kentucky engineering students adapted a ball cannon for 16-year-old Sam Roberts, who has 4H leukodystrophy. His first passes flew while friends cheered, and he will use it with teammates this fall.
Verified · Kentucky Today
CommunityMore than 100 swimmers carried a torch relay at the Conway Community Center for Special Olympics of Arkansas. UCA students and local first responders were in the pool.
Verified · TriArk Radio
CommunityDream on 3 surprised 18-year-old Sam Schreiner, who has Down syndrome, with a limousine send-off to a weekend of Nebraska football festivities.
Verified · 10/11 NOW (KOLN)
CommunityFor the second year, the Troy Trojans partnered with Lids and the nonprofit Shoes That Fit to give Goshen Elementary students new shoes and hats.
Verified · WAKA 8
HeroesTyce Gardner was hit in the chest by a ball and went into cardiac arrest. Coach Gene Richins started compressions at once, and doctors expect Tyce to fully recover.
Verified · KSL.com