Kroger Donates $500,000 Facility to Rival Grocery Store So Community Won't Be Left Without a Supermarket
Rather than leaving this Memphis community in a food desert, Kroger is donating their closed $500,000 facility to another grocery store chain.
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Billionaire Who Promised to Pay Off College Debt for Grads is Now Paying Off Their Parents' School Debt Too
This billionaire philanthropist is paying off the student loan debt of an entire graduating class AND their parents.
Football Fan's Request for Beer Money Racks Up $90,000 in Donations; So He is Giving It All to Charity
When donations began pouring into this 24-year-old's online bank account, he knew that he couldn't just spend all of it on Busch Light Beer.
Instead of Using Birthday Money for Disney World Vacation, 6-Year-old Uses It to Feed Hurricane Evacuees
Rather than celebrating his 7th birthday at ‘the happiest place on Earth', Jermaine Bell resolved to feed Hurricane Dorian evacuees instead.
This Seventh Grader Donated All $15,000 of His County Fair Earnings to a Children's Hospital
After earning $15,000 in livestock premiums from a county fair, this youngster donated all of it to help fund children's medical research.
Leonardo DiCaprio Launches $5 Million Emergency Fund to Help Combat Amazon Rainforest Fires
The Oscar award-winning actor is not the only one helping to combat the Amazon rainforest fires, either.
Amazon Will Soon Be Helping Their Sellers Donate All Unsold and Unwanted Products to Charity
The program will help to donate thousands of perfectly good products to charity in the United States and United Kingdom starting in September.
3 Professional Soccer Players Play Mini Soccer Game Against 100 Kids-and the Results Are Adorable
Despite having to endure the sweltering Shanghai heat, these three Tottenham players were delighted to face off against 100 tiny fans on the pitch.
Local Church Pays Off $7.2 Million of Crippling Medical Debt for 6,500 Families
Stetson Baptist Church collected so much money in a charity drive, they were able to pay off $7.2 million worth of medical debt for struggling Floridians.
After $9 Was Stolen From Girl's Lemonade Stand, Community Gives Her $350 to Pay It Forward
After a group of youngsters stole $9 from a little girl running a lemonade stand, dozens of neighbors rallied behind her charitable mission.
Pawn Shop Owner Gives Motorized Wheelchairs to 580 People -Some Who Haven't Been Outside in Years
An astonishing 580 people got their freedom back, thanks to a Connecticut businessman's passion and determination to repair and donate motorized wheelchairs.
When Single Mom Asks for 70 Cent Donation for Electricity, Hundreds of People Fill Up Her Account
This single mom did not have the money to pay for electricity in her home – but thankfully, her plea for help on Twitter spurred an outpouring of support.
Father's Day Miracle: Random Meeting With a Child Reunites Woman With Dad Who Abandoned Her
A serendipitous meeting between a young woman and a boy led to an emotional reunion and forgiveness for her father-who had abandoned his daughter at birth.
From Basements to Thrift Stores, Student Has Collected Hundreds of Wheelchairs and Crutches for the Needy
Since launching the nonprofit two years ago, the college student has hunted through attics and thrift stores in order to find old medical equipment.
Pink Floyd's David Gilmour Auctions Off 126 Guitars and Raises $21 Million for Climate Change Battle
After raising over $21 million through the auctioneer's block, the Pink Floyd guitarist is donating all of it to an environmental charity.
Two Years After Woman Changes Homeless Man's Life, They're Using Their Friendship to Help Someone Else
It has been two years since this woman changed the life of a local homeless man – and they are now using their lasting friendship to help someone else.
30 Baseball Stars Nominated for Giving Back in 2010 Roberto Clemente Awards
The Roberto Clemente award recognizes professional baseball players who exemplify sportsmanship, a commitment to community and the value of helping others.
The Right to Write: How One Pencil Started a Revolution
Adam Braun was on a fast track toward a lucrative corporate career, but it was a backpacking trip as a teenager in India when he met a little boy begging on the streets, that changed his stars. That moment became the spark for Pencils of Promise, an organization founded by Braun that builds schools in some of the world's poorest countries
Hong Kong's Richest Man is Paying the Full Tuition For an Entire New Class of College Students
Li Ka Shing and his foundation will be paying about $14 million in tuition annually for the next four to five years.
Rather Than Pay $150K in Ransom, Radiohead Publishes Stolen Music and Donates Sales to Environmental Group
Instead of forking over $150,000 to a hacker who stole their unreleased content, Radiohead is selling the album on Bandcamp and donating the proceeds.
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