Ella Wintringer is a force for good! The 9-year-old always seems to be doing something to help make the world a better place. A few months ago, she was collecting race medals to give as part of a 'Brave Tote' filled with the medals and lots of other goodies - all...
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T-Shirts made by local designer to benefit Officer Craig Lehner’s family
Paul Roorda is a local graphic artist and was asked by the folks at WNY Heroes to design a T-Shirt as a fundraiser for the family of Officer Craig Lehner. This is what he came up with. Mens and Ladies T-Shirts available to order today, $15 each. ALL proceeds to...
Family dealing with Leukemia, Crohn’s Disease, and now foreclosure. Can you help?
Sometimes life's blows come one after another. It's hard to get up, when you keep getting pushed down. Kathy Karam has had her share of hardships is an understatement. The single mom is doing her best, raising her three boys: Anthony (19), Logan (16) and Nicholas...
Talk about a win-win – A Tom Petty Tribute Show and Fundraiser all in one awesome event!
He will always be one of the most beloved musicians of all time! Tom Petty, the dynamic Hall of Fame frontman who led the Heartbreakers, rocked on well into his 60's. The rocker died just a few weeks ago, but of course, his music will live on forever. For many of us,...
From blue pumpkins to blue lights to free lunch for first responders – this amazing community supports Officer Lehner and the BPD.
Buffalo Police Lieutenant, Jeff Rinaldo calls the past few days an emotional roller coaster. Four full days of searching for missing Buffalo Police Officer, Craig Lehner. It has been incredibly painful for the first responders, divers, members of various departments...
Help 5-year-old Caleb get the service dog he needs!
When I heard about sweet little Caleb Pelka, I just had to help get the word out. Caleb is a little guy who suffers from a rare disease called Sturge-Weber Syndrome. It causes degeneration of the brain resulting in seizures as well as other symptoms like blindness and...
Community comes together to help Chrissy in her battle with Leukemia – but, they can’t do it alone!
Christine Benedyk is a 20-year-old who's been battling Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia for three years. It is a rare blood cell cancer that originates in the bone marrow. Chrissy will require oral chemotherapy for the rest of her life. Can you imagine that? It's a...
Domestic Violence Month; A story of love, loss and a sister’s never-ending fight.
Sometimes, we are called to take on a role that we never wanted, never asked for, and never dreamed we would do. That was surely the case for Debra Jaeger. Debra is a long-time volunteer with The Family Justice Center. It has been a very long road for Debra, whose...
Pediatric Cancer, shine the light, meet those we’ve lost and learn how YOU can help.
September has come and gone. It was Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month. It was not pink ribbon - but yellow or gold. It was a way to shine light on the fact that Childhood cancer is incredibly UNDER FUNDED, UNDER RESEARCHED and really not talked about very often. Each...
Celebrating her 18th birthday – and talking about beating cancer 16 years ago!
It seems very appropriate to celebrate Tran Hoang's 18th birthday by sharing her amazing story. Tran is wise beyond her years, focused on helping others, and working to make a difference in this world. Tran was diagnosed with a Tectal Gliamo brain tumor when she was...
The Walk to End Alzheimer’s Disease. We walked for my dad – so many walk for their loved ones.
The Walk to End Alzheimer's Disease took place at Delaware Park today (Saturday, September 16, 2017). My dad has Alzheimer's Disease. My amazing, loving, caring, generous, wonderful, hilarious, life-of-every-party, always-there-when-you-need-him, my rock, best friend,...
750 Cases for Naples – can you help!? After all “Many hands make light work.”
I love our community. I mean that might be obvious by the name of this blog. 🙂 We are surrounded by many caring people... so when local personality, and host of Daily Buzz 716 on WBBZ- TV, Mercedes Wilson sent me a message telling me about her amazing project, I was...
Kids, parents & community team up for safety in Niagara Falls!
How cool is this!? What a colorful world we live in! This is an amazing project that was a true collaborative effort in Niagara Falls!!! Niagara Street School students & parents, community volunteers, Go Bike Buffalo, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Niagara &...
Senior Wishes does it again – this time sending Joyce on an adventure of a lifetime!
Joyce is ready for adventures. Health issues have pushed her to start working on her bucket list. She wanted to ride the rapids of the Niagara River, something she had never done. Senior Wishes worked with Niagara Jet Adventures in Youngstown to make her dream come...
UPDATE on Terry Buchwald’s little boy.
UPDATE: For Terry Buchwald, his wife and family - the past few weeks have been incredibly difficult. Trying times. Their 2-year old son needed surgery - Terry shared his story and so many in Western New York sent prayers and positive thoughts. This morning - Terry...
Local Teen Brings Homemade Skin Care Products to WHOLE FOODS!
I just love this. If you've never heard of Zandra Beauty and Skin Care Products, you really should check them out. The products are great. The story is amazing. I'll get to that in a second - but, first up - this local teenager has gotten her products into Whole...
Kiss 98.5 and Tony Walker & Co Team up to Help Hurricane Irma Victims… This, is TOTALLY BUFFALO!
We just love stories like this and are happy to share this information with all of you! Tony Walker & Co and Kiss 98.5 are teaming up to help those affected by Hurricane Irma. This, of course, is no surprise - it's how we roll in Buffalo. It's Buffalove. The...
‘Literacy New York Buffalo-Niagara’ in need of volunteers – can you HELP?
Literacy New York Buffalo-Niagara Commemorates International Literacy Day with a Plea for Volunteers 25 Volunteers Needed By September 15th Literacy New York Buffalo-Niagara Inc. (LNYBN) will join organizations across the world in observing International Literacy Day...
Community coming together to support Hamburg family after devastating fire.
UPDATE: There is a benefit for the Neureuter Family. WHEN: Friday, September 8, 2017 from 6 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Knights of Columbus, 36 Pierce Avenue, Hamburg Tickets $25 (Includes food, drink, live music) Tickets available at the door Monetary donations can be mailed...
Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month – Remembering Andrew Pawlak
Andrew Pawlak was like any other 13-year-old boy. He loved football, video games, swimming, dirt bikes and snow boarding. He was loving life as a teenager. However, at the end of the 8th grade, Andrew's belly button popped out and what was supposed to be surgery for a...
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