Ben & Jerry's Unveils its eCONEomic Relief Plan - Today Only
Give yourself a treat at Ben & Jerry's today for $1.00, when you bring a non-perishable food item as a gift for the local food bank.
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Dance Party Erupts for London Commuters in T-Mobile Commercial
By-standers become by-dancers in this ingenius T-Mobile commerical filmed in January in the London Street Station.
Twitter Philanthropy: Microbloggers Raise Quarter Million Dollars for Good Cause
Changing the landscape of modern philanthropy, the first annual Twestival, organized on the social network Twitter, captured the imagination and donations of 10,000 Twitterers in 200 cities worldwide to collect more than a quarter of million dollars for clean-water efforts in Africa and India.
Grandmother, 84, Rides Again for Birthday
Ron Borowski rode his Harley 65 miles to give a dying Florida grandmother a ride she will never forget. Sitting on the back of a motorcycle had been her most fond memory for over 50 years. Now, thanks to her daughter and the ad she posted on CragsList, June Pearce got to ride again in her waning days on her 84th birthday.
Ailing Man Finds Kidney Donor on Craigslist (w/ Video)
A California woman who had never visited the website before arrived in search of a volunteer opportunity and found a message that read, "Please Help us, My Dad Needs a Kidney!" Three daughters posted in the volunteer section of CraigsList, the online classifieds site that offers everything from cars to real estate, piano lessons and pet services.
Stuck in Flood Orangutan Catches Rope From Humans to Save Her Baby
Astonishing pictures from the World Wildlife Fund capture the moment that a terrified mother caught a rope thrown to her by humans and swam across a flooded river to bring her baby to safety. Villagers had reported that the mother and her baby were stranded in a tree when a river flooded on the north east tip of the island.
Bible Used by Obama, Rare Lincoln Artifacts Go On Tour as Abe Turns 200
The small, red Bible used to swear in Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama will go on rare public display to mark the 200th anniversary of the 16th president's birth. The collection will debut at the Library of Congress and includes a first draft of the Emancipation Proclamation and a hand-written Gettysburg Address.
Koala Stories Warm Hearts After Deadly Aussie Fires
A love story between two badly burned koalas rescued from Australia's deadliest bushfires has provided some heart-warming relief after days of devastation and the loss of over 180 lives
Yoga with Beluga Whales at Georgia Aquarium (Video)
The goal of yoga is to achieve inner peace and one yoga class is lifted to higher levels because beluga whales preside over the group as a backdrop.
Turning Crack Dealers Into Chief Executives
A prison project in Houston is helping to turn criminals into legitimate businessmen.
MIT Students Create Bicycle-Powered Washing Machine (w/ Video)
Thanks to some MIT students, many people living without electricity in developing countries may benefit from a new human-powered washing machine that could save them precious time and hard labor.
More than 100 Million of the World's Poorest Have Received Microloan
More than 106 million of the world's poorest families received a microloan in 2007, surpassing a goal set ten years earlier, according to a report released last month by the Microcredit Summit Campaign. Microloans are used to help people living in extreme poverty start or expand a range of tiny businesses such as husking rice, selling tortillas, and delivering cell phone services to remote villages.
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