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    And the Super Bowl winners were...
    The Friendly Hamster
    • Feb 8
    • 1 min

    And the Super Bowl winners were...

    We don't know what team Audrey was rooting for at #SuperBowlLV, but our guess is that she was pleased to see a woman leading the dramatic...
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    True Love
    The Friendly Hamster
    • Jan 27
    • 1 min

    True Love

    Steven wanted to get his wife a very special birthday present. He knew how much it would mean to Donnamarie to reconnect with the doctor...
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    Look what made the list!
    The Friendly Hamster
    • Dec 8, 2020
    • 1 min

    Look what made the list!

    Check out the suggestions for "New Books for Holiday Gift-Giving This Year!" Image by monicore from Pixabay. http://www.qualityservicemar...
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    Aim for the Stars
    The Friendly Hamster
    • Nov 10, 2020
    • 1 min

    Aim for the Stars

    Here's to another Brit who "made a long and lonely journey from her childhood in England to prominence in a scientific community that beg...
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    A birthday party for a book?
    The Friendly Hamster
    • Nov 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    A birthday party for a book?

    It was one year ago today that "Audrey Evans: Not Your Ordinary Doctor" came into the world. It was not an ordinary day! Now there are...
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    The Dynamic Duo
    The Friendly Hamster
    • Oct 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Dynamic Duo

    A dynamic duo was reunited earlier this month when Lynn Cummings and Audrey reconnected. They worked together 30 years ago on a fundrais...
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    Your Vote Matters
    The Friendly Hamster
    • Oct 7, 2020
    • 1 min

    Your Vote Matters

    Here is Audrey, signing her ballot. She hopes you are planning to vote, too.
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    Great Minds Think Alike
    The Friendly Hamster
    • Sep 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    Great Minds Think Alike

    Audrey Evans was not your ordinary doctor, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg was not your ordinary jurist. Here are a few of RBG's quotes that Aud...
    3 views1 comment
    So true
    The Friendly Hamster
    • Jul 2, 2020
    • 0 min

    So true

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    What do cancer and the SARS-CoV-2 virus have in common?
    The Friendly Hamster
    • Jun 8, 2020
    • 1 min

    What do cancer and the SARS-CoV-2 virus have in common?

    According to pediatric oncologist John Maris, "in many ways cancer behaves like a virus." Maris and his colleagues at The Children's Hos...
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    Way To Go, Justin!
    The Friendly Hamster
    • May 28, 2020
    • 3 min

    Way To Go, Justin!

    Justin attended St. James School – the school Audrey helped to found in North Philadelphia. In the fall he will move on to Ursinus Col...
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    "None of it stopped her"
    The Friendly Hamster
    • May 17, 2020
    • 1 min

    "None of it stopped her"

    They worked in completely different fields, but based on this report by ESPN, it sounds as though Audrey Evans and Phyllis George had a l...
    6 views0 comments
    Celebrate Children's Book Week
    The Friendly Hamster
    • May 5, 2020
    • 1 min

    Celebrate Children's Book Week

    Enjoy this special reading of a story about a child who grew up to do important things. The 15-minute video was recorded by the author ...
    4 views0 comments
    Real Life Superheroes
    The Friendly Hamster
    • Apr 15, 2020
    • 1 min

    Real Life Superheroes

    Health care workers have hard jobs, not just in times of pandemic. Even before COVID-19 made their work more stressful and dangerous, he...
    4 views0 comments
    Check Out Today's Google Doodle
    The Friendly Hamster
    • Apr 1, 2020
    • 1 min

    Check Out Today's Google Doodle

    Today's Google Doodle honors Dame Annie Jean Macnamara, a medical pioneer whose career parallels Dr. Evans' in some interesting ways. You...
    1 view0 comments
    Worried About COVID-19?
    The Friendly Hamster
    • Mar 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    Worried About COVID-19?

    In the midst of these scary and unsettling times, children (and adults, too) can learn from Audrey. This is her first pandemic, but she ...
    5 views0 comments
    Audrey on CBS3
    The Friendly Hamster
    • Mar 12, 2020
    • 1 min

    Audrey on CBS3

    As promised, here she is! Reporter Chandler Lutz does a beautiful job showing Audrey's humor and heart in this 3-minute news story. ht...
    4 views0 comments
    Audrey on TV
    The Friendly Hamster
    • Mar 11, 2020
    • 1 min

    Audrey on TV

    Tune in to CBS3 at 6:15 a.m. or 5:45 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, March 12) to see what Audrey shared with Chandler Lutz.
    3 views0 comments
    A Tweet from Across the Pond
    The Friendly Hamster
    • Mar 10, 2020
    • 1 min

    A Tweet from Across the Pond

    What a lovely tweet and video clip about Audrey from the country of her birth. https://www.trendsmap.com/twitter/tweet/1236564651430813696
    4 views0 comments
    The Secret's Out
    The Friendly Hamster
    • Mar 8, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Secret's Out

    Who invented the Shamrock Shake? The little known fact has been revealed by the Enterprise Ledger in Enterprise, Alabama. Without those...
    3 views0 comments
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