College football player donates bone marrow to save little girl, creates lifelong connection
When 19-year old Central Connecticut State University football player Mike Mushaw was encouraged by his coach to participate in a national bone marrow drive he didn’t hesitate.
Pay It Forward: Capital Caring Health helps children cope with the loss of a parent
The pain of losing a parent is something no child should have to endure.
Project Opportunity helping teen parents graduate school, have clean diapers for their kids
Having a baby can be expensive, and for cash-strapped teen parents, providing clean diapers for their children while trying to finish school can seem impossible.
Pay It Forward: Project Linus makes blankets for sick and traumatized kids
Two years ago, Maryland mom Sara Gorfinkel decided to make blankets with her children and donate them to an organization called Project Linus, who then donates them to local shelters and hospitals. She was disappointed when she found the nearest chapter was over 30 minutes away.
Paying it Forward: Thanksgiving in the DMV
A few days before Thanksgiving our FOX 5 Pay It Forward crew hit the streets with Easterns Automotive Group. In hand, $100 gift cards to help our faithful viewers with their Thanksgiving Day meal preparation.
Pay It Forward: Cherry Blossom Intimates helping women with cancer
Each October we take time out to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness month and to talk about breast health. But for the nearly 300,000 women diagnosed this year with breast cancer, it’s more than a month.
Pay It Forward: Del Ray Business Association offers free Halloween costumes to those in-need
In just a few short days children will run through the streets as goblins, ghouls, and Fort Nite characters fueled by sugar. Part of the Halloween fun, for the kids, are the costumes.
Pay It Foward: Children’s National Hospital volunteer surprised with Nats tickets
There’s really something special about a person who gives without expecting anything in return. A person that works to make an impact on others because someone made an impact on them. That’s exactly what FOX 5’s Pay It Forward segment is all about.
