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JoyRx Hosts Live From The Heart Gala Featuring Joss Stone, Feb. 8th, 2024 [Video]

JoyRx is a nonprofit organization that offers music programs for kids in hospitals dealing with the effects of cancer and serious illness. Regional Director Grace Holland spoke with Studio 512 about JoyRx’s upcoming gala on February 8th, which will be headlined by Joss Stone.

“At JoyRx, the mission delivery of Children’s Cancer Association, we know it takes more than medicine to treat cancer and serious illness. When a child is facing life’s most challenging moments, they also need emotional healing.

“JoyRx Music, JoyRx Mentorship, and JoyRx Nature programs create feel-good moments for children and help them positively shift their mood to relieve the sadness, anxiety, and isolation experienced during lengthy treatments and hospitalizations — transforming their pediatric healthcare experience. JoyRx heals. We’ve seen it.

“For 28 years, we’ve been delivering programs to help kids find their Joy — one song, one friendship, one breath of ocean air at a time. When a child experiences Joy, their emotional well-being is positively …

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El Manglar Es Vida | Restoring mangroves, communities and climate benefits in Ecuador [Video]

Mangroves are the passport to our survival as a species. Communities depend on a thriving mangrove ecosystems for food and livelihoods, and a square mile of healthy mangrove forest can sequester carbon 10 times faster than the same area of mature tropical forests. But mangrove forests can also emit greenhouse gases when disturbed or degraded. In Ecuador, fishing communities and scientists work together to restore these forests and understand the climate benefits they provide to the world.