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First African American to Win National Spelling Bee Takes Trophy After Just 2 Years’ Practice

At 14, Zaila recently became the first African American—and the first from Louisiana—to take home top honors at the 96th Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Read the original article here: First African American to Win National Spelling Bee Takes Trophy After Just 2 Years’ Practice More …

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Instead of Skipping Graduation to Work at Waffle House, His Boss and Co-Workers Cooked up Miracles to Get Him There

Timothy Harrison of Center Point, Alabama is a new high school graduate! When Timothy showed up for his regular 7 a.m. shift at the Waffle House and told the manager, Cedric Hampton, that he’s unable to go to his graduation because his family was working, the ceremony was an hour away, and he didn’t purchase …

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She Spent Her Vacation Picking Up Trash Across the U.S., and Strangers Chipped in With Help and Gas

24-year-old Stefani Shamrowicz, a Colorado woman spent 23 days picking up 126 bags of trash across the country. She decided to use her time away from her job at a campus recreation center to give back to the national parks and nature in general that’s brought so much positivity and joy to her life. She …

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Chef Drives 6 Hours to Vermont to Cook Her Favorite Meal—Soothing a Customer In Her Final Days

I am a firm believer that while every person has encountered difficult experiences with food service (either as a worker or customer), nothing can match having a chef or waitstaff going above and beyond their job description without reason. This feeling is only elevated by the hardships that restaurants have gone through during the COVID-19 …

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Scott Kolbrenner Won $145,000 on ‘Wheel of Fortune.’ Now He’s Giving It All to Charity

Scott Kolbrenner Won $145,000 on ‘Wheel of Fortune.’ Now He’s Giving It All to Charity

Monetary reward and fun- these two incentives have been a core part of the Wheel of Fortune for decades. However, for some participants, playing the game is the true prize. The money is just a result. Such is the opinion of Wheel of Fortune Participant Scott Kolbrenner, who pledged that if he was ever on …

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Here’s who is getting Mackenzie Scott’s latest $2.7 billion donation

Mackenzie Scott is an American novelist and philanthropist, donating more than $8 billion since her divorce from Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder, about two years ago. Scott and her philanthropy team recently donated $2.74 billion to 286 organizations serving and building power for underfunded communities creating social progress. That comes out to be around $10 million …

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