Bald for Bucks: High School Teachers Shave Heads For Cancer Research
You could tell these teachers loved their students when they sat down in that barber's chair.
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Former Child Refugee Becomes Hero to Hundreds of Afghan Orphans
Afghanistan, with more than a million orphans, has been called the worst place to be a child. But one woman is trying to improve the lives of Afghan orphans and change the sobering statistics. The 28-year-old had a turbulent childhood herself, living in refugee camps before returning to her country to found the Afghan Child Education and Care Organization, which creates safe and progressive orphanages.
A 'Dear Abby' for the Down and Out
In this recession, many Americans are struggling to make ends meet, but people in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, have a unique safety net of sorts: Sal Dimiceli. Raised in poverty, Sal vowed when he was 12 years old that he'd always help people in need, and he's spent nearly all of his adult life making good on that promise, partly through his newspaper column, which invites those who've fallen on hard times to write to him.
Enchanted Makeovers Transform Women's Shelters Inside and Out
Enchanted Makeovers is celebrating its fifth year working in women's shelters to transform interior spaces -- drab bunks and windows -- with cheery designs, but, ultimately, the non-profit organization wants to transform the inner hearts of people by genuinely caring for their souls.
Lotto Winners Give Back To Calif. Community With College Scholarships
After being fortunate enough to receive a scholarship that allowed him to get a college education, Gilbert Cisneros said he and his wife are donating some of their lottery millions to give college scholarships to Latino students in Pico Rivera who need them.
Woman Overcomes All Odds in Kenyan Slum, Now Helps Other Girls
Growing up in the Kenyan slums, Peninah was surrounded by drugs, prostitution and dire poverty. Peninah turned to education as her lifeline, walking nine miles to attend school every day, and learning basketball within one month to secure a scholarship to college. Now she created Safe Spaces to help other girls.
Doctor Hero Fills Health-Care Gap for Homeless Women (Video)
Dr. Roseanna Means is bringing quality medical care -- for free -- to women in Boston's homeless shelters. She and her nonprofit organization, Women of Means, have helped 2,500 women and children each year since 1999.
Tribute to Sargent Shriver (1915-2011): A Life of Grace
It took only a walk with Sargent Shriver to learn how deeply loved and loving he was. Countless people approached him: people whose lives were changed because of the anti-poverty programs that Shriver started in the Johnson administration, or because they joined the Peace Corps, under Shriver's leadership.
Facebook's Zuckerberg Among Latest Billionaires to Pledge Their Wealth to Charity
Seventeen more of the wealthiest Americans have joined Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and billionaire investor Warren Buffett in a pledge to give at least half their wealth to charities while still alive. Among the latest of the super-rich to sign up is Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. People wait until late in their career to give back. But why wait when there is so much to be done? said Zuckerberg.
10 Service Groups Making Tremendous Progress on Intractable Problems
Here are ten of the most innovative service programs, particularly noteworthy because their creators refused to be daunted by the breadth of the challenge, the absence of any model to guide them, or even a lack of expertise. The efforts of these everyday Americans are having an impact and millions are benefiting in the process.
Make a Difference - 10 Easy Ways To Do Good this Holiday Season
The holiday season is a time when we're inspired to give back. One way is to donate money to a good cause. Here are some great ideas that require no money.
Remember The Movers Who Give Free Service to Domestic Abuse Victims? 10 Companies That Won Our Hearts in 2015
From taking care of customers to taking care of employees, here are 10 examples of good business practices from 2015.
Anonymous Philanthropist Mysteriously Leaves $1000 Donations Around Detroit
National Philanthropy Day was Saturday but over the last seven weeks an anonymous benefactor has given out five envelopes of cash to communities groups in Redford, Michigan, near Detroit.
Joan Rivers' Estate To Be Auctioned And Benefit Guide Dogs and the Ill
Like Joan Rivers lives on in our memory, her personal effects will benefit future programs for the blind and poor.
Yarn Bombing Movement Spreads to Share Scarves, Hats in Public Places
"Chase the Chill" has become a social media movement that inspires people to leave warm scarves, often with a note, in public places for anyone to take. Scarves draped on trees, posts, signs, and other public locations first appeared in downtown Easton, Pennsylvania, in the fall of 2010, but the practice has spread to cities throughout the US and Canada.
J.K. Rowling Uses Her Fame For Good, Launching Lumos Nonprofit in US
"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling is hoping to tap into America's philanthropy and influence as she launches the U.S. arm of her nonprofit Lumos that works to keep disadvantaged children worldwide out of orphanages when they already have their families.
JK Rowling Gives Signed Potter Books to Teen's Fundraiser in Honor of Fan's Lost Friend
Harry Potter fan Shona Macleod, 15, decided to contact JK Rowling in her effort to raise £950 for a park bench where she could talk to her pal Kieran Goulding since his death in a car crash. The teen was absolutely amazed to receive a full set of signed Harry Potter books along with a handwritten letter.
Arab Country Donates $500,000 to Help Joplin Schools to Reopen After Tornado Disaster
A $500,00 gift from the embassy of the United Arab Emirates to spend on laptops is the latest donation aimed at helping tornado-damaged Joplin, Mo., schools prepare to open next week. The $500,000 will help meet a goal of providing all 2,200 Joplin High School students with a personal laptop.
Hometown Celebrity Josh Duhamel and Black Eyed Peas Help North Dakota Flood Victims
As a Hollywood actor, Josh Duhamel proves that he hasn't forgotten about his little hometown of Minot. He asked his girlfriend, Fergie, to bring her band, the Black Eyed Peas, to North Dakota to perform a benefit concert for victims of local flooding that damaged 4100 houses and hundreds of businesses.
Hess Oil Company Donates $1 Million to North Dakota Flood Relief
Hess Corporation announced yesterday that it has donated $1 million to North Dakota flood relief efforts. The donation will go to the Minot Area Community Foundation and the North Dakota Community Foundation to support relief efforts. The groups are providing immediate aid as well as assisting in long term recovery and rebuilding efforts in the Minot area and across the state.
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