Category: High 5

  SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Few things in life feel quite as comforting as freshly-baked bread. Kid Bread Bakery is a home-based bakery in Salt Lake City that turns out delicious offerings – usually sold to boost Ellie, Henry and Penny White’s funds for camps or vacations. “Our parents told us if we wanted to go to summer camp, we would have to earn the money ourselves,” Ellie said. “At first we were like, ‘What? No way! We can’t do that!'” “We’re kids,” Penny said. “It was a lot more money than we thought we could raise by ourselves,” Ellie…

  SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – KSL TV has two High 5 shoutouts today, one for a crossing guard who brings some entertainment to the students heading to school, and one for an elementary principal and his neighbors who make the holiday better for others. In Provo, Amy Wilcox is bringing lots of smiles to her neighborhood in a tough year. She helps kids safely cross the street at 3450 North and Canyon Road – and she does it while fueling holiday cheer to everyone around. KSL TV viewer Rebecca Weaver said Wilcox dresses up for the holidays. She wore a…

  SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – It’s Wednesday, and that means KSL is once again highlighting the goodness and generosity right here in Utah. This morning, those positive vibes of volunteerism are coming from Sanpete County. Kay Jensen has one piece of advice for people feeling down and out that may be struggling during this pandemic. “There’s no way to feel better about yourself and about life and the world than to help somebody else,” said Kay Jensen, chairman of the Sanpete Humanitarian Council. She’s been helping the people of Sanpete County for decades as a nurse, volunteer, organizer and…

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah — Every Wednesday for the past 16 years, kids have flocked to Buck Conder’s house in South Jordan for a tradition known as Pop & Chip. “We picked a day, Wednesday, and then I was going to quit and they got mean and ugly about it.” It’s a simple offering, bringing together a neighborhood. While some come for the snacks, other come for the stories. “He was in the Vietnam War, and he tells me about that and his childhood,” neighbor Cade Swensen says. “He told us once that he didn’t have his first soda pop until…

A playhouse in Layton that’s providing more than a place to play! Source

Too many Utah kids go to bed hungry. The statistics are startling. But one organization is doing its best to change that. Source

He's very skilled at restoring old bicycles but it's how he uses that talent to serve others that captured our attention. Source

An aspiring veteran, a 13-year-old Utah girl is getting her career started early by looking out for troubled pets in her neighborhood. Source

He's not a teacher but the homework assignment he gives students at Highland Junior High School in Ogden is making a difference. Source

His is a small act of kindness but his consistency and effort is making a big difference in one Utah neighborhood. That's why many refer to Daren Bradshaw as a treasure. Source