LAS VEGAS (WSVN) — A young student’s idea has come to life after her Las Vegas elementary school installed a bench to make friends. The 8-year-old, Phoenix, came up with the idea of the “buddy bench,” where students who feel lonely can sit on the bench to let others know they want someon e to play with during recess. The idea got a boost from a good Samaritan who raised the funds to build the bench and surprised the student with it at school. “Now kids can be really happy and they’ll have a friend to play with,” said Phoenix. The student now wants to help other schools get their own buddy bench. ...read more read less