Taking away from some of the physical things and stuff like that. I think we have to get back after that. Sixers finish, up the fivegame road trip against the suns, joel embiid back in the lineup missing last night for rest. Second quarter, sixers up by 13, dario saric. To the fourth, we go sixers up by one, dario for three. He led the sixers with 27 points, under two minutes left in the game, ben simmons to jay reddic. Sixers beat the suns 123 to 110, head out in the new year on a high note. Like that. Thank you lesley. Still ahead, not everyone can make it to midnight but no worries, there was a celebration even for the youngest of revellers today, a look at the welcome back everyone, a special group of revellers rang in the new year before nap time today. Eyewitness news here at philadelphias please touch museum where excited children participated in a countdown to 2018 that start at noon instead of midnight, dropping of the ball, families enjoyed live music dancing and lots of new years fun as well. Thats right up my ally. Lauren is back with a last check on the wild scene between a Police Officer an squirrel captured on camera in upstate refresh your recollection. The squirrel turned it on. My goodness, i had to jump on that one. Police officers squared off with the squirrel after it somehow managed to get inside the home. Police were called after the squirrel was caught eating cookies in the kitchen. You dont mess with that squirrel and his cookies, it was taken back outside and neither the squirrel nor the officers were injured. Thats a good thing, shrines learned dont mess with a squirrel and his cookie thats terrifying. Boy. Lauren, take it away. Lauren. Weather being squirrelly tomorrow. Waking up to eight, at the end of the day, this year, last broadcast of the year, from all of us have a safe and happy new year, take care. In a world that can seem dark, these people bring light all year we showed you stories of people who dont give up, on doing good. These are stories of heart, and stories of hope. Meet these inspirational people. Of all ages. Bringing our community brotherly love. Happy holidays, im ukee washington. Im jessica dean and welcome to this Eyewitness News special addition of brotherly love. All year we bring you stories of generosity and giving. Including one that has you on the basketball court. Oh, yeah i met a man who saw a kid shooting hoops and decided to up their game. Im in the southwest philadelphia area probably half of the time. Process server Michael Gibson drives philadelphia streets all hours of the day but he is not just delivering legal duments. He is giving away hundreds of brand new basketballs, they can cost up to 60 each. Giving them away, no questions asked. You use new basketball to share. Yeah. Thank you. I noticed people playing basketball with old, beat up balls i decided to give out brand new basketball and people started to get basketball i could give to children throughout the city. Not aloft people can afford good basketball or new won so give them a chance to do what they like. What do you think about that . Nice. What do you got here my man these are tools of my trade michael started giving away more than a year ago, he calls it the sixth man project. It is a great name, serves i great purpose, right. Very simple, but we always say sixth man is one that goes in and changes the game. When he had idea he set up Facebook Page and friends started donating basketballs for michael to give out some times kid posed for photos. Sometimes i look at the picture i took and see kid face and really gets you. I was along for the ride as he went to west philadelphia. Old school game. Street out old school does it. After michael gave new balls to tamir and derek we could not leave without a little two on two. Michael hopes having new equipment will keep kid on the court, on top of their studies and out of trouble. Will you keep on playing. Yes. As long as he is playing, it is well worthwhile im glad we stopped here. My hamstring still has not healed. It still hurts. Still sore. As of december 2017 michael has given away nearly 800 basketballs. Amazing. Now in Chester County volunteers are dedicating themselves to making a community healthier. Volunteers are doctors, nurses , dentists and even medical students and they are all pulling together for one goal. Hi, how are you. Patty cedars of the pottstown is right on time for her annual checkup at this clinic west chester. She says that for the last two years it has been a god send keeping her diabetes in check, even treating a thyroid lump. Where i work they didnt cover parttime people anymore , like most places. Clinic is called Community Volunteers and medicine, patty is exactly the Success Story that doctor mary worship wants to see. You live sick or die younger. You pray you dont get sick when you have no insurance. We are taking peoples lives president and ceo maureen tomamountshuck oversees medical professionals who treat more than 35,000 low many in patients, every year, and, doctor laura office sees dozen of them. Bus drivers, pharmacy technicians, home health aids. She said even with the Affordable Care act working people fall through the cracks some of the patients hoff enrolled in and received coverage under Affordable Health care act of used that insurance, and at high co pays and co insurance which led them to being dropped from their coverage. Patients can qualify if they live in the community, and make less than 300 percent of the federal poverty level. It runs on donations and just strength of volunteers. Without them it wouldnt be possible for to us do what we do. Here, you talk to everybody , they give you hugs. One more thing, patients get to ring a bell. Bell ringing. To celebrate being healthy. And, now to some people building quite a reputation. This organization sendness an army of volunteers to fix multiple houses in the same neighborhood all at won they call it a block build. We were there to see it all happen. Carpet is coming out. And floors are getting new life. It is a relief for homeowners, tanya and her son. Putting down floors to help with his asthma. Across the street, her neighbors dianne and myron armsteadbrown are getting welcomed work done after years of water leaks. Water is very