Let's start the weekend with another uplifting edition of Feel-Good Friday! You'll love these touching good news moments that remind us how beautiful life can be. This week, kids take a starring role. Whether they're showing incredible strength of character or giving heart-melting reactions, we're sure that your day will be better for watching these inspiring moments. Oh, and … [Read more...] about Feel-Good Friday: August 12
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Project Read: Changing Lives Through Literacy
In 1984, Project Read Utah launched with the goal of providing one-on-one tutoring services to adults with low-level literacy skills, thereby strengthening families, improving communities, and breaking the generational cycle of illiteracy. Operating out of the Provo City Library, the organization envisions a literate Utah County where everyone has access to learning … [Read more...] about Project Read: Changing Lives Through Literacy
Special Olympics Utah: Creating a Community of Champions
Special Olympics Utah provides year-round sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Through sports, these athletes discover new strengths and abilities, develop greater skills and confidence, and experience added joy and fulfillment. Special Olympics Utah is all about empowerment. And special events manager Haley Nall says that … [Read more...] about Special Olympics Utah: Creating a Community of Champions
How a Metallica Fan Club Is Giving Back to Their Community
For April Mancuso, community, brotherhood, sisterhood, unity, love, and rocking out are some of the most important things, and in the words of her favorite band, “Nothing else matters.” Harvesters of Utah is an official fan club chapter for the metal band Metallica, and it is more than what it may look like at first glance. When a group of people with battle vests, long … [Read more...] about How a Metallica Fan Club Is Giving Back to Their Community
Huntsman World Senior Games: Offering Fitness and Community to the 50+ Crowd
Retirement doesn’t necessarily mean life slows down. In fact, for many seniors, it’s the busiest season of their lives. Busy in a good way, according to senior Marianne Hamilton. The almost-70-year-old never imagined that in her twilight years she’d be as active as she is, volunteering and competing and socializing. “I am so busy! I am happy, healthy, … [Read more...] about Huntsman World Senior Games: Offering Fitness and Community to the 50+ Crowd
