A message from Knox’s parents: “After spending almost nine months in the Ronald McDonald House, we are sad to say goodbye to our second home. It has been a huge blessing. We cannot imagine the massive bills we would have accumulated for food and lodging. Not only the expense, it was a safe place to…
< GOTR at Reading Central Elementary As I entered a difficult transitional time in my life, I was looking for a way to step outside myself and help others. One day I saw a commercial that asked both elementary school girls and adult women what it meant to “run like a girl.” While the adults…
Girls Learn to Honor their Uniqueness through Girls on the Run By Maria Paskell As we stood in a circle and each girl raised her hand to share something she loved about herself, I couldn’t help but reflect on the lessons these 6th-8th grade girls had not only internalized themselves but taught me, a mid-twenty-year-old. “I love…
Teachers Step in So Girls Can Step Up at St. Boniface Contributed By: Kelsey Thome | “Who can give me an example of how to use their Star Power?” Coach Katie asked. “Using kind words!” “Helping others!” “Being nice, even when you don’t want to be.” Star Power is the power each girl has to be the…
Rise and Shine for Girls on the Run Contributed By: Madeline McGuire | Girls on the Run I remember when I was in 3rd grade, my mom would have to drag me out of bed just to get to school on time. When I went to my first Girls on the Run practice at Welch Elementary at…
CINCINNATI (WKRC) – The temperature is dropping and Officer Lisa Johnson is looking for people who need help. She found several people in need at Cincinnati’s downtown library. Cincinnati police officers partner with Lighthouse Youth Services for street outreach to help homeless youth. Officer Johnson said, “There’s just too many youth out there that are…
Monroe Elementary Students Donate 600 Books to Lighthouse Students from Monroe Elementary gave the gift of reading to children at Lighthouse Youth & Family Services. Lexie Hill, a fifth-grader, had the idea when she was challenged to do a project that would put some good back into the community. WCPO 9 On Your Side shared…
Holly is an education volunteer with Melanoma Know More. She is also a wife, mother, early education director and is currently battling Stage 4 melanoma. Holly spent many years in her teens and twenties getting a tan outdoors as well as from tanning beds and unfortunately all of that has caught up to her in the…
Jen L. is a wife, mother, attorney and a melanoma survivor. She was diagnosed with Stage 1 melanoma shortly after the birth of her first child. She considers herself one of the lucky ones because her melanoma was caught very early and her doctor was able to surgically remove her melanoma. After her diagnosis, she…