damages. I had no idea and costly. All of the work is free this team of volunteers was organized by the nonprofit rebuilding together philadelphia. They helped fix up houses of low income homeowners, stephanie is the executive director. Every repair is to make a home owner healthier, safer and safe energy. On this day 85 volunteers are working on eight houses on the same block. They can spent several days working. So far i have gotten a lot of work done, i have gotten electrical work, roof repairs, i have gotten plumbing repairs done. Volunteers paid special attention to floors. The reason that were rebuilding together focuses honorary doing floors is because they can be real tripping hazard. Homeowners are often able to work side by side with volunteers so they pick up Home Maintenance skills. Learning experience for me also and help me maintain the hose once witt is done. Estimated 1,000 volunteers fix 75 homes a year through rebuilding together philadelphia. We say they are special people. It takes a lot to do work that you are not going to be paid for. Very, very special indeed. Now, a philadelphia acupunctureist found a way to how necessity comers come to our country. He studied around the world and speaks several languages he find that is brotherly love trans sends languages. Try to relax. Stephen and ahmed, do not speak the same language. Use Google Translate because my arab is terrible, i have like four word it only takes a few word for ahmed to show stephen where it hurts and for steve tone start fixing it. I see it. Every wednesday stephen offers his Acupuncture Services to immigrants and refugees who are coming through the Nationality Services center and going through stressful transitions. They have headaches, they have back pain their calves were tender and they are just dealing with the overall stress of coming in the country and learning what it is like to be in america. Down the hall gwenn, lead a free yoga class. Both yoga and acupuncture are part of the Centers Wellness wednesdays, even when they cannot speak their language she can see positive change. You can feel that tension has melted away. Even staffers are welcomed to stop by. They are doing great things , so i wanted to help refugees and help them because they are just as stressed out as everybody else. After 10 minutes with the needles ahmed is on his way relaxed and appreciative. They are very good. I do one more right here. Okay. And steve will be back next week to do it all again. It is so great to have them come in, and offer a service that may be our clients would not have access to or even though it is a fit. All right, take care. Wonderful services. Umhmm. Next man has been devoting his time to lifting the spirits of cancer patients. He made a big prom toys a teenage patient, we were there to see the smiles, as it was fulfilled. So the top is a section, side is a session. Reporter sixteen yearold nassar blakely is getting a lesson he business to use how to cut hair, barber pete michael is his student. He is my student for the day, prote ge. And al harris will be nassars first haircut. You crazy. Al is founder of the non profit support group called cancer hoops when nassar was diagnosed with an abdominal cancer, plastic small cell cancer in february 2016. Al started joining him for treatments and outings and their brotherhood blossom. It is just a constant smile all the time and that is rare when he is going through what he is going through. Al was also there in september when Mastery Charter High School welcomed nassar back to class and mom watched. It is wonderful. We have a great support system i love the school for helping me for everything we have gone through since day one. Every day of my life, he is just there. Now nassars cancer has spread and he need radiation to his skull and he will lose his hair, so al is fulfilling a promise. He will let nassar shave his head. Dont move. Okay. He can hold the clippers. Under Pete Michaels watchful eye nassar goes to work. However it goes, the kid has a smile on his face, it is all right with me. A few days later, nassar returned for his own haircut, once again, al was there. As long as he is happy with it, im happy witt. Im cool. Happy to be his brother in baldness. Now that is beautiful. It is so great to see those smiles. Umhmm. Now for months we have followed saga of the man who was giving hope to the homeless one haircut at a time he brought his salon street level and through adversity, he has touched thousands of lives. We first met Brendon Jones in chester where his barber shop was on the sidewalk with a sign haircuts for the homeless. I enjoyed being out here. It is my personal way of giving back. Oh, man. Getting fast, free haircuts and documenting the before and after on social media millions of you tube views, International Media attention. How far do you go. How far can you go lets put that it way. Skies limit. In 2017 a complication popped up brendan said city hall. He had been cutting hair at 15th and jfk. Young lady said hey to shut down immediately. City was worried about Traffic Safety and some residents had complained so we went to someone who had stopped for a selfie philadelphias mayor jim kenney. I think sometimes common sense and decency, should overcome, restricted adherence to every single rule. A few days later brendan got the cities bless to go keep cutting, outside city hall. What he was doing down there, i was very impressed. In the fall of 2017, a fellow barber sean johnson was moving to new digs. He gave brendan his old barber shop. There is a safe haven for me to continue you know, to touch and bless those lives out there that a lot of times you often forget about. But brendan has never forgotten. Wow, how it snowball. How about it. We will be back with more stories of brotherly love including an old vehicle that got a new life. Happy to try to help and they are like can you send it right away. Story of the little rv sent to texas with love. Plus, how this vintage ride is giving veterans a lift. Later three cheers for true welcome back everyone. After the hurricanes of 2017 we saw brotherly love blossom. People hosting dances, concerts, fundraisers, food drives all finding ways to give. By the time, irma came through it was clear people would need