Good News: Boy receives sports car parade for birthday surprise
In Florida, when Nadja Jovanovic wanted to celebrate her son Kosta's fourth birthday, she decided to ask social media for help getting one or two sports cars to show up for the celebration. After he saw the post, local car enthusiast Mike Mallozzi rallied his community to get an entire parade of sports cars for Kosta. NBC News' Jose Diaz-Balart has this heartwarming story and more in this week's Good News Wrap-Up.March 29, 2025
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