1. Two college kids in Oklahoma named Shaun Roberts and Chance Jackson have been living in a retirement home instead of the dorms. (???)
They’re both studying music. In exchange for doing regular performances, they get to stay rent-free, and residents love it. The University of Tulsa launched the program last year. It’s the second year they’ve done it.
2. Remember Batkid? It was one of the most elaborate projects Make-A-Wish ever did. And it’s hard to believe, but this week was the 10-year anniversary.
Back in 2013, over 10,000 volunteers in San Francisco helped a five-year-old with leukemia named Miles Scott be Batman for a day. It was a big surprise. He had no idea.
The chief of police got on TV and said he needed Batkid’s help. Then the Batmobile picked him up . . . he saved a woman tied to a set of train tracks . . . defused a bomb . . . and battled The Riddler as people cheered him on. The “San Francisco Chronicle” even ran the headline, “Batkid Saves City.”
It was maybe the best Good News story of the decade. But here’s the best news: Miles is now 15 years old and cancer-free. (Here’s a photo.)
Ten years ago, the world witnessed the incredible transformation of wish kid Miles into #Batkid and followed along as he saved the city of SF. In celebration of the 10-year anniversary of this remarkable wish, we're sharing a video update on how Miles is doing today. 🦇 #SFBatkid pic.twitter.com/TLsplzi4v3
— Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area (@SFWish) November 15, 2023
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