a lot of help. In september married he had foley of jenkintown himself a musician, helped organize a concert fund raise their raised 9,000. After harvey, preschoolers and kindergarteners at Assumption Academy in chester count a adopted a houston school. It got all ruined and were going to get some new supplies for them. Children can help children. Just because were little doesnt mean we cannot do big things. Put them in there. Mary collie of chadds ford gave her beloved 89rv nicknamed a funky waffle sent it south. They said can you use it, send it right away. We have got their backs, we are there for them. Funky waffle has now served as temporary shelter for at least two houston families, and they raised 20,000 shared between nine families. Now to a story of inspiration, and perspiration. Delaware athlete who became paraplegic felt her athletic days were over. They were not. The waters fine at Bob Carpenter Sports Center at university of delaware. It it is easier to exercise in the pool then on the ground linda severe has ms and taken her ability to work but not her ability to work out with a little help from sophomore julia dicicco. Walking and, and maybe some stuff with dumbbells and the water. In a nearby work out room. China will help me with my grip on the bar. Carroll guyeski is doing l at pull downs with junior china bookergibbs. Carroll has ms as well. I can see shes going to get strong door one more set. Both weight training and swing class were created by yes, you can, a nonprofit that makes recreation available to anyone with the physical limitation vicky george helped get this all rolling. I was an exceptional athlete. Vick up has progressive ms for 20 years, a friend found out university of delaware was teaching adoptive sports and vicky discovered that she could lift and then pull. Started to work with one student. When we realized what we can do because my muscles were active. Others disabled could be active as well. Over past 11 years yes, you can has developed an ever expanding roster of adoptive sports classes and they are free. I love this program, i mean , not only do i get to come here and work one on one. It is great to be able to get out and interact with other people. Vicky says is there a huge demand for the program and it need more donations, and volunteers. Every time i think im just too tired they bring me around again, because it is, something that keeps me going. And we have more coming up, in the special holiday addition of brotherly love, including one man driven to serve. Car got a lot of attention anyway before i did all this. Yes. I will ask him about his rolling billboard. Also, an army of local bakers, spreading sweetness and recruiting more. And the social club busting stereotypes all coming up. Kick off the new year with a deal that will save you money for the next 2 years guaranteed. Fios is here with a great offer on the 100 fiberoptic network. It starts with the Fastest Internet available. Plus up to 200 channels. Plus phone, plus showtime for 2 years. Plus multiroom dvr service for 2 years. Plus a 2 year price guarantee. All for just 79. 99 per month online with a 2 year agreement. Thats a lot of pluses, and over 800 dollars in savings. Just think about having the best internet with the best showtime shows. Its what our customers expect. Thats why fios has won the j. D. 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Carmen started decorating the camaro six years ago after visiting his sister who was an army nurse. The. Car got a lot of attention. I figured i wanted to use that for a good cause. Over the years he has wrapped the car were four different designs taking it to events for veterans and visiting military hospitals. The back is with his web site warrior cameo. Org a lot of incredible people, both civilians and military. He does not collect money himself he tells fans to donate to his favorite veterans charities, Wounded Warriors project, disabled American Veterans and fisher house. It doesnt have to donate to the charity if you know a veteran help them with the bill or something. Anything to support our troops is always a good cause. He estimates he has reached thousands of people, although, he will never know how many passers by were inspired by his route. And, thank you for your service. Indeed. About a year ago philadelphia woman turned her love of bake nothing to a city wide project. She is giving home bakers a way to channel their cook to go bring a smile to refugees and the needy. Emily kaplan bakes every other week for people that she might never meet. Im just responsible for 30 or 45 people, im getting two packages of brownies. She knows how many people to bake for because shes part of the inkind baking project which licks volunteer bakers with nonprofits. It is very much grass root is it was started by molly lester of philadelphia, for a few years molly has been baking, dropping off treats for organization that is help the less fortunate. After the president signed the travel ban, molly felt the need to do more. There was, so much vitreal being directed at immigrants, refugees, it is just a small thing but i hope extending baked goods could be a different gesture and message. Molly set up a web site in kind baking project. Org, Community Organizations and nonprofits put out a request for deserts including, even date and number of servings, volunteers sign up to fulfill the request, and then, they bake, and then drop off. Quickies i way to make a big impact, sweeten someones day. Emilys brownies went to Community Center at visitation in kensington, where they were served alongside home baked cookies and homemade rice crispy treats in the shape of the drum stick all from inkind baking, cysttent director le keisha bull long is great. People love dessert. They give way more than we need. People are artists. This is clearly an outlet for aloft peoples creativity. So far 300 bakers have fulfilled order for organization that is help refugees, the needy and the homeless, sharing can be sweet , in more ways then one. Umhmm. Good. Yes. Coming up next place where friends are born. How they build these bonds that is coming up next in our special look back at stories of brotherly love. Doctor. Doctor. 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