Tyson's Food, one of the largest food production companies in the US, has donated one million pounds of boneless chicken to 37 food banks across the country. Each food bank will receive approximately 29,000 pounds of high quality protein, enough to serve 116,000 meals in each community.
One month before she was fatally injured in a car crash last week, Rachel had made it known that all she wanted for her 9th birthday was donations toward her goal of raising $300 to bring clean water to African villagers. After she died, the donations poured in beyond any expectation.
Tyson's Food, one of the largest food production companies in the US, has donated one million pounds of boneless chicken to 37 food banks across the country. Each food bank will receive approximately 29,000 pounds of high quality protein, enough to serve 116,000 meals in each community.
A National Guard veteran who walked more than 7,000 miles to raise money for military families returned home to a hero's welcome in Louisville, Ky. 32-year-old Troy Yocum's walk raised $500,000.
Thousands of donors have contributed $650,000 to Planned Parenthood within 24 hours in reaction to the Susan G. Komen Foundation's decision to cut off funding to the group. The immediate spike in online donations was large enough to replace last year's Komen funding, which is used for breast screenings.
Mayor Cory Booker has earned about $1 million in public speaking fees over his seven years in office, the majority of which he has given to charity, according to a report on the website of the New York Times.
A baby in Kenya needed life-saving heart surgery, but it would cost $23,000 and the family couldn't afford it. Enter a 5-year old Canadian boy from Waterloo who heard the story and marched to his bedroom to empty his piggy bank. After seeing their boy Cameron's heartfelt gesture, the parents decided that maybe they could help him inspire friends, family and strangers to kick in the extra funds needed to reach the goal.
For three weeks, a new app called Roadie is offering to pick up the tab—along with your stuff—if you donate the goods to charity using their driving service.
By early Friday morning, a total of $35 million had already been donated according to the American Red Cross. The public has been generous, a spokesperson said. Agencies have deployed hundreds of troops and tons of supplies, and opened hundreds of shelters.
Destitute villagers of Seolong outside Rustenburg in the North West will soon have roofs over their heads, thanks to the legacy of Nelson Mandela. The foundations were dug for the start of construction on 50 houses for people with disabilities, child headed families and the elderly.
A retired couple in Michigan believes that every child should have the exalted feeling of riding alone with the wind in their face. So, they build custom-made tricycles for small children with disabilities.
A 21-year-old design student in Detroit redesigned the winter coat to help homeless people suffering from relentlessly cold winters. The ankle-length Element S is hooded, self-heated and waterproof, but it also transforms into a sleeping bag at night. Not only that, her Detroit Empowerment Plan envisioned that the coat be made by a group of homeless women who are paid minimum wage, and fed and housed while creating the coats. The plan now creates jobs for those who desire them and coats for those who need them at no cost.
In the last 15 months Isabelle and Katherine Adams have made life immeasurably better for villagers they've never met, in lands far away from their own home in Dallas. The young sisters, ages 6 and 9, have raised $120,000 for clean-water projects in Ethiopia and India, all through selling origami ornaments they create themselves.
For photographer Bob Carey and his wife Linda, a big hairy man in a pink tutu has taken on special meaning in their fight against breast cancer. When Linda was recovering from surgery, he discovered something he could do to ease the stress. He took photos of himself in odd locations wearing a pink tutu. Mr. Carey has now shot more than 110 images of himself in tutus, all for a book to raise money to help others dealing with the disease
Created one year ago by a 61-year-old librarian who became homeless, a large red tricycle that carries a small library through the city of São Paulo, Brazil encourages reading among people who live on the streets and cannot otherwise access libraries typically requiring ID and proof of residency.
When you've got Gaga on your side, it's easy to raise lots of money. That's what the MAC AIDS Fund, the philanthropic arm of MAC Cosmetics, discovered during Lady Gaga's tenure as spokesperson over the past year -- and Gaga's 20 million Facebook fans and eight million-plus Twitter followers made the difference.
Green Bay Packers wide receiver James Jones is on his way to a starring role in the Super Bowl, but his road to success led through homeless shelters from the time he was born until his freshman year in high school. Now he is helping other kids find their roads to success.
Hometown hero, Will Smith and a long-time friend have come to the aid of West Philadelphia high school, which was targeted by computer thieves in February.
When a 7-year-old learned his friend had cancer, he decded he could help raise money by racing go-karts. One of the boy's heroes, Nascar racer Jeff Gordon, heard about his campaign and decided to help.
After a fan Tweeted Justin Bieber, as a fellow Canadian, asking for his help to save lives (like hers) by promoting organ donation, he responded -- and his fans have done the same.
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