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Tracey Burns of Greenville, South Carolina, made her raft to look like the Bearskin Lodge, which is where she usually stays when she visits the city. Burns is a regular at the regatta and known for her artistry. One year she created a raft that looked like the Ripleyâs Aquarium of the Smokies, which she gave to the aquarium rather than float it down the river.
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Hailey Rickleff of Arizona placed third in the most creative category. She made her floatable in memory of uncle Bobby Hagy, a three-time cancer survivor who served in the U.S. Army with her father. Hagy, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, died a few months ago.
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Subscriber only A Lockyer Valley family has raised almost $89,000 for lifesaving technology at the Queensland Children s Hospital after doctors miraculously saved their son s hand after a freak accident. The Porter Family - Shelley, Michael and their two sons Maddox and Ashton - were shocked when they learned the advanced technology that saved their son s hand wasn t readily available at the QCH. Thanks to their significant fundraising efforts on Thursday, the QCH will now have a dedicated satellite site where advanced surgeons and technicians from the Australian Centre for Complex Integrated Surgical Solutions will operate. And, the centre will be named after the Porter s son Maddox.
THE bed-time story that Dudley single mum Wendy Willis made up for her son has come alive – in the shape of a beautifully illustrated children’s book. It’s now the bedtime reading for Wendy’s grandson and it also serves as reinforcing Wendy’s message in life – never give up. For the book, The Porter Family, finally realizes the dream that Wendy refused to give up on over 30 years. Wendy made up her tale of the Porter family when son Mark was two years old. It’s a tale of family and the mother’s refusal to give up on her dream of playing a musical instrument like everyone else in the family – Dad, son and daughter.
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This remarkable nurse gave everything, including her life, as coronavirus hit Staten Island
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Colleague Maryann DeMarco and MaryEllen Porter, right, enjoy a lighthearted moment at Richmond University Medical Center. MaryEllen was a nursing manager at RUMC, who passed away in March after contracting the coronavirus. She is being honored posthumously as part of this year s Advance Women of Achievement 2020 – The Front Line. (Courtesy of the Porter Family)
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Editor’s note: This profile is one of a series of stories about Staten Island women who have gone above and beyond during the coronavirus pandemic. They are women who have been critical in keeping essential functions operating as the health crisis grips our community, our city and our nation. The Staten Island Advance/SILive.com is proud to dedicate its annual Women of Achievement program, established in 1964 and celebrated every year since, to these local heroes;