The Secret Santa from Kansas City has long brightened the hearts of hundreds each holiday season by handing out hundred-dollar bills to strangers on city streets. Now, after 26 years and $1.3 million of anonymous holiday giving, he has decided to reveal his identity.
A rural Kansas woman is lucky to be alive, after a stranger goes to great lengths to rescue her after her home catches fire... Rachel says what scares her most, is that she did not wake up.
A VAN driver is being hailed a hero after saving the life of a motorist who had a fit while driving along a busy highway. Thanks to Tony Smith's quick thinking, the driver escaped possible death after Tony used his van to slow the car to safety.
For the past 25 years Dick, who is 65, has pushed his son, severely disabled since birth, in hundreds of marathon races to impart to him the feeling of being a participant in sports.
The National Theatre Workshop of the Handicapped worked with two dozen veterans of U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan this summer, in hopes of