Role in finding answers. My mom was there every step of the way. A son is on the right track to honor his mothers legacy, prompting others to follow his lead. To see others come and support the page. Its been cool to sgee will here is nbc bay areas garvin thomas. Thank you for joining us. Our goal for the next half hour, to give you just a glimpse of the enormous good being done around the bay area every day. Sadly, many times that good is borne out of tragedy and there couldnt be more true than with our first few stories. We begin with a man in a wheelchair whose therapy dog was stolen and then returned. We covered the crime and reunion when it happened last month but we had a suspicious that behind the good news story was an even better one. We were right. And i want to let you guys know to never give up, keep pushing, stay positive. If karma ever wanted to make a commercial. Arthur might make a good pitchman. Its stuff but it gets bet were time. What better way to explain what happened to arthur last month, then a good turn after so many good deeds. It want to leave a mark on this life. Reporter arthurs story didnt start in a good way. This chapter beginning seven years ago with a mugger, and a gun, in a dark San Francisco parking lot. It happened so quickly. Shot me. The pull bet went through my chest and my lungs and shattered my spine. Arthur awoke a. Month later to a future in the well chair. You know, i didnt know how to take it. Never had a friend in that chair. Arthur said he went into a dark place. Only to be pulled out of a toy poodle named love. Without go v dlov i wouldnt be where im at. With loves help arthur decided to turn a negative into a positive, not just making the most of his wife but visiting hospitals and rehabber ises, letting newly paralyzed patients known. It is. He and his wife go on project arthur will speak to this group. And for all of it, love is there. 26yearold arthur is heartbroken, and borried. Reporter which is why last month when head disappeared, it, shoused. A full court media its in, social and traditional followed, until a purchased love in the parking lot of the walmart realized who they had and gave her back. It felt great to be able to have that support. And it felt even better to get her back. This is love right here. How does a do gooder return such a good deed in arthurs case. By keeping up the good work. I know that i was able to help somebody bush on and live life to the must be wish. Live life to the fullest. Now to a of story that originally not only made local headlines but National Ones as well. A Silicon Valley ceo disappear without a trace when their plane crashes over ida low last depth. There was part of a story that wasnt exposed until now. Role of 17yearold again 500 wails a. Leadership yeah, its not very far from here. Is a quality that serves a came goldberg now. That means getting a goup group of teenagers that find her leg gutting the dirt yard. Its a summer job she was sure she could handle, not at all like the leadership role she found herself in this past winter. A lot of prayers. A lot of anxiety about being able to step up to this role i had taken on somehow. Reporter the story starts in of all places somewhere susanna had never been before, the wilderness of idaho. It was there a single enjinlg plain with ive members of the smith plane crashed. Dale smith, the experienced pilot was also a personal friend. Susannas scripture teacher at church. It was on a sunday and ront like who i heard it from but they said that brother says sorry. Reporter no one knew at the time that it would take weeks for the planes wreckage to be found. Susanna said she would have trudged through the winter whoa 500 miles away do. A lot it tushs out. Susanna learned of tom nod. A service that will provide. Susanna began a Facebook Page to realm online search. Lot of time it was very to do something that would happen. With the loan more than 2,000 members and susanna worked around the clock managing it all. In the process, raising ore own myrrh kriting and just how fun ral i know a lot of people came a i way with their face strengthened and, you know, kind of more a better perspective on life and on people. From real life drama to the finksal kind that happens on the big screen while wood, there are plenty of successful filmmakers who call the bay area. Shes looking to create a few more just like her. Good morning. How are you guys doing . How many people feel like really stressed ability not getting their budgets. The deadline is a big on saturday in your final film. Esther pearl designed real stories. Making her summer camp to exed to sunk people of what engine is life welcome the one big exception. The world is a 100 female endeavor. Theres a big problem. When you only have 16 of Decision Makers of 16 of women. Youre not going to have a media that reflects our society. Experts know how we have sun. Esther has spent a career in the film business. For seven years she worked at emeryvilles pixar high up in the credit as part and Story Department manager for the incredible in. Esther went on to get her masters and can you difficults the facing women in the media but shes not the type to write another paper or do another stu we. Were a little bit of reporter esther wanted to do something what she sees as a possible. So thats why she started camp real stories. Three dozen working with teens to create shorm films. They story collaborate all under the eyes of the ol vol tears from the world of film. And they do it all in just five days. We were really, really surprised the quality of work considering that none of the girls had any filming video experience. Norma and an neyia are not considering leaving you here. She doesnt telly va. So it had wow with the. We dont welly lk they are. Its feedback like that thats convinced esther to bring camp stories back for a second year. Even at a second week, and hopefully inspire the next generation. Still ahead, another woman who is a a need and came up with a solution. What shes doing to make sure the kids who need it most get started with the most basic of School Supplies. Plus, shes not just an athlete Winning National competition. A mill valley woman inspires people in and out of the water. The more we can bring experience about this horrible decision. Fu first, walking with a purpose. Turn around every now and then i get a little bit hungry and theres nothing really good around turn around every now and then i get a little bit tired of living off the taste of the air turn around, barry finally, i have a manly chocolatey snack and fiber so my wife wont give me any more flack i finally found the right snack now to a story that has changed quite a bit since we first aired it, proving no matter ho you you train and plan for an epic adventure, sometimes things just dont go how you would expect. For one gilroy family their heart is still in the right place. The family of gilroy and his three sons set off earlier this summer in an monstrous alaskan