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More Good News: Man Travels World for Good News, Essential Workers Tribute Video - CMS Wire
Dillon Hill of Sacramento earned international attention in 2018 when he dropped out of UC Davis to help his childhood friend Chris Betancourt complete a bucket list. Betancourt was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia as a young child and as a teenager in 2017 was told he had about two years to live. One of the items on the list was to break the world record for the most bone marrow donation sign-ups and because of the amount of publicity around their story, over 11,000 people joined the bone marrow registry, resulting in a match for Betancourt that saved his life.
These days, Hill is continuing to help as many people as possible put a smile on their face, at a time when smiles are more than welcome. Hill created a Live for Another documentary series, a crowdsource-funded effort where Hill tracks down positive stories of people helping people. He pins photos of his subjects on a map and has continued his efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dillon Hill of Sacramento earned international attention in 2018 when he dropped out of UC Davis to help his childhood friend Chris Betancourt complete a bucket list. Betancourt was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia as a young child and as a teenager in 2017 was told he had about two years to live. One of the items on the list was to break the world record for the most bone marrow donation sign-ups and because of the amount of publicity around their story, over 11,000 people joined the bone marrow registry, resulting in a match for Betancourt that saved his life.
These days, Hill is continuing to help as many people as possible put a smile on their face, at a time when smiles are more than welcome. Hill created a Live for Another documentary series, a crowdsource-funded effort where Hill tracks down positive stories of people helping people. He pins photos of his subjects on a map and has continued his efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.