Mysterious Secret Santa Motivated Students to Raise $8,000 Just to Give it All to Those in Need

Teacher Derek Brown uses a hit CBS News story of a wealthy businessman who gives out money around Christmas time as an inspiration.

By Blake Isbell

04 January 52 Views

Billionaire Co-Founder of Home Depot is Giving Away 80% of his Wealth to Charity

The Home Depot Co-founder Bernie Marcus has pledged to give most of his wealth to charity—hopefully before the 90-year-old dies.

By Jeanne Goddard

07 July 41 Views

Rescue Dog Inspires Wheel of Fortune Winner to 'PAWS and THINK' - And Use the Prize Money to Give Back

Miranda Mittleman won $20,000 on Wheel of Fortune and her rescue dog Weaver inspired her to PAWS and Think-and use the winnings to give back.

By Jeanne Goddard

14 November 41 Views

This 5th-Grader is Racing to Get 100k Meals to People in Need Before Thanksgiving

North Texas 5th grader Orion Jean is on a mission: His goal: donating 100,000 meals to those in need by Thanksgiving.

By Roger Harper

27 October 49 Views

This Bank Has Been Doing 170 Good Deeds to Celebrate Their 170th Anniversary

Ulster Savings Bank is gifting 170 good deeds to others as a way of celebrating its 170th anniversary.

By Roger Harper

18 May 39 Views

'Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical' has Raised Over $1 Million for Struggling Actors

'Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical' has raised over $1 million for struggling actors through the Actors Fund.

By Roger Harper

11 January 42 Views

Houston's Mattress Mack and Lakewood Church Open Doors to Hurricane Ida Refugees, Send Truckloads of Supplies

Houston's Mattress Mack and Lakewood Church open doors to Hurricane Ida refugees and send truckloads of relief supplies to region.

By Jeanne Goddard

31 August 46 Views

Sandy-damaged High School Wins Dream Prom From Online Shop

Glamorous gowns and high heels took the place of Hurricane Sandy's damage and destruction for teens at East Rockaway High School in New York who are getting the chance to have their dream prom after winning a contest held by internet company Rent The Runway.

By Jeanne Goddard

19 May 46 Views

Woman Celebrates 34th Birthday with 34 Random Acts of Kindness

Katie Jones set up a big white board in her kitchen, numbering 1 to 34, she listed ways to make people happy in celebration of her 34th birthday. She placed a bag of quarters in a Laundromat. She left five dollars on the floor in the dollar store. She gave a Subway sandwich gift card to a homeless man.

By Jeanne Goddard

24 May 43 Views

Even the Storm Victims Help Others on Thanksgiving (Video)

Even those hit hard financially by the devastation of Hurricane Sandy themselves, were reaching out to help families in Queens, N.Y., who are still in need 17 days later. One businessman who lost $160,000 in inventory still thought to use his Thanksgiving as a time to serve those worse off.

By Jeanne Goddard

24 November 41 Views

'Turkey Fairy' Strikes Again, Leaving Gifts in Secret

Someone called The Turkey Fairy has been leaving blankets, hats and gloves at a Cleveland bus stop in the middle of the night. On Monday morning, the items were discovered with a note that read, "Happy Thanksgiving. Take gloves, hats, blankets, & stay warm. Love, The Turkey Fairy."

By Jeanne Goddard

21 November 39 Views

Santa and Mrs. Claus Reside in Utah, Toymakers Deliver 1 Million Handmade Gifts Worldwide

17 years ago, a retired couple in Utah started making handmade wooden toys for poor and sick children. The little cars and trucks were received so enthusiastically in the local hospital, a workshop was set up which has since delivered more than 1.1 million toys to kids around the world. News spread around Cedar City telling of a Happy Factory where retired couples could come to laugh and give their time in a collective effort to make kids happy around the globe.

By Jeanne Goddard

03 October 42 Views

Santa's Mailroom Helpers Moved by Letters to Help

Operation Santa Claus, hidden away in New York City's main Post Office, lets donors become elves fulfilling wishes expressed by needy children in their letters to Santa. Across the US, 75 Post Offices are helping, six times many as last year.

By Jeanne Goddard

03 December 39 Views

Nine Everyday Ways to Give Back Without Opening Your Wallet

If you want to improve your mood with a quick-fix of kindness, check out these free ways to give back to your community.

By Jeanne Goddard

01 March 45 Views

Girl Banned from Blogging About School Meals has Raised £100,000 to Feed African Kids

Martha Payne, the nine-year-old schoolgirl who blogged about her school lunches and was briefly banned from photographing them, has not only achieved more healthy lunches for her Scotland school, she is helping to provide lunches to thousands of school kids in Africa.

By Jeanne Goddard

23 June 30 Views