Back in the 1950s, Prince Philip started the duke of Edinburgh Awards. Its goal was to encourage young adults around the world to embrace selfirovement. Er the years, millions f young adults from more than 140 countries have participated in the program. And that brings us back to prince edward. He travels the world, personally attending the award ceremonies. Thats why hes here at the governors residence in nashville, tennessee. It is an honor to have you here today and twelcome his Royal Highness the prince edward, the earl of wessex. Award winners, as well. All the the Award Winners included students, scouts, members from boys girls clubs, as well as teens from miss america. Six years ago, we started this program. Ive bn involved for three and in that tie grown from one program in california, our pilot, to 30 states and the district of columbia part this year. G people taking this afternoon, we celebrate 85 recipients from tennessee nashville and the grea r area who have dedicated the
Known as a. M. L. Only a transplant of bone marrow could save caroline. And only a transplant from someone whose bone marrow was a Perfect Match with hers. The bestcase scenario for a match was a sibling, and im carolines only full sibling, and i was a Perfect Match. The transplant from her big sister worked. Caroline has been in remission that means no cancer for 11 years. And because of all of that, shes honestly my best friend. I know i mean the world to her, and she means the world to me. Thats a lie. Its a secret. Shes not supposed to know i love her that much. Now lisette is proving her love in a different way. Shes raising money to find a cure for the disease that almost claimed her sisters life. Both girls have been active with the leukemia and Lymphoma Society. So lisette decided to enter the societys woman of the year competition. Its a 10week fundraising competition, so basically we compete to raise the most money. But its like a fun competition because we all have the same
But, you know, the reality is, is that bees pollinate over 100 different fruits and vegetables. Were talking about strawberries, broccoli, apples, melons, pumpkins i mean, really basic fruits and vegetables that we eat every day. Thats why whats happening in the bee world is causing alarm in the human world. Bees are dying in droves and disappearing from hives. Its called colony collapse disorder, or ccd. Colony collapse disorder has affected over 10 million hives in fact, killed 10 million hives over the past six years. No one knows why this is happening. There are many theories. It could be a virus, or tiny insects called mites that attack the bees, or the problem may be manmade. We have pesticides that are put on everything, you know, from fruits and vegetables, beans, corn, soy, and bees fly around and they collect pollen and nectar from these plants, and, you know, those pesticides, you know, either kill them or significantly lower the immune system of the bees, so they get sick e
Hanging out with her big brother. [ laughs ]. Walking the dog. And swas a typical kid. Until six years ago, when her life took a terrible turn. Well, it was around the time of my seventh birthday that i started feeling just very tired, and i just was not like myself at all. I didnt have any appetite, and i lost all my energy. Doctors discovered laurens heart was seriously damaged. So. It was just [exhales] a complete shock, just to know that from one day to the next, id gone, like. I was never born with any defect or anything. I had simply just caught a virus that attacked my heart. Thats how lauren wound up on a list the long, long list of americans waiting for a transplant. We have, nationwide, 117,000 people are waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant, and simply put, there are not enough people registered as organ donors to save to save lives. Fortunately for lauren, a donor came through in time. She received her new heart and started on the road to recovery. She spent so much ti
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