Star is doing off the field thats a hit for a young buy recovering from a dog attack. It was huge. Reporter heres nbc bay areas garvin thomas. Thank you so much for joining us. For the next 30 minutes wed like to treat you to a different type of newscast, one that focuses solely on the good things happening in the bay area and the good people who make them happen, and what better way to start than an amazing gift. The person who got it is ray mo molina. One way to measure mos success is all the awards he won over the years. Another way to measure it is what youll see now. How many measures of music does it take to take the measure of a mans life . To those rehearsing for a special concert inside antioch high schools auditorium are soon to find out. The life in question not one of theirs but the one thing they all have in common, learning music and life from ron mo molina. Ive always said that if i could be anyone that i want to be just like him. Reporter for 27 years, music has been cool at antioch because music was mo. He would regularly field a choir of 200 singers. They toured the world winning competition after competition, performing hundreds of times each year. Mo, all the while, not just telling his kids they were family but showing it. He was my hero. He was who i wanted to be. Reporter mo often told anyone who would listen he never wanted another job. He would never quit. Unfortunately, his body started to last christmas. My body just said fine, if youre not going to do it on your own, i guess well do it for you, to the point where i fell on the floor and couldnt get up. Reporter Liver Disease is what the doctor said. Mos full time job was now to get healthy, leaving no time for his other one. Ultimately, the decision i made was to step down. Reporter the moment mo stopped working, though, is when a handful of his former students started. We got to plan something. Reporter that something was this past saturday, and it was to be a surprise. For months they had rehearsed and planned. Any of mos former Music Masters who wanted to perform were welcome. They got mo to the hall by telling him it was a regular winter Music Masters concert. But when old friends greeted him at the door and more filled the seats, mo began to realize there was nothing regular about this event. Still, it wasnt until his old students flooded the aisles and filled the stage that the same thing happened to his heart. It is one thing to be told that your life matters. To be told that you made a difference in this world. Holy mackerel. Reporter it is quite another to have 150 voices deliver that message in perfect harmony. Just unbelievable to look up and see them all. Reporter the only thing better would be to lead those voices. Perhaps for the last time. Reporter which is just what mo did. I love you guys. [ applause ] reporter our next story is technically a follow up. Its about a personal quest sparked by world changing events, the vietnam war. It was four years ago that i first did a story about kim and the search for the man who saved her life as a little girl. If that sounds like a long time, its not, considering just how long kims been looking for answers, ones she just recently found. A single picture has the power we all know to tell the story of a moment in time. But put two together and you just might see the story of an entire lifetime. With these two, kims lifetime. When i think about all the way from the beginning, it seems like, you know reporter the first photograph is of kim as a young girl with her mother and relatives on an apartment balcony in saigon in 1975, not long before the city fell and kim, without her mother, would be among the last to flee. Kim was adopted by a family in florida. Her childhood years spent desperately not wanting to be different. But her hair, her skin, her eyes made that job impossible. It was really hard on he growing up, because i just dread talking about where i was born. Reporter it all changed, though, one night in 1992 when kim sat in a broadway theater with her now husband peter. The show was miss saigon and the war pulling apart mother and child stirred something inside kim. As soon as the play was over, i remember telling peter he was my boyfriend at the time i need to go back to vietnam. Its time. Reporter two years later following a handwritten map, kim found her family and began unearthing her story. She learned her mother was supposed to escape with her but went first to say goodbye to relatives and missed the flight. She died six years later in a refugee camp one day before she was to emigrate to the united states. It was then kim also heard the name jim smith, the american she was told was instrumental in getting her on that plane that got her out of the country. But who jim smith was, why he did what he did and what became of him remained a mystery. For 18 years kim and her husband searched for jim smith following dozens of promising leads, always coming up empty. Until that is kims adopted father found a dusty folder in an attic. On this page reporter with an address that proved to be the clue that led to a grave site in florida where jim smith had been buried in 1980. My dream came true after all these years, after 18 years of trying to find mr. Smith, jim smith. We had. Reporter she learned that he was a civilian contractor in vietnam. Her mother his house cleaner. They actually lived in his apartment. The one with the balcony on which this picture was taken. The one kim was able to return to recently with her son. But not all successful searches are satisfying ones. Kim also wanted to find jim smiths relatives to thank them and learn more about the man. But jims one son, for reasons not entirely clear, has declined to meet with kim. Still, kim is happy to have learned what she did. For one cant know how long a journey has been unless they know where it started. From a story that spans the world to one that grew right in our back yard