Two neighboring families are using the power of a Christmas light display to feed a lot of hungry people in the San Francisco Bay Area. The inspiring project not only has the charity component, but also a forward-thinking, environmentally-sustainable foundation, with 100% solar power and LED lights to cut energy usage.
With typical Canadian compassion, these volunteers are making a difference in their community by auctioning household items using social media.
Jon Bon Jovi opened his Soul Kitchen yesterday, a pay-what-you-want restaurant in Red Bank, NJ with no prices on the menu. The establishment will be serving gourmet style food to any hungry locals who need a good meal and who can pledge volunteer hours in return.
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A 14-year-old from Rhode Island, Nicholas Lowinger, was chosen as a 2012 Huggable Hero, winning $10,000 for outstanding work in public service. His foundation, Gotta Have Sole, donates new footwear to children living in homeless shelters. New shoes not only provide the perfect fit for a child, but they also instantly increase a child's self-esteem. To date, Nicolas has purchased 5,000 pairs of shoes for homeless kids by raising tens of thousands of dollars.
Last week the 72nd annual Santa Train made its annual trip through Appalachia giving out more than 15 tons of clothing, food, candy, wrapping paper, toys and gifts. A photographer captured a lovely moment when a celebrity aboard the train ventured into the crowd to greet -- and sing with -- a young woman who has William's Syndrome.
Thousands of dogs have posed for a pricey page in a book that has raised $1M so far to help shelter animals—try to match the celebrity pups to their owners!
On Friday, teenage pop sensation Justin Bieber played a special Christmas concert and donated $100,000 for the east Las Vegas elementary school nationally-renowned for providing its needy students and families with food, clothing, health services and the occasional rent check.
Stars of sport and showbiz came together for a huge celebration of Muhammad Ali on Saturday night in Las Vegas, offering birthday wishes and raising millions of dollars. Around 2,000 people attended the gala to celebrate Ali's life and generate money for brain research, a mission Ali's family says is important to him in part […]
These articulate tots spent their summer learning about business skills so they could write a book in four days flat, and give the sales to charity.
More than a dozen stars from the music industry have collaborated on a new charity track dedicated to the victims of the gay nightclub tragedy in Orlando.
Some people can't even recite their own national anthem, but this girl learned the songs of 80 other countries– in the native language, to benefit a charity.
Actor Patrick Stewart plays "England's premiere cowboy singer" in a video parody to raise money for a refugee relief group.
Garrett Lowry is a normal Denver, Colorado boy who loves baseball and sports. What he does in his spare time sets this 10-year-old apart.
A 14-year-old was hospitalized and suddenly cut off from friends. It was the gifts of stuffed animals that got her through. Now she is paying it forward…
Generosity hit a record high for the second year in a row, with charitable donations by Americans-corporations, foundations, and individuals-growing.
Rachel Beckwith wanted to raise money for a clean-water charity by asking for donations instead of presents for her ninth birthday. Now, her death is inspiring other kids to do the same.
This year's list of the top countries where people are most likely to give to charity and help a stranger has a surprising new name at number one.
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