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At the University of Houston, football coach Donn Landholm had an emotional meeting with firefighter-EMT Morgan Chalup, the hero who saved his life with a stem cell transplant. NBC News’ José Díaz-Balart has that story and more in this week’s Good News Wrap-Up.
At Candy’s Creek Cherokee Elementary School, janitor Ronald Harrison helps keep the classrooms clean and ready for learning. When his truck broke down, the school community raised money to get him back on the road. NBC News’ Tom Llamas reports.
The Fairfield Women’s Basketball team came together to celebrate one of their own, surprising senior shooting guard Casey Prior with an athletic scholarship. NBC News’ Tom Llamas shares the emotional moment Prior got the news.
Near Louisville, Kentucky, Lucas Sweeten has a unique eye. In his workshop, he turns ordinary objects into the extraordinary, including his own home, which was once a school bus. Now he’s working with students at a local high school to transform other buses to serve their community. NBC News’ Ryan Nobles has the story.
In Louisiana, Beckie and David Roach’s grandson, Philip Winham, recreated their original wedding photos for their vow renewal at the church they got married at nearly 60 years ago. NBC News’ José Díaz-Balart brings us to that moment and more in this week’s Good News Wrap-Up.
For Ruby McNally, there was only one way to celebrate her 100th birthday. The California grandma has been skydiving every decade since she turned 80. It started with a dare from her grandson, and has turned into a beloved tradition she hopes her family will carry on. NBC News’ Tom Llamas reports.
Stephen Biebelhausen is nonstop. A 30-year-old dad, he ran the Guardian Mile race in Cleveland while pushing his daughter in a stroller, finishing in 4 minutes and 17 seconds, and appearing to shatter the Guinness World Record. NBC News’ Hallie Jackson has the story.
Off the coast of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the “Spectrum Sailing” summer camp for children on the autism spectrum is changing lives one adventure at a time. NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz has the story.
Faith Dyer drove seven hours from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland to Ohio to surprise her grandmother, who has been battling breast cancer. NBC News’ Jesse Kirsch reports.
Shortly after 14-year-old Julian Baquero rang the bell to mark the end of his cancer treatment, he found a special way to say thanks to everyone who took care of him: yellow daisies. NBC's Tom Llamas has the story.
In the Woods family, birthdays are a time to celebrate each other. It’s tradition in their family for the birthday kid to share the first slice of cake with the person who helped them most that year. This year, nine-year-old Othello gave the first slice to his older sister, and her reaction was priceless, resonating with so many who saw the video. NBC News’ Tom Llamas reports.
