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Happy Weekend! The last weekend of 2008 is here! Hope this finds you all healthy, happy and warm.

Here are a few good news stories that I enjoyed finding. Hope you enjoy reading!

The largest Christmas tree ever to be placed in St Peter’s Square in Rome was lit on Saturday and Vatican officials said its wood will be recycled to make toys for needy children.

The 33-meter-high tree was lit at an afternoon ceremony. The Vatican said all the wood from the 120-year-old tree will be recycled to make toys for needy children and garden furniture such as benches for schools.

The decision to recycle the wood from the tree was the Vatican’s latest effort to go green.

Dwayne Wade, star of the NBA basketball team Miami Heat, has helped a family who lost their home to a fire move into a new home.

Wade presented Dawn Smith with the ultimate gift — the keys to a her new house, along with some furnishings, clothing and gifts.

This isn’t the only act of kindness and generosity that Wade has shown this year. He also threw a party for 350 children and gave free tickets to 100 kids to the Heat’s game against the Golden State Warriors. Also, he donated $10,000 to each of three children’s organizations.

“That’s what I try to teach my kids,” said Wade. “It’s not about what you’re going to receive—it’s what you can give to others from what you’ve received.”

Baby from Nepal Has Amazing Journey to Local Hospital

Operation Smile has performed facial surgery on a baby whose trip to Norfolk included a 30-day trek across the Himalaya Mountains.

A Buddhist monk has a ministry to girls in Nepal. He rescued this baby when he heard that her family was hiding her in a woodshed because of her facial deformity. Now she is healing from the surgery and will return to Nepal.

Watch a news report: www.wvec.com/video/topvideo-index.html?nvid=314590

Tags: Baby from Nepal, Big Vatican Christmas tree, Dwayne Wade, Miami Heat

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