Jo Belkota has been very much looking forward to today, “I think it’s gonna be awesome. I know I’m gonna cry,” She told me in a telephone interview Saturday evening, “Everybody is just thrilled to have him home.” She’s talking about her neighbor, 10-year-old Gavin Burns; the young boy who was severely injured in a lawn […]
Family, friends and community members will celebrate the homecoming of 10-year-old Gavin Burns on Sunday. It’s been a heartbreaking, challenging, and devastating two weeks for Gavin and his entire family. Gavin was injured in a lawn mower accident at his Lewiston home on June 1st. He was taken by Mercy Flight to Oishei Children’s Hospital […]
They do incredible work. If you’ve never heard of Gerard Place, here is their mission: “Gerard Place provides housing and supportive services for homeless single parent families. We strengthen families by empowering parents to achieve greater self-sufficiency. Rooted in the teachings of Jesus Christ and sponsored by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious of the Diocese […]
Can you believe it? It’s just about the end of the school year. As is usually the case, it flew by. Now, it’s all fun in the sun for the next few months, right? Well, sort of. There are some important things to keep in mind over summer break. The most important, and most obvious, […]
Once again, we aren’t shocked at all. We are thrilled for Alannah Pionessa and for all of the babies in the NICU at Oishei Children’s Hospital! Alannah was one of those babies – nine years ago. She was born 9 weeks early and spent 90 days in the unit where her parents read to her everyday […]
The incredible Parkdale Elementary school community spent Friday playing games for a great cause! The East Aurora primary school was filled with fun on this sunny Friday! It was their annual Carnival for Make-A-Wish of WNY. Fourth graders set up booths with games of chance, snacks, and fun and the rest of […]
The Sacred Heart Villa School in Lewiston is a mess – to say the least! There was a water main break under their property which poured water into the school. It created devastating damage – up to 5 feet on the walls. Deana Neri Jenkins’ son was set to graduate in just two days. She […]