biking and kayaking adventure, more than 5,000 miles to raise money for the foundation that helps to train blind people in the sport of judo. But illness and bad weather altered and shortened their plans. At least this time. You can be sure they have their sights set though on more adventures. Definitely. Ive been growing up and watching my dad do sometimes crazy things. And i definitely think some of it rubbed off on me. You can read more about the highs and lows of their trip on their website. Now to another physical challenge but of a very personal nature. John woody lost his mom karen to Ovarian Cancer earlier this year. It was a loss felt right here at nbc bay area as well. Woody undershood though his lost wasnt you peek. The same thing happens to thousands of people every year. What if they all found a way, a there one, like put their grief to good news. There is something about the rugged beauty of a place like the marin headland that makes it the perfect spot to be alone with your thoughts. John has been coming here a lot lately to do just that. Alone but not by himself. You absolutely do feel, you know, some sort of presence when youre around these areas. The presence is that of his mother, karen. Karen loved to hike the headland trails and woody loved to go with her. She was just really a great person that instilled to you these values of having a good time and enjoying the moment. It was, though, it was ant one day after enjoying one of lifes best moments, woodys sisters wedding in october 2014, the fat there gathered the family for bad news. Karen had been diagnose with stage iii Ovarian Cancer. The wedding was beautiful. Couldnt have been more perfect. Mom and dad were dancing around. The entire family was dancing. Couldnt have been a better wedding. And then, you know, right when they right when it came out of my dads mouth i broke down, frankly. Woody says he knew at that very moment this is how his mother would die. And this past may, she did. The very next day woody was back in the headlands, this time though with a plan. To put his grief to good news. Hes now in training, you see. Woody is heading to a sierra to tackle the john muir trail. All 210 rugged miles of it, by himself, but again, not to see so many people to come and support the page or cup port the cause from all over the world that i have no affiliation with. Cool to see. More than rehundred people o to. The more we can do about bringing awareness about this horrible disease, you know, the more likelihood that well decrease the amount of those mothers daughters rol m mothers daughters rol mothers daughters role models. As he shares one more walk with his mother. My mom is going to be there every step of the way. Still ahead, shes a won woman power house. Her mission to give gids who would otherwise go out. One of the most important supplies a student can have. And when she does, over and over again as a competitive swimmer in the national olympics. One mill valley woman has the heart of a champion and hardware to prove it. But cleaning up at a National Competition is just the beginning of the good news. Kim chandler was 38yearold and has down syndrome. Her mother nancy says we would be lucky enough to change self donfy dense if she has but what does a real winner do when the games are done . Water we are told seeks its own level. All etching out on top. Water it turns out has been the great equal laser. The students you see in in Mill Valley Community in smim class of the film because you dont know or care. They only care when they hit the water shes there to catch them. I do like it. I like the whole thing. Kim was born 38 years ago in thailand where her family was living. The prognosis for a girl with down syndrome at that time and in that place was not one full of sock pris. They say maybe, maybe shes billion able to fit in society. Mom nancy says mainstream education and two loving sisters gave kim a great foundation. Her natural ability is that made her a great athlete. She loved to we and thailand. Thats where its just now sicking up prks at this years personal olympics usa games in jersey in june. That is kim in the free sil relay where the team. This one is silver. Just one of three model thes. I love the win. I was very proud. Yeah. But what makes mom even prouder is now chooses to live her life every day. This summer teaching not just swimming, but art to children at the taun difficult by. And teaching the rest of us that real winners dont ston. Coming up, building up a tountser meet the woman behind this glass on the backs of children. The calendar may say its still summer but back to school has already taken over the stores. But its not just big businesses that are planning ahead, its the time of year one Santa Cruz County woman kick starts her ever growing charity. You guys have a gently used backpacks at home . Linda hall has dreams of one day running a nonprofit with a sophisticated website and deep pocket in corporate sponsors. Im thinking positive. Reporter one with Warehouse Space and a marketing budget. Gently used backpacks at home . Linda hopes for all of that one day. Here comes people. Today though, she just wants a few more old backpacks. Well, more than just a few. I got to figure out how to get 275 more backpacks. Lots of binder paper. Linda set a goal for herself this year of 500 and School Supplies to give to homelessnd low income santa true quiz. They belong to her boys joe and tim who were pleading for new backpacks etch though theirs were barely worn. Im like, guys, your backpacks are not fine. Well, i dont we donate them. The boys won that battle and linda donated their own facted. I went to see my lady that i saw there and said, a, i know that the kids give them. She was thrilled. Absolutely thrilled. So this is where we keep all of the whack tracks. The lady was thrilled and linda was hooked. Her goals have every every year since as to the number of places she donates to to do it all. Way thats whats most important. Linda knows the impact because the kids and their family write letters telling her about it. Your time, efforts, and generosity will not be forgotten. Appreciate incident, codey. I dont care how much time it makes me. Thanks again for joining us for this bay area proud spesh. You can see new stories every tuesday and thursday during our 5 00 p. M. Newscast and you can catch up on every one of the more 200 bay area proud stories with we have done on our website. Just go to nbcbayarea. Com and scroll down to the bay area proud section. And if you wonder just where we get all of those story ideas, well, we get them from people like you. If you know of a story, no matter how big or how sma small of someone doing good for someone else, i would love to hear about it so i can share it with the world. You can email me at the website or on facebook, thanks again for joining us this evening. Have a terrific night. Looking for one of these . Yoplait. 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