Courtesy photo Above is a Buddy Bench created by Girl Scout Cadette Troop 42043. The Scouts include (from left): Olivia Butler, Julia Cacciotti, Abbey Anderson and Emily Kasun. Below, Girl Scouts ...

COCONUT GROVE, Fla. — This is one young girl’s story of turning an unfortunate set of circumstances into a triumphant journey. As a third grade student in 2017, Victoria Portela experienced social ...

The Old First Ward is about to get a bit more funky. Buffalo Benches Project, a directive of Small Built Works Studio (SBWS), is on a mission to create artistic and practical public seating for the ...

Fifth grader Sammie Vance made a $50 bet with her father that her friendship project, “Buddy Benches,” would take at least a year to complete. The project required the donation of thousands of plastic ...

SHAVERTOWN, Pa. — The Bench Project, which began in Luzerne County, wants to inspire and “nurture the human spirit by enabling connection through a shared experience, one bench at a time.” The Bench ...

Those were the words of Beth Romanowski, founder of The Bench Project, a fund of the Luzerne Foundation. Come Sit with Us. It all started in 2013 with 20 benches, as a celebration of 20 years of ...

Want to be a sponsor? Sponsorships are still available for this year’s “Benches of Avon” project. To learn more, email Vail Daily Advertising Director Holli Snyder, [email protected]. AVON — A ...