A Finger Licking Good Marriage Proposal!
Ever wanted to get hitched in the most finger lickin' way possible? Johnny Mac is back with another episode of Five Good News Stories to share just how you could do that. This time, we travel Down Under where KFC is offering an $80,000 dream wedding...
Ever wanted to get hitched in the most finger lickin' way possible? Johnny Mac is back with another episode of Five Good News Stories to share just how you could do that. This time, we travel Down Under where KFC is offering an $80,000 dream wedding to a lucky couple who proposes with an onion ring. That's right, there's no cluckin' around here! The Colonel means business, and he's serving up love and chicken, as long as you're ready to snap a pic of that special moment for a chance to win.
From Australia, we journey to Ohio, where the heartwarming tradition of Bus 38's children for their friend battling cancer will move you to tears.
Then, we're off to recognize America's top young scientist, a 14-year-old with a genius invention for skin cancer treatment. Could he be the next big thing in the fight against cancer? And let's not forget Alfredo, our adventurous nonagenarian who conquered a 24-mile hike of the Grand Canyon, or Shannen, an embodiment of pure kindness, who, with her husband, adopted six young men with Down Syndrome.
It's a whirlwind tour of feel-good stories that will leave you wanting more. So come along and share this journey with us, and don't forget to spread the joy by sharing this podcast with a friend!
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Calaroga Shark Media. Hi there,
I'm Johnny Mack with five good news stories.
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Good news. If you're getting married, you're in Australia and you like
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chicken. Down there, Kentucky Fried
Chicken will hook you up. The fast
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food chain is bringing back one of
their concests. It's the famous KFC wedding.
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All you have to do is snap
a pick of you getting engaged whereas
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they put it putting a ring on
it. KFC is offering eighty thousand dollars
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presumably Australian dollars. You just have
to propose with an onion ring. See
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there would be a catch. KFC
promises the winner a full wedding package,
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complete with delicious KFC catering. They'll
hire the venue, get the photographer,
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they'll hire the entertainment. Go up
to eighty thousand, again presumably Australian dollars
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for the KFC wedding of your dreams. All right, how's this work,
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Johnny Mack. Go to Australia,
walk into your local KFC, order any
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onion ring item, a picture of
you putting an onion ring on it,
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and the colonel will pick the best
image to win the competition. Is open
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to all Australians who are ready to
SiGe the knot regardless of gender, sexual
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preference, religion or age, as
long as you're eighteen. Get moving on
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This entries closed November twenty seventh.
An ohioman fighting cancer has received a heartwarming
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present from the children of Bus thirty
eight. Tony McHale drives the bus for
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Little Miami Schools and as he drives
by his friend Tony Way's house, they
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honked the horn every morning around seven
to ten in the morning. But wait,
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there's a twist. Tony McHale learned
he wouldn't be allowed to drive the
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bus because he had a paysmaker and
planted, So there was a new bus
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driver, Randy. Randy has agreed
to continue the tradition of honking the horn.
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The fourth and fifth grade students on
the bus noticed the bus driver would
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honk the horn every day and they
were like, Hey, what's this about.
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Mchale' said. I told them it's
the right thing to do and had
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to explain the importance of helping others
in a time of need. The students
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wanted to help us well. The
next day, when the bus drove buy
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all the kids shouted and waved out
the window at Tony Way, making him
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very happy. They had an assembly. Tony McHale said. Tony Way cried
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when the kids, who didn't even
know him came up to him and hugged
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him. We teach our kids to
always do the right thing, kindness in
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helping each other out. A fourteen
year old who invented soap to treat skin
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cancer has been named America's top Young
Scientist. Nice job by him men.
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He's a ninth grader from Virginia.
He invented a fifty cent bar of soap
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to treat skin cancer. He said, I've always been interested in biology and
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technology, and this challenge gave me
the perfect platform to showcase my ideas.
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He competed against nine other finalists to
be named America's top Young Scientist. Not
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sure how the soap works, but
excellent job there. Good job by Alfredo.
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He's ninety two. He just finished
a twenty four mile rim to rim
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hike of the Grand Canyon. He
hiked for twenty one hours over two days.
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He told USA Today it's never too
late to do something big, even
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in your nineties. After all,
he said, it's only one step after
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the other and our final story today, every child deserves a family. Shannon
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learned that from her parents. Her
parents ran a group home for chill special
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needs, so in two thousand and
nine, there was an opportunity to foster
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Joey, eighten year old with Down
syndrome. Shannon told people, my son
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Cody begged us to adopt him.
I've always had a heart for these kids.
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Fifteen years later, Shannon and her
husband have adopted not only Joey,
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but five other young men with Down
syndrome. Shannon says there's never a dull
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moment, whether they're riding horses on
there forty acres of land at their house
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in Wyoming, collecting eggs from the
chickens they raise, or just heading the
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Sam's Club on a grocery run.
Husband Troy said, they're happy about being
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here because they don't live a boring
life. They're either camping or going to
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Disneyland or riding horses. If they
were in a facility, they live day
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by day and wouldn't get to do
what's so called normal people get to do.
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But they're definitely on the go these
kids. Shannon added, I want
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the boys to have life experiences.
They didn't have in foster care. If
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you get to know them, you
just fall in love with them. They
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don't judge anybody or anything. They
are so kind. That's your five good
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news stories for today. If you
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And I hope you and your friend
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