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Pharoah’s jockey, Victor Espinoza, donates percentage of earnings to fight childhood cancer
Some people believe there is unfairness in the way the Triple Crown is run. You also could argue that it is unfair to consider a jockey a loser for falling short in the Belmont Stakes after he has won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. Victor Espinoza, though, thinks the unfairness that really matters is any that deprives a child of a fair shot at life.
For years, the jockey who hopes to ride American Pharoah into history Saturday has been determined to do something about the latter. He donates 10 percent of everything he wins to City of Hope, a cancer research and treatment center in Duarte, California — near Espinoza’s home, and not really all that far from the dairy farm in Mexico on which he grew up as the second youngest of 12.
No one in his family suffered from childhood cancer and no one instructed him to tithe. “I just saw one kid with that disease and that’s how I changed my life. I changed the way I think. Pretty much I changed everything,” he said. “For me, health is No. 1.”
Wrestler (And Real-Life Superhero) John Cena Honors Young Fan Battling Cancer
John Cena may not have real super powers, but the WWE wrestler is known for his ability to make dreams come true.
Last year, the 38-year-old became the first celebrity to grant 400 wishes through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
“I think it boils down to the fact that John connects with children in a really special way,” a spokesperson for Make-A-Wish told Yahoo! News at the time.
On Monday night’s episode of “WWE Raw,” Cena showed off his wish-granting powers yet again when he honored a young wrestling fan who is battling cancer.
Cena, the current WWE United States Champion, was facing off with Kevin Owens when he spotted the youngster in the audience. The child was carrying an “I’m Beating Cancer” sign.
“If I … say the words ‘never give up,’ not only am I telling the truth, I am encouraging young and old, all alike, like that person right there, to do the exact same thing,” Cena said, pointing out the kid.
Later, once the taping of the show was over, the wrestler went into the audience and ushered the youngster into the wrestling ring.
The look of incredulity on the kid’s face says it all.
High school seniors sacrifice class trip to donate to principal’s cancer care
In a touching story worth sharing, a high school principal was brought to tears when the senior class unanimously decided to give up their class trip to donate nearly $8,000 to her medical care.
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Sen’Derrick Marks Takes Teen With Cancer To Prom, Helps Her Forget ‘Needles, Chemo’ For One Night
Khameyea Jennings made quite the entrance into her prom.
@senmarks drove her there in his lambo. pic.twitter.com/DQ09LvdGEs
— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) May 3, 2015
When NFL player Sen’Derrick Marks partnered with the Dreams Come True program, he had just one goal: to “do something where you actually make someone’s day, to a make a difference in someone’s life.”
Over the weekend, the defensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars fulfilled this promise by helping a teenager with cancer have a night she’ll likely never forget. He brought her, in great style, to prom.
Khameyea Jennings is an 18-year-old student at Frank H. Peterson Academies of Technology in Jacksonville, Florida. She was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2013.
Marks was connected to Jennings through Dreams Come True, a program that helps fulfill the wishes of children and teens in Florida who have life-threatening illnesses. Last week, Marks visited the teen at Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville to ask her one important question.
“I talked with your mom, she said it was OK,” Marks said to Jennings, an enormous bouquet of flowers in his arms. “I heard you had a prom this weekend and I wanted to know if I can take you to prom.”
The teen said “yes.”
On Saturday evening, Marks — bearing gifts for the teen, including a beautiful tiara — met her at her home. Together, they rode to prom in his Lamborghini.
“All I want to do is make sure she continues to smile and make sure she has a good time tonight,” Marks told WJAX-TV.
As they entered the venue, Marks pushing Jennings in a wheelchair, the duo were reportedly met with applause and cheers.
“She said this is a day to be normal, not to have to worry about needles, chemo, potassium levels,” the teen’s mom told the Florida Times-Union, “Just a day to be a teenager and enjoy the prom.”
On Monday, Marks shared a photograph of the memorable evening with his Twitter fans, and expressed awe at Jennings’ bravery.
Continue to fight and show others the Strenght and faith u have Khameyea. #angelonearth #khameyeajennings pic.twitter.com/dQauCcfkIs
— Sen'Derrick Marks (@senmarks) May 3, 2015
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