A church in Belgium raised money to help fight COVID-19 by asking people all over the world to make origami birds and mail them in. Corporations donated money for each bird they got . . . over 20,000 of them. Now they’re all hanging in the church as part of an art exhibit. They ended up raising…… read more »
A brother and sister in Texas opened a lemonade stand, and used the profits to buy snacks for doctors and nurses in their hometown. They ended up with about $400, plus some donations from Venmo after their mom talked them up on Facebook. A five-year-old boy in El Paso has been putting together COVID-19 care packages for…… read more »
Looking for the perfect piece of music memorabilia? How about a guitar once owned by ERIC CLAPTON or TONY IOMMI? They, along with OZZY, ROBERT PLANT, CARLOS SANTANA and more have donated items to a MusiCares Charity Relief Auction being held bu Julien’s Auctions on September 9. The auction will also be available at juliensauctions.com. Coming October 28,…… read more »
The Down East Wood Ducks will host the inaugural Kinston Cornhole Classic, Presented by Poole Realty on Saturday, November 7th. The one-day event is open to two person teams and will be divided into two divisions: Advanced and Social. The top 3 teams in each division will walk away with a cash prize. Advanced teams…… read more »
A single mom in L.A. lost her job because of the pandemic and only had $12 to her name. So she decided to invest it in her eight-year-old son’s idea to start a business selling plants. It’s called “Aaron’s Garden,” and business is booming after he blew up on Instagram. Someone also started a GoFundMe page that’s raised over $25,000.……… A new cheap ventilator just…… read more »
Teachers can get a free donut and coffee at Krispy Kreme next week. And on Tuesday, ANYONE who buys a dozen will get an extra dozen for free. They want people to give them away to teachers. Just like the NBA, the NHL is playing in a “bubble” this season, in Edmonton and Toronto. And on Wednesday, a…… read more »
If you’re not an actual fan, BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG of GREEN DAY doesn’t want to take a picture with you. He says, quote, “There are people where you’re just sitting there in your [effin‘] sweats and they just want to get a piece of you for their own ego.” THE WHO will launch a new weekly series, “Join Together @ Home”, on…… read more »
A couple from New Zealand who got stranded on the Falkland Islands during their honeymoon in March finally made it home . . . after getting a 5,000-nautical mile ride on an Antarctic fishing boat. Restaurants that rely on delivery apps lose out on a lot of money. So volunteers in San Francisco have been helping out by delivering food for free. They pick…… read more »
Doctors may have found an OLD drug that can get patients off ventilators faster and saves lives. It’s called aviptadil. And it’s been getting critical patients off ventilators in as little as three days. It also happens to be a popular drug for treating ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION. Mailmen and delivery people have been working hard the past few months, and now it’s…… read more »
October 30 is the release date for “ELP Together And Apart”, a photo book about prog rock superstars EMERSON LAKE & PALMER. “Charlie Patton Highway (Turn it Up, Pt. 1),” is the first new tune released for ROBERT PLANT‘s anthology, Digging Deep: Subterranea, which is due out on October 2. URIAH HEEP will reportedly hit the studio in 2021 to begin work…… read more »