When the Novi High School Wildcats took on the South Lyon East Cougers last Friday night, Senior Water Boy, Hydration Manager / Running Back Robby Heil made the play of the year. In the beginning of the second quarter, Robby entered the game as Running Back, was handed the football, and drove it in for a touchdown while the crowd chanted his name. Meanwhile, Robby’s terminally ill mother, Debbie, dropped to the ground from emotion watching her son live his dream.
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Dolly Parton Teams Up With Pentatonix For A Pitch-Perfect A Capella Rendition Of ‘Jolene’
Grammy Award-winning a capella group Pentatonix recently teamed up with iconic country singer Dolly Parton to perform a very special a capella rendition of her 1973 hit song Jolene. After the performance, Dolly tweeted, “Singing with Pentatonix was pure magic, and we had lots of fun rearranging the song!” Enjoy!
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10-Year-Old Boy Spends 2 Years Growing Out His Hair To Donate It To Kids Battling Cancer
When 10-year-old Thomas Moore was eight years old, he saw his mom watching a video about a 5-year-old girl who had lost her hair during chemotherapy. Wanting to do something, Thomas began growing his hair out with hopes that one day he would be able to donate it to kids with cancer. Thomas’ dream came true this week as he chopped off his 16-inch locks and donated them. His hair donation will be enough to make three wigs.
[NBC Washington / storkpatrol] [H/T:BoredPanda]
Little Boy Has An Adorable Breakdown When Asked To Sing His ABC’s
This bubbly little kindergaretner named Landon is all smiles when asked how he’s doing. But when Landon is asked to sing his ABC’s his attitude takes a terrible turn.
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Humpback Whales Interrupt Kayaker’s 22 For 22 Pushup Challenge
On the ninth day of his 22 Pushup Challenge, a social media movement to bring awareness to the rate of suicide and mental illness among veterans, Erik Jones headed out to the ocean to do his pushups. While filming the pushups with his friend Mike Pelayo, the challenge was interrupted when two humpback whales breached just a few feet away.
[Erik Jones] [H/T:Mashable]