literally. Were talking about a giant sequoia tree more than 100 years ago. The land is now a National Historic site. The tree, well, its in trouble. And one man is leading the charge to save it. At the intersection of al ham bra avenue and highway 4, the john muir Historic Site is a wonderful site in terms of ease of access. It is a terrible place to grow a sequoia. This part of the east bay is just too hot and too dry. Yeah. I think its a combination of all those environments. Soil. Reporter its why when keith came to work here he wasnt surprised to learn this 130 year old 80 foot giant sequoia was not doing well. Its done okay. Its made it thus far from 1880 to the present, but it does have a disease. And everybody, we all knew it. Reporter but this, of course, was not just any other tree. It was planted here by john muir in the 1880s. In this 1885 photograph you see the tree, protected by a wooden came, planted in a prominent spot on the property for all to see. He could have planted it anywhere. He planted it at the intersection of two farm roads. Reporter keith soon learned the only way to save this tree would be to clone it, but thats notoriously difficult with giant sequoias, there may be only one person capable of doing it. Good thing that david agreed to try. He runs the arch angel ancient tree archive in michigan dedicated to preserving old growth and historic trees. He jumped at the chance to work on a tree that muir himself had touched. In fact, hed do it for free. Theres almost a sacredness for these trees. John muir walked thousands of miles. Why did he pick up one tree to bring back and plant it by his home that witnessed his life and times. Reporter so much like he does with other park trees, keith climbed the sequoia with a saw and a pair of pruning shears. Except instead of cutting out of did parts he sought out the newest part, clipped it and overnighted it to michigan. There it was treated not just with tlc but hormones to stimulate growth. Keith just heard that roots have indeed started to grow and john muirs tree will live on, in a way. And even if the current sequoia hangs on for many more years and keith never see it is replaced with a copy, hes happy knowing he played a part not just in preserving history but keeping it alive. I do keep a great sense of pride in being able to start the project. Maybe my daughter will some day come back to the john muir site and see this tree planted. Conventional wisdom tells you to keep some distance between your professional and personal life. But one very smart woman is doing the exact opposite. Its a constant sfrugle for physicians to find what people refer to as a Work Life Balance. Reporter this physician is bringing work into her home and wouldnt have it any other way. Once i find out i could do the Charity Organization the first thing i thought of was hunter. Reporter but first, a home run star hits it out of the bark for a little boy. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. Delicious, but say i press a few out flat, add some beef, sloppy joe sauce and cheese, fold it all up and boom delicious unsloppy joes perfect for a school night. Pillsbury grands biscuits. Make dinner pop. [ male announcer ] dont wait for awesome. Totinos pizza rolls gets you there in just 60 seconds. Four hours on the slopes. Urs on weights. N just 60 seconds. And two hours doing this stuff. Which leaves me approximately two minutes to get my banking done. So i use the citi mobile app to quickly check my accounts and pay my bills. Which leaves me about five seconds to kick back. That was nice. Bank from almost anywhere with the citi mobile app. Citi, with you every step of the way. Our bay area proud series is all about the good things people do, and this next story is no exception. It does, however, start with something bad. A ten year old boy mauled by a neighbors dog back in august. Hunter still has a long way to recovery ahead of him. But that road will be easier thanks to an unlikely source. Its lucass dreams come true. Someone is one day going to pay him a lot of money to do what he already loves doing. Hitting and catching a baseball. Still, what makes this baseball standout stand out even more is how hes choosing to give long before he ever gets. Lucas is a star player on the mont vista baseball team. He was one of a handful of players from around the world chosen to pash tis pay the earlier this year in the elite power showcase in miami. It was such a shock. It was awesome. The coolest thing ever. Reporter one part of the event, a home run derby with a twist. With each home run hit, money raised for a charity of the players choice. While many chose wellknown organizations, lucas was interested in helping just one. Once i found out i could do the Charity Organization the first thing i thought of was hunter. Helping out with medical costs. Reporter he first heard about hunter lake the rest of us, on the evening news. Hunter had been playing at a friends home when that neighbors two dogs attacked him. The injuries severe, the scars long lasting. But then lou kags learned he was sun to have another connection. His mom kellie was to be hunters fourth grade teacher. In the past few months lucas got to know hunter. Nothings going to hold him back. Reporter and hunter got to know lucas. Hes tall, a big guy. He was nice as well. Representing california, here is lucas holstead. Reporter so if big like scouts watching him hit in a Major League Park werent enough pressure lucas wanted to at least hit out a few for hunter, which is just what he did. Its out of here. I get emotional about it all the time when i really think about it. Yeah. Hes my baby. Hes my firstborn. And when someone wanted, you know, he wanted to do that for him, it was huge. Reporter in the end, though, lucas didnt just raise 2,000 for hunter, he gained a whole new perspective for himself. I can just promise you thatly never play another game of basketball without