Muslim Mosque Helps Catholic Church Recover Following Shocking Vandalism
A mosque in Ontario is assisting a nearby Catholic church after a traumatic string of vandalism left the Christians with a $10,000 bill for damages.
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Finnish Prime Minister Opens His Home to Refugees, Joins Growing List
As Europeans continue to open their hearts and doors to refugees pouring into the EU, the prime minister has stepped up to offer his own home as shelter.
Tip of a Lifetime: Three Lucky Waitresses Get $5,000 Checks
The Boone County Family Restaurant in Rockford, Illinois has some very happy workers today. Three waitresses there, each in their 20's, stared in disbelief Saturday as a blond-haired woman inexplicably handed them three $5,000 checks. Despite their protestations, the generous diner, whose identity is being kept a secret, insisted that she and the other waitresses take it.
Watch Adorable Father-Daughter on a Kindness Spree for Their Birthdays
Amélie and her dad decided to celebrate their birthdays by doing 39 random acts of kindness (their combined ages) and made a sweet video to inspire others.
'Hero' Gives Kidney to Stranger
A California woman enters the new year with renewed health, thanks to a man she had never even met. Without knowing her name, a Chico State University professor had given Linda Pickens, 57, one of his kidneys, reviving her and saving her from years of dialysis.
Teach For America Gets $100 Million Endowment
Four foundations have provided Teach for America with $100 million in endowments to coincide with the group's 20-year anniversary celebration this week. The fund will be used to create a reliable, long-term stream of revenue to fund Teach For America's ongoing efforts to recruit, train, and develop transformational teachers for pre-K-12 education.
Volunteerism Erupts During Egyptian Protests in New Spirit of National Pride
While Egyptians battle for their political future, social change is already sweeping the country. Amid the protesters, volunteers are sweeping the streets, picking up litter, and handing out food.
Donations Mean New York's 'Hero' Guide Dog Will Stay With Blind Owner (UPDATE)
A hero guide dog and his blind owner who survived being run over by a New York City subway train drew enough private donations on Wednesday to keep the two together despite the dog's impending retirement.
UPDATE: Brother's Last Wish To Leave $500 Tip Turns Into $47,000 Fund for More Tipping
Remember Aaron's Last Wish, the video showing his family giving a waitress five hundred dollars, as a last remembrance of their brother? Well, that cash was raised online from friends and family to fulfill Aaron's request to leave an awesome tip… like $500 on a pizza. Yesterday NPR reported, Three weeks later, the family has collected nearly $50,000 and three lucky servers have been surprised with $500 gratuities. The Collins family members are posting videos as they spread the good cheer. Here is the latest.
Trees For Life, Planting Peace in Palestine
The Olive Co-operative has launched an initiative that offers the public an opportunity to sponsor the planting of olive trees in Palestine. The new trees will offset the destruction wrought by years of conflict in the area when 500,000 olive trees have been destroyed
National Donate for Life Month
April is National Donate Life Month, a time to bring awareness to the astounding fact that with a simple choice today, you can save a life. Really. You can give someone their life.
Marathon 18-Patient Kidney Swap Saves Nine People
Nine patients received new kidneys from nine living donors in a record-setting, 36-hour transplant session in San Francisco using two hospitals.
Son Surprises Mom With Her Dream Car (WATCH)
Since childhood, Corey Wadden has heard his mom raving about a car she's always wanted -- a copper colored 1973 Saab 99 EMS. It took him a year to find the car, but he says her reaction "made it all worthwhile."
CAUGHT ON TAPE: Extraordinary Young Man's Kindness Will Make Your Day
A year ago, the ABC program What Would You Do set up scenarios where people were stuck with a flat tire and compared reactions by pedestrians. AT one point they used a Muslim actor to play the stranded motorist. Hours went by and no one helped the man who was clad in the traditional scullcap. But at last, an extraordinary young gentleman came along to help.
Post-Storm Kindness Spreads, Warming Hearts and Phones
One of the most inspiring examples of neighbors helping neighbors around the New York City area in the wake of Hurricane Sandy is the emergence of ad hoc charging stations for people without power who need to charge their cell phones.
Best Boss Ever: Florida Company Surprises Employee With New Car
A digital advertising agency in Delray Beach surprised one of its longest and most deserving employees with a new 2013 Ford Escape for his birthday on Thursday. Chris Ninos has been the chief financial officer at BMI Elite for the last two years. According to CEO Brandon Rosen, Ninos is one of his most loyal, honest, trustworthy and hardworking employees.
Rhode Island Waitress Lands $458 Tip on $42 Pizza (WATCH)
The single mother of three has worked at Uncle Tony's Pizza in Cranston, Rhode Island for the last 15 years. She has regular customers that leave her good tips, but never like the cash she got from a couple last month to whom she served pizza.
Town Turns Tables on Bullying School Prank
A tiny farming town in Michigan is rallying around a 16-year-old girl who became humiliated when her high school voted to elevate her to the homecoming court as a joke and then laughed at her in the hallways for having so few friends. In an inspiring turnaround, Whitney Kropp's embarrassment gained her thousands of friends.
5 Nonprofit Restaurants Join Jon Bon Jovi in Giving Back to Communities
WS fans will know about Jon Bon Jovi's Soul Kitchen, a pay-what-you-want diner in New Jersey with no prices on the menu. Here are 5 more delicious nonprofit restaurants.
Stranger Pays Unpaid Court Fines to Break Cycle of Jail for Ex-Con
A stranger read about an ex-offender unable to cope with a cycle of court costs that kept sending him back to jail. So he wanted to give the man a new start.
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