America’s National Parks just got their biggest single donation ever . . . $100 MILLION from the Lilly Endowment, one of the world’s largest private charity foundations. The National Park Foundation plans to announce where the first round of money is going later this year, but called the donation “transformative.” All the money will be used to address the needs of America’s 400-plus national park sites……. Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Pérez took time on his day off last Thursday to play some wiffleball instead. He was driving by and saw some kids playing in their yard, so he asked if he could join. The nine-time All-Star played a few innings with them, and they were all thrilled. One kid who was pitching said he probably wouldn’t throw him a fastball again though. He hit a home run………..And finally…………
A 10-year-old TX girl named Kennedy Coke has been fighting cancer since she was two. And she’s been a Taylor Swift fan just as long, so random people online are sending her to go see Taylor in concert for the first time. The Eras Tour only has three stops left in the U.S – Miami, New Orleans, and Indianapolis. She’ll be at the very last show in Indy on November 3rd. The concert tickets, plane tickets, and hotel rooms are all booked. People donated over $15,000 to make it happen. And yes, she’s psyched.