thinking that its going to be my last game. Because it could end like that. Raising your own kids is hard enough. Now add 90 foster kids into the mix. I sometimes feel that god just put me here really to take care of the kids that dont have love in their life. Reporter but she is doing more than just taking care of them in her home. See what shes doing once they leave. And an oakland pediatrician gives bed side manner a whole new meaning. That bay area proud story when we come back. [ sports announcer ] heres another one, alyson dudek. Hales corners, wisconsin. Nice pass by alyson dudek. Can she hang on to that spot . And she does [ male announcer ] with the uverse wireless receiver, your tv goes where you take it, allowing inspiration to follow. [ dad ] looks pretty good, right . [ girl ] yeah. [ male announcer ] add a uverse wireless receiver today. Many people consider a doctor who makes house calls as the epitome of personal service, but dr. Caroline hastings at Childrens Hospital oakland may have you rye thinking that. She is a doctor, wife, mother who is turning the idea of Work Life Balance on its head with beautiful results. Bringing work home from the job regardless of what you do, is something most of us try to avoid. Even more so when youre a doctor. Like caroline hasting. Its a constant struggle for physicians to find what people refer to as a Work Life Balance because it is not only just timeconsuming but it consumes us emotionally, and you just cant turn it off when you go home. Reporter what makes caroline special, though, is that she is a doctor who stopped trying to turn it off. Instead, she invited it in. Literally. I brought may family into my work and hi my work into my fam. It was actually a lot easier for me and it was comfortable. Reporter on this day for example after treating 10 year old twins addie and cassie for a rare genetic disorder at oakland Childrens Hospital shes treating them to a Birthday Party at her house. The party is here because the hemple family from reno is staying here. Addie, cassie, mom and dad sleeping right off carolines dining room. I get the most amazing doctor in the world and the most beautiful friend at the same time. I mean, what else could you ask for . If you wanted a physician. You couldnt get anything better than this. I remember talking to you reporter the hemples are not the first out of town patients and their families caroline has housed during treatments over the years. Her three teenage daughters have not only become used to the unique houseguests, they look forward to them. It is perhaps the main reason caroline chooses to erase almost every line between her personal and professional life. I think its enriched the lives of my children and made me not only a better physician but a better mother, a better wife, a better friend. Reporter its a Work Life Balance that may not work for everyone, but in this case works beautifully. To be a Foster Parent you have to have a big heart, but what claudia has done for her 90 foster children goes well beyond love. Their story when we come back. One of the best things about covered california is that millions of people will qualify for Financial Assistance. For example, if youre a Single Person making less than 46,000 a year, or a family of four, earning up to 94,200, you may be eligible for premium assistance. The lower your annual income, the greater Financial Assistance you will receive. Get answers, and get covered. Find out if youre eligible and enroll now. At coveredca. Com. Our final story tonight is about a pair of Foster Parents from nevada. As youve probably guessed, theyre not your average Foster Parents. They definitely above average. So much so their commitment to foster children doesnt end even when theyre no longer children. There is a home in nevada that is bilingual. Where mom claudia seamlessly blends fluent spanish and english with her kids. Still, there is one word that claudia seems to define differently than the rest of us, regardless of the language. That word is enough. Lets start with claudia and husband roys work as Foster Parents. It began 16 years ago when a teenager asked a then just 26 year old claudia to be her foster mom. She said yes. I dont foe whknow what i wa thinking. Reporter she and roy would be great at it. That fist foster child went on to graduate college. One of their many foster children. About 90. A little more than 90. Reporter and heres where we get to enough. You would think caring so well for so many kids would be enough, but claudia was finding that some of her children after aging out of the system struggled to balance life and school, particularly those who made it to Community Colleges. They still have to figure out where theyre going to live, pay rent, eat, everything. I start noticing that a lot of the kids that were in foster care that made it to a Community College that they were not finishing. Reporter so that is when claudia started thinking outside the box or better yet, outside her home to the one down the street. One that she now rents to former foster kids needing a place to stay in order to stay on the path of success that claudia and roy have started them. And if that sounds like a big expense, it is. Its why claudia is in the process of creating her own nonprofit now called movin on up. Shed like to expand beyond the one home shes renting now and perhaps still do more, though clearly never enough. You know, theres a lot of times that i sit and i say why, like why god pick me . I dont know. Im not that religious. Im catholic, but im not super crazy catholic, you know, but i sometimes feel that god put me here really to take care of the kids that dont have love in their life. Thanks again for joining us for this bay area proud special. We have posted all of our stories on our website. Go to nbcbayarea. Com bayareaproud. Have a great night and well se see you next time. 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