NEWSNATIONNOW (Hope McAlee) - Vols pay tribute to Dolly Parton with 4th Quarter song, halftime performance
Before the fourth quarter, the Vols played Dolly's "My Tennessee Mountain Home."
AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - How Gander’s Response to 9/11 Inspired “Come From Away” — and What It Still Teaches Us
When 38 planes landed in Gander, Newfoundland during the chaos of September 11, 2001, local residents gave food, shelter, and dignity to 7,000 stranded strangers, a story later transformed into the acclaimed musical “Come From Away.” On that devastating day, the Federal Aviation Administration grounded all air traffic after the attacks on the World Trade […] The post How Gander’s Response to 9/11 Inspired “Come From Away” — and What It Still Teaches Us appeared first on American Almanac .
When 38 planes landed in Gander, Newfoundland during the chaos of September 11, 2001, local residents gave food, shelter, and dignity to 7,000 stranded strangers, a story later transformed into the acclaimed musical “Come From Away.” On that devastating day, the Federal Aviation Administration grounded all air traffic after the attacks on the World Trade Center. As the skies cleared of planes over the United States, 38 international flights were ordered to land at the remote airport outside Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. Suddenly, a town of under 10,000 people found itself host to nearly 7,000 unexpected guests, travelers from around the world, frightened, confused, and desperate for news and comfort. What happened next has become the…Open
NYTIMES (Carlotta Gall, Stanislav Kozliuk and Brendan Hoffman) - Kyiv’s Dormition Cathedral is Revived after Russian Drone Strike
Volunteers and priests rallied to clean up Kyiv’s Dormition Cathedral, still smelling of smoke from a massive blaze, for an anniversary celebration.
NYTIMES (Genevieve Glatsky and Federico Rios) - Topos Azteca, a Mexican Volunteer Rescue Group, Helps With Rescue Efforts After Colombia Earthquake
Topos Azteca, a Mexican volunteer rescue group that works worldwide and helped after the Sept. 11 attacks, arrived in Colombia after searching for survivors in Venezuela.
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Numerous efforts are underway in Ukraine to recognize and commemorate foreign combatants, many of whom are Americans.
JUSTTHENEWS (Katherine Pugh) - Melania Trump launches call for White House Christmas volunteers as holiday planning begins
The President and First Lady are seeking volunteers to help decorate the executive mansion as well as musical groups to perform at the planned holiday open houses.
NYTIMES (Ségolène Le Stradic) - Amid France Wildfires, Some Residents Help Firefighters Contain Blazes
With firefighters stretched thin, volunteers put themselves at risk, using water tanks, hoses and tractors to hold back flames from villages and farms in southwestern France.
NYTIMES (Tibisay Romero and Genevieve Glatsky) - In Venezuela’s Rubble, a Search for the Family Pets
Volunteers are reuniting pets with families, offering Venezuelans comfort amid loss and devastation.
NYTIMES (Cara Buckley and Billy Hickey) - Taking Out the Trash: These Old Ladies Are Cleaning Up Cape Cod
The Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage estimate they’ve removed 6,000 pounds of refuse from ponds on Cape Cod. “There’s no better feeling,” one said.
STRIPES (Jonathan Baez) - Volunteers lend hands capturing invasive tree snakes at Air Force base on Guam | Stars and Stripes
Volunteers on Guam recently caught 20 invasive brown tree snakes during a recent hunt and workship on Andersen Air Force Base.