Braving crowds for Beaver nuggets: A guide for Buc-eeโs first-timers in Florida
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Code 9 Project provides support for first responders, veterans
ORLANDO, Fla. First responders are always on the front line, putting themselves at risk to help those in need. Their high-stress jobs are even more difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic, and many say theyre feeling hopeless and helpless. The Code 9 Project is a nonprofit organization that provides support for first responders, veterans and their families through various resources. New 6 anchor Bridgett Ellison recently spoke with the president and co-founder, Brandielee Baker, NLPMP, about how the organization is responding to first responders needs. Find out more at The Code 9 Project or call the national helpline, open 24/7 for all frontline workers, first responders and veterans, at 844-HOPE-247.
Heartwarming Christmas duet featuring cancer patient, nurse goes viral
There was a heart-warming holiday moment in Music City as a chemo patient and his nurse sang a duet together. Penn Pennington is a long-time Nashville session guitarist who has played at the Grand Ole Opry for 23 years. He is also undergoing chemotherapy at Sarah Cannon Cancer Center. When his nurse, whose name is Alex, found out he is a musician, she brought in her guitar and convinced him to sing with her. Their version of the Christmas classic "O Holy Night" was recorded Sunday by Pennington's daughter.
Meet the 25-year-old Florida woman who plays football with men
During a football tryout among 76 men, she made the cut and became the first woman to be part of the Phantomsโ minor league football team. I saw something on the television and I was like oh, I could do that,โ the 25-year-old said. It became a cause for me, you know, for my daughter," Bethencourt said. She learned so well, that at 5-foot 4-inches tall sheโs a defensive player--an outside linebacker for the Phantoms team. The Orlando native says her size has actually helped her go up against the more than 6-feet-tall men she plays with on the field.