A group of strippers in Oregon are in the news for an annual fundraiser called “Tatas for Toys”.  It’s the 15th year they’ve done it, and this week’s event brought in a record $60,000. The money goes to buy toys for sick kids at a children’s hospital in Portland.  They’ve now raised over $240,000 since 2011, making them the hospital’s top donor of toys.

A reporter in Minnesota did a story on a group of retired teachers who write uplifting letters to kids with cancer.  They get info about each kid and what they’re into every month, so all the letters are personalized. It happens through a charity called “Make It Better.”  You can check them out and sign up to write letters at MIBAgents.org.  Their volunteers sent over 11,000 letters and cards last year.

43-year-old Ahmed al-Ahmed is the guy in Australia who wrestled a terrorist’s gun away during the Bondi Beach shooting on Sunday.  He’s recovering from gunshot wounds, but should be okay.  And now he might never have to work again.  Someone launched a GoFundMe for him that’s now up over $2 MILLION.