Ray Higgs

Military Brat, Nürnberg Eagle, Vanderbilt Commodore, Proud ΠΚΦ, EHS Professional, Father of Nicholas, and Admirer of MA Higgs. Kyrie Eleison. ✝️ #AnchorDown

[Vanderbilt Soccer @VandySoccer]

Unanimous at the top

First No. 1 @UnitedCoaches ranking in school history

[Vanderbilt Men's Basketball @VandyMBB]

Festus Ezeli checking in

[Ray Higgs @FeatureRay]

@vandygirl1998 Enjoy... Ole Red and Category 10 transition to 21+ later than most of the others. 🤠👢

[Vanderbilt Marching & Athletic Bands @vandybands]

🚨 CALLING ALL ALUMNI! 🚨
Join the Spirit of Gold for ALUMNI BAND this Fall!
🗓️ October 17th
🏈 @VandyFootball vs Arkansas
🔗 Registration: https://t.co/YzBhu5ebs1
🎟️ Tickets: https://t.co/Tw4PLlevnh
ℹ️ More Info: https://t.co/mckdweVQyH

⚓️⬇️ #AnchorDown #SOGILTB

[Leonard Slatkin @LeonardSlatkin]

Although my final concerts with the Nashville Symphony this season will take place Oct. 16-17, I intend to remain the music director. I am committed to walking alongside our musicians, staff, board, and community as we work toward our return.

[Willie Geist @WillieGeist]

This week's #SundayTODAY Mug Shots, featuring former @VandyFootball head coach Bobby Johnson. ☀️ ⚓️ https://t.co/Cq9aUbUStw

[College Sports Only @CSOonX]

Todd Beamer was the passenger on United Airlines Flight 93 who rallied fellow passengers to fight back against the 9/11 hijackers with the phrase "Let's roll" and stopped it from reaching Washington, DC.

This is his daughter, Morgan, who was born 4 months after his death and went on to play women's soccer at his alma mater, Wheaton College.

Imagine how proud he would be. 🇺🇸 #neverforget

[Vanderbilt Sports & Society @SportsSocietyVU]

On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we remember former Vanderbilt pitcher Mark Hindy, who worked at Cantor Fitzgerald and was killed at the World Trade Center that morning
https://t.co/021mEd26HP

[FDNY @FDNY]

Twenty-five years ago, we suffered unimaginable losses as a nation, a City, and a Department. The world changed.

The FDNY lost 343 of our own that day, and in the decades since, we have continued to lose even more to World Trade Center-related illnesses. Their names, their stories, and their courage are woven into the fabric of the Department and serve as the foundation of the modern FDNY.

We renew the promise we made a quarter of a century ago—one we will keep for generations to come: We will Never Forget.

[Ray Higgs @FeatureRay]

Always remember... Never forget. #September11th 🎗🇺🇸

[ESPN @espn]

Welles Crowther, a former Boston College lacrosse player who had a trademark red bandana, was working in New York on Sept. 11, 2001.

This is the story of how he led people to safety after terrorists struck the World Trade Center.

[Vanderbilt Marching & Athletic Bands @vandybands]

Tomorrow is the first @VandyFootball GAME DAY of the season! We can't wait to see all of Commodore Nation in Vandyville and FirstBank Stadium! ⚓️⬇️
#AnchorDown #SOGILTB #ConquerAndPrevail

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

🚨WOW!!!

A Bronx pizzeria owner saw a woman eating out of his GARBAGE.

He walked outside, took her by the hand, led her in, and pulled a hot slice straight from the oven for her.

She sat down and cried. He said: "Don't cry. Eat. I don't want you eating out of a garbage." ❤️

His name is Daniel Romano.

He owns D'Romano's Pizza in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx.

He didn't shoo her away.

"I grabbed her by the hand and I led her to the pizzeria and I went in the oven and I got her a fresh slice and gave it to her. Sat down and she started crying. I said, 'don't cry, eat. This is not a problem.'"

In that moment, he decided he'd never let it happen to anyone again.

So he grabbed a marker, wrote a sign by hand, and taped it in his window for the whole neighborhood to see:

"To the people eating out of my garbage, I have more love for you than you think. Please come in and tell me you're hungry. I will forever give you a slice and fresh water to drink."

When they asked him why, his answer was simple.

"Right now, I think this world is shot. There's too much hate. Too much negativity. Why not put a smile on someone's face?"

And it turns out this runs deep for Daniel.

It goes all the way back to his mother, Carmella.

"She had a saying in Italian. She used to say, 'a desperate person will always make a better decision on a full stomach than on an empty.'

"It always stuck with me. So I feed people."

A desperate person makes a better decision on a full stomach.

That handwritten sign has traveled way past the Bronx now.

Daniel says people are calling him from Texas, Arkansas, Hawaii, even Alaska, all wanting to chip in and buy slices for hungry strangers they'll NEVER MEET.

"Don't ask me, I didn't even know Alaska had a phone."

It all started with one slice.
One woman.
One man who did something kind.

GOD BLESS Daniel Romano. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[Willie Geist @WillieGeist]

On #SundayTODAY, a look back at my conversations over the years with the one-and-only @DollyParton. Every moment of her company was a gift. 🦋 @Dollywood https://t.co/FdILrUDPZH

[Vanderbilt Hockey @VandyIceHockey]

Donate at the link in our bio! Thank you for being part of our journey. Anchor Down! 🌟

[Gov. Bill Lee @GovBillLee]

At a place where Tennessee welcomes the world, it is fitting that BNA would bear @DollyParton’s name.

Today, in partnership with @Fly_Nashville, we announced our intent to honor Tennessee’s favorite daughter and her indelible legacy.

Link: https://t.co/bGBXYqp0d1

[Fly Nashville @Fly_Nashville]

Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Nashville International Airport® (BNA®), announced their intent to name BNA in honor of Dolly Parton.

Read more here: https://t.co/x1DLDKrNNC

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library was the best contribution to child literacy ever made by a celebrity. Our paths crossed once, in the 90s, backstage at a talk show, and I was completely tongue-tied and starstruck. RIP Dolly. You were a complete, irreplaceable one-off.

[Dolly Parton @DollyParton]

A message from the family of Dolly Parton.