After snow walloped the Milwaukee area, one resident of Greenfield suffered a cardiac emergency while attempting to shovel 12 inches of snow from his driveway. Paramedics took the man to the hospital, but then hatched a plan at the fire station to return and finish shoveling.
Meeting Christopher Ategeka today, one would never guess this young Berkeley graduate, who was named one of Forbes Magazine's 30 under 30 social entrepreneurs, grew up an orphan caring for his five siblings in a dirt-walled hut in rural Uganda—and was in his teens before he owned his first pair of shoes.
A vegan family, Michelle Carrera, and her 4-year-old son Ollie, realized the city's soup kitchen meals all contained meat, so the two started bringing their warm homemade vegan chili to those in need, calling it 'Chili on Wheels'.
After an arduous three-and-a-half-years building it in her California backyard, Kendall Ronzano is donating the "tiny home" she started at age 16. Last week, it was pulled on its portable trailer to Austin, Texas where it will provide shelter to a homeless person or family in a 27-acre transitional homeless community.
Truck drivers are often the first responders to the scene of highway accidents. But one trucker from Kentucky saved a law enforcement officer from being strangled and was named one of three finalists for the Goodyear Tire Company's Highway Hero Award.
An Arlington, Virginia fire captain and his team of romantic firefighters saved the day for a bride and groom Saturday after a snow storm wrecked their wedding plans.
An Arkansas police officer, who saw a young man walking down the road at two o'clock in the morning on a frigid cold night, stopped to ask if he wanted a ride. The chance encounter ended up changing the college student's life.
A jovial 87-year-old has parlayed a huge construction business in Iran into a Canadian philanthropic legacy that will continue after he is gone. His Djavad Mowafaghian Foundation has given away tens of millions of his personal wealth to build children hospitals in Vancouver -- and building schools for children around the world. Most ambitious, his Foundation has built a new $68.8-million center for brain health at the University of BC with 500 scientists working on diseases like alzheimer's.
The owner of Inkslinger's Tattoo Shop has quietly become an inspiration to his Massachusetts community. Billy Pfaff's shop is often filled with donations he has collected for the homeless -- coats, blankets, sleeping bags, tents and gift cards -- which he personally hands out. Why does he care? In 2010 he was in their shoes.
Valentines Day is going to be extra special this year for 5000 people with special needs across the United States who will be attending glitzy prom dances paid for by the former NFL star quarterback, Tim Tebow.
A sixth-grade teacher in Bakersfield, California was so sad to see kids coming to school wearing old, torn clothes that she started a clothing bank for students. That was three years ago, and after getting so many donations from the community, she now runs it as a benefit for the entire community.
In just an hour, after the popular photography blog, Humans of New York, posted a plea to help fund field trips to Harvard for an inner city school, 6000 people donated, rocketing the campaign past its goal of $100,000. And, the total has been growing for five days to reach almost a million dollars. It all started with a photo of a little black boy from the neighborhood, who said his hero was the school's principal.
After prison, many of those who have paid their debt to society confront major hurdles in providing for themselves and their families. Darlene Lewis, whose son faced the same situation, decided to dedicate herself to helping ex-convicts find jobs so they don't fall back into a life of crime.
An 82-year-old Wisconsin widower spent more than half his life with Betty, and didn't want to let her go. So every day he walks to the park, brings a daisy, and talks to his wife on a bench he bought and dedicated to her after she died two years ago. A recent snowfall threatened to break his daily routine, until two city Parks employees grabbed shovels, saying, "We have to make sure he can get to his bench and talk to his wife." (WATCH)
When an assisted living home for the elderly in California shut down last fall, many of its residents were left behind, with nowhere to go. Maurice Rowland, the cook, and Miguel Alvarez, the janitor, who were working there, stayed to take care of them, quickly becoming round-the-clock caretakers.
Boynton Beach, Florida police officers responded to an apartment following a 911 hangup by a two-year-old. When they saw the sad little girl and her sister, they realized they had stumbled upon a different sort of 'emergency'. They knew what to do and returned the next day with a surprise.
Cobra. Lamborgini. Ferrari. Porsche. Kids in Oregon who are battling life-threatening illnesses get to choose which supercar they get to spend the day with, thanks to a compassionate car collector in Portland.
In late 2008, a jogger saved Mike Wise's life after he'd fallen through the ice on the C&O Canal while trying to save his dog. Six years later, the sports columnist got to repay him.
Her car was barely drivable after multiple run-ins with deer on roadways, but as a server at the Cracker Barrel restaurant, she didn't know how she would pay for repairs. Then, her boss asked her to drop her tray and come outside. A couple from Arkansas who'd seen her come to work in the shabby car was standing next to a silver car with a red bow on it.
It's a Christmas miracle come early for a North Carolina grandmother. Barbara's roof was leaking throughout the house so she went to see All About Roofing, located in Elon. The owner decided to give her a new roof for free because she only had $300.