Around the World in 30 Days - For a Cause
A young Chicago medical school gradute is travelling to five countries in 30 days with a big mission -- to raise money for a school in Zambia that his parents founded for orphaned and abandoned children.
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The Youngest Headmaster in the World Teaches Hundreds of Poor Children
Around the world millions of children are not getting a proper education because their families are too poor to afford to send them to school. In India, Babar Ali is changing that with his remarkable education project transforming the lives of hundreds of poor children.
And the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2009 are…
The Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2009 -- remarkable individuals nominated by viewers for their sacrifices and accomplishments -- are being announced today on the CNN networks.
Ugandan in America Turns Hotel Soap into Hope
He couldn't get over the fact that so much soap was wasted every day in hotels across wealthy nations, so now Derreck Kayongo's basement in the United States is lined with huge boxes filled with bars of soap that will help fight the spread of child diseases in Africa through his Global Soap Project.
30 Top Surgeons Give 200 Kids a Better Life
Some 200 poor children with deformed limbs have come to Bangalore in the hope of learning to walk, skip and jump like their friends. Helping them realize their dream will be 30 top surgeons from India, UK and USA who will conduct 30 surgeries a day. All this is free of cost.
Woman Brings Real Hope to End Stage Cancer Patients
One upstart nonprofit is giving hope to "end stage" patients by providing assistance to defray the costs associated with the patient's participation in FDA clinical trails.
Salute to Operation Bigs: Mentoring Kids of Deployed Parents
Operation Bigs pairs volunteers from Big Brothers Big Sisters with kids who have a parent deployed. The "bigs" volunteer to play games and sports with the kids at their schools on base. They also do some mentoring.
Turning a Bad News Diagnosis Into Good
Even though the cancer has spread throughout Noah's body, his courage, joy, exuberance and perseverance are miracles to witness. Brandon Inge, 3rd baseman for the Detroit Tigers, signed a picture for Noah, hit a home run for him and continued uplifting the boy throughout his disease process.
The Unexpected Power of $10 to $20
Gary Ribble would not be able to read this story if not for people like you. Ribble, who has chronic lymphocytic leukemia, needed new eyeglasses last spring but couldn't afford them after losing a job he'd held for more than 40 years. Then he found out about the Modest Needs Foundation.
Protector of Anne Frank, Dies at 100: Tribute
Miep Gies, the last surviving member of the group who helped protect Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis, has died in the Netherlands aged 100. She and other employees of Anne Frank's father Otto supplied food to the family as they hid in a secret annex above the business premises in Amsterdam.
Operation Warm Gives Tens of Thousands of New Coats to Kids
Americans are helping to keep kids warm in spite of the recent Arctic blast through Operation Warm, a charity that provides brand new coats to children from disadvantaged families. Founded by Pennsylvania Rotary Club member Richard Sanford, Operation Warm has provided more than a half million coats to children in 26 states since 1998.
To Cure the Blind Sounds Impossible, But Not for the Mountain Climber Surgeon
To cure the blind. It sounds impossible. Biblical even. And that's exactly why Geoff Tabin—adventure climber, medical pioneer, human dynamo—is just the guy to do it. Geoff Tabin leads a medical team organized by his Himalayan Cataract Project with the goal of conducting the largest eye surgery camp in Africa's history, restoring sight to as many as 800 people.
Gift of Glamour Goes to Those who Need it
Stylists at the posh Carter Barnes salon in Atlanta decided that the persistent economic downturn needed a beauty intervention, with free botox, free color and free styling for all those who've lost a job or gotten sick.
Used Shoes Take Giant Steps in Poor Countries
Collecting and distributing 900,000 pairs of used shoes over the past decade has changed Mona Purdy's life. She is now the executive director of Share Your Soles, a charity which has no religious or government affiliation but has helped the needy in at least 29 countries and several U.S. states.
Malawi Farmers Adapt to Climate Change, Become Filmmakers to Teach Others (Video)
A journalist and CNN corporate sales executive quit her job to pursue a Masters thesis that would help Malawi farmers use video to teach neighboring villages about ways they have learned to adapt to climate change and preserve their livelihoods in the wake of new flooding.
Ruth Lilly Gave Away About $800 Million Over a Lifetime: Tribute
Her generosity in life was legendary: Ruth Lilly, the last surviving great-grandchild of pharmaceutical magnate Eli Lilly, died Wednesday night at 94. ... Over the course of her life, Ms. Lilly gave away the bulk of her inheritance, an estimated $800 million.
Harvard Man Becomes Mayor of Ghost Town on Mission of Revival
A Harvard-educated man who moved to Braddock, Pa. in 2001 to work on an AmeriCorps project and ended up running for mayor four years later, strives to revive a town that once boasted 25 shoe stores, 14 jewelers, 51 barbers and 53 restaurants, but today has none.
Military Hails 2 Heroes in Fort Hood Rampage
The top commander at Fort Hood is crediting a civilian police officer for stopping the shooting rampage that killed 13 people at the Texas post. Lt. Gen. Bob Cone also hailed a young Army nutritionist who helped wounded victims. Both women heroically intervened despite being shot.
UPDATE: 'We Do Have a Heart' Inmates Say of Rescue
Four men have received a flurry of attention since Wednesday when word got out how the four inmates came to the rescue of Deputy Kenneth Moon, who was being strangled by another inmate.
Guardian Angel Saves Couple from Burning Car
Tommy, a volunteer firefighter was driving down route 81 in Virginia when he saw a Subaru strike the guard rail and go up in flames. He said, "At that point after seeing exactly what happened, I didn't feel that there was gonna be any survivors."
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