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Alpha Achievers Celebrate Decade of Success for Young Black Men

Alpha Achievers are celebrating 10 years of encouraging academic excellence among ethnic minority male high school students in Howard County, Maryland.

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Houston Class Donates and Wraps 400 Presents for Families in Need

For the 4th year in a row, a British School teacher has inspired her students to raise thousands of dollars -- this year, more than $7,000 -- to provide a merry Christmas to less fortunate families in the Houston area.

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15-Year-Old Amputee Shines On Stage as Dancer

Natalie decided at 13 she wanted to be a dancer. Only problem was one of her legs was artificial below the knee. Now, she dances better than other girls with two legs winning a spot in the senior company

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Children Form 'Human Arrow' to Lead Helicopter to Escaping Thieves, Win Award

Nobody likes a tattletale, unless you're helping to catch two escaping burglars by using your tiny bodies to form an arrow...

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Sassy 5-yo Sets Up Ice Cream Shop So He Can Buy Medicine for Sick Kids

Five-year-old Haylen set up an ice cream shop because he wants to help "a bunch and bunch and bunch of kids" so they can buy medicine. Read on.

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Twelve Amazing Teens Changing the World

After received nearly 1,500 nominations for its 2006 Build-A-Bear Workshop Huggable Heroes program, twelve inspiring kids have been recognized for their outstanding efforts to change the world. Welland Burnside, 18, starting Suitcases for Kids, so that children moving from one foster home to another wouldn't have to carry their belongings in black garbage bags.

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12-Year-Old Surgeon Certain to Cure Cancer

Akrit is an incredible boy, aged 12, living in India who performed his first sugery at 7. Now he works with 76 adults on his theoretical cure for cancer. He sees his duty as stoppin all the suffering in the world.

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HERO Youth Ambassadors to Serve African Orphans, Schools Hit by AIDS

The HERO campaign strives to better the lives of children who have been orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Today it launches its HERO Youth Ambassador Program by bringing 12 teens to Namibia and South Africa to make a difference in HIV/AIDS-affected communities.