A Match.Com family looks for second happy ending: scholarship

Noah Hambleton was just 4 years old when his mom met Jim Bass on an online dating site, so he needed a little help when he decided a few months ago to tell their story.

It begins in 2004 much the way it ends, at least on the video the Johns Creek High School freshman submitted to Match.Com hoping to garner a $50,000 scholarship — a sweet love story made sweeter only by the teller himself.

And the in-between, which goes something like this:

Noah thought a firetruck would make their lives complete, but Marci, his mother, believed her boy needed a family more.

Find out what happened next and how your vote can help Noah win the college scholarship here: www.myajc.com/news/lifestyles/a-matchcom-family-looks-for-second-happy-ending-sc/ng7KP/

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