In the eleven years since Duncan McDougall quit his successful management consulting career to start the Children's Literacy Foundation he has touched the lives of more than 75,000 rural and at-risk readers across New Hampshire and Vermont.
When it comes to college, Minneapolis, Minn. native Camille Thomas has two philosophies: it's never too early to plan to attend and it's never too soon to start helping a young person get there. Putting her money where her mouth is, Thomas has established a scholarship for students at her high school alma mater.
Apa Sherpa has stood on top of the world more times than anyone in history, and now he is heading back up Mount Everest, not for the fame or glory, but in the name of environmental protection.
Fulfilling a personal goal, former science minister and supermarket tycoon Lord Sainsbury has become the first Briton to give more than £1 billion to charity.
A Pittsburgh man trekked to Chicago for no other reason than to do good deeds for strangers in the hope that they will do the same for others. He calls it the best weekend of his life.
Six campaigners who have fought governments and industry to protect the planet won prestigious Goldman Environmental Prizes on Sunday. The awards, often referred to as the Nobel Prizes of the environmental world, went to people in six continents who took on everything from toxic chemical dumps in the former Soviet Union to ship-breaking in Asia, […]
More and more retired seniors are patrolling the streets of Glendale, CA, with radios, becoming the eyes and ears of the police. The Retired Seniors Volunteer Patrol (RSVP), includes more than 30 seniors giving back to the community.
Volunteers for Normal Moments, Inc. give parents of critically ill children relief from daily chores like housecleaning, lawn maintenance, and meal preparation so they can spend as much time as possible sharing the most normal moments with their sick children.
A prominent Canadian doctor has begun to recycle unused prescription drugs to homeless people in Ottawa because he says they could not afford them otherwise, a practice that is is controversial but one way to ensure that homeless people get the medication they desperately need. (CBC News)
Greg Mortenson has been promoting peace by building schools and purging ignorance in Pakistan and Afghanistan for more than a decade. "If you fight terrorism, that's based in fear. But if you promote peace, that's based in hope," Mortenson said.
In Australia, amidst the worst wildfires ever, the basic goodness of the human spirit shone through after a Shepparton man heard about a family that lost everything and said he was overcome with emotion. Such was the impact that yesterday he drove his six-month-old Dodge Caravan to their town, to give it away.
A Georgia family put all their belongings on eBay to pay their children's medical bills. Then a Fort Worth couple offered $20,000 for the lot — on one condition. "Take our money but keep your stuff." Keith and Donnia Blair didn't want the bedroom sets, the appliances, the 62-inch high-definition television, the swing sets or the 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe.
The town of Seal Cove, Newfoundland has had a harrowing week. Neighbors have gone to bed each night to the wails of five dolphins, who'd been trapped in a small and closing gap in the ice of the community's cove since the beginning of the week. Finally they decided to do something about it.
A group of strangers offered up squeezes yesterday on downtown streets, and got surprisingly positive responses. On a cold winter day, the offer of a free hug from a stranger is often all it takes to warm the heart. They carrying large signs saying "Free Hugs" and left more than a few feeling a little […]
The White House shared a video introducing Chief Judge Merrick Garland, Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court– telling of his life and accomplishments.
Two poor college students in Amsterdam asked Virgin entrepreneur Richard Branson for a ride to Washington to see Obama's innauguration. The billionaire immediately answered, "Yes," and the pair were soon on their way, sitting in the private jet of Richard Branson.
Virginia entrepreneur, Earl W. Stafford, and his nonprofit foundation have paid more than $1.6 million so about 700 struggling Americans will get a chance to attend the presidential inauguration festivities.
A Kentucky woman whose van was stolen while she was visiting her husband in a Lexington hospital has a replacement vehicle, thanks to the kindness of people who read last week's newspaper story.
A Charlotte dentist was duped into buying a coveted NHL official hockey stick, but returned it to the real owner after discovering it was stolen from a young fan.
Often under fire, one medic risks his life driving severely ill and injured Palestinians to an Israeli hospital from the Gaza checkpoint.