Category: Family
Resource Center Reinvigorating Lives
BY BRIGITTE TOULON and CHOYA RANDOLPH NNB Reporters MIDTOWN– Nearly 21,000 people have walked through the doors of the Pregnancy and Family Resource Center in Midtown, and received help with more than they anticipated. Originally built in 1992, the center received grants and donations from the community and Suncoast Baptist Church to help them help… Continue reading Resource Center Reinvigorating Lives
Family raises money for St. Pete man who walks miles to mow their lawn
John Joyce is getting a truck. Joyce, 83, has mowed the lawn at Robert Norton’s house for eight years and after recently getting sick and spending three months in the hospital, his truck broke, according to USA Today. When his daughter is not able to give him a ride, Joyce walks the 2.5 miles to… Continue reading Family raises money for St. Pete man who walks miles to mow their lawn
Childhood cancer shaped his work and outlook on life
BY LAUREN HENSLEY NNB Student Reporter ST. PETERSBURG – When he was 5, Jake Pfeifer got a grim diagnosis. He had a malignant, inoperable tumor behind his left eye. Doctors told his parents he had a 5 percent chance of surviving the next three years. “The cancer was a very rare childhood malignancy and the… Continue reading Childhood cancer shaped his work and outlook on life