COCONUT GROVE, Fla. — This is one young girl’s story of turning an unfortunate set of circumstances into a triumphant journey. As a third grade student in 2017, Victoria Portela experienced social ...

SHAVERTOWN, Pa. — The Bench Project, which began in Luzerne County, wants to inspire and “nurture the human spirit by enabling connection through a shared experience, one bench at a time.” The Bench ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LEE’s SUMMIT, Mo. — Over the last several ...

Fifth grader Sammie Vance made a $50 bet with her father that her friendship project, “Buddy Benches,” would take at least a year to complete. The project required the donation of thousands of plastic ...

Those were the words of Beth Romanowski, founder of The Bench Project, a fund of the Luzerne Foundation. Come Sit with Us. It all started in 2013 with 20 benches, as a celebration of 20 years of ...

Want to be a sponsor? Sponsorships are still available for this year’s “Benches of Avon” project. To learn more, email Vail Daily Advertising Director Holli Snyder, hsnyder@vaildaily.com. AVON — A ...

SHAVERTOWN, Pa. — A project that began in Luzerne County is gaining momentum worldwide. Owners of Twin Oaks Farm held an event to show people what the Bench Project is all about. The Bench Project ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Sammie’s Buddy Bench Project is giving back to Mayor Tom Henry, and you can contribute to the project by donating an item that’s probably in your fridge on a weekly basis. A ...

The eight unique benches scattered around The Woodlands Waterway - from the colorful foot-covered one outside of P.F. Chang's to the amber and wood one by the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - soon ...