An eight-year effort by thousands of grassroots volunteers resulted in a new 44-cent stamp featuring the great thoroughbred racehorse, Seabiscuit. Its debut today from the U.S. Postal Service is significant for one reason: We, the people, accomplished it -- thanks to the inspiration of "the people's horse".
Bernie had a tough life and was moved around due to family illness. A chance meeting 30 years after his stint on a high school state championship team produced a reunion with a teammate and delivery of the championship ring, which he'd never received.
English businessman Jeremy Taylor had just lifted off from his timber yard in his helicopter when he spotted a suspicious white van. He quickly figured out that he was being burglarized. Noticing the helicopter, the van sped off but Taylor followed him — down roads and into town. Taylor said, "I was determined to catch […]
Called the Civic Generation, young adults who grew up in the shadow of the 9/11 attacks and saw the wreckage of Hurricane Katrina are volunteering at home and abroad in record numbers. The Millennials pioneered social networking to support favorite causes.
On Easter Sunday the CBS Sunday Morning show explored the concept of forgiveness. One woman has forgiven the man who killed her son in a drunken driving crash, and now embraces him during public events where the two talk to high school students about drinking and driving.
Another random act of music in a public place... this time in Antwerp Belgium's Central Station.
Erika Vohman is improving the lives of women in Central America by teaching them about their native Maya nut, a nutrient-rich seed that grows abundantly in rain forests. Many are still unaware of the nut, which can be ground into a meal for porridge or flatbread.
President Obama sends a hand written note to a Wisconsin family, thanking them for their inspiring letter.
At the Dallas Fort-Worth area Arts and Jazz Festival this weekend, a Kindness Challenge Booth will be set up to urge passers-by to help complete 100 kind acts in 100 minutes.
Fear is the greatest obstacle we face. It can stop us cold. Perhaps the greatest fear of all is loss of something dear to our hearts: Loss of a friend or family member; loss of our own self-respect or the respect of others; loss of a job, job offer or prized possession. Whatever fear we […]
With typical Canadian compassion, these volunteers are making a difference in their community by auctioning household items using social media.
Karma came back around for this philanthropic traveling mother when a baggage handler made sure she got on her flight home just in the nick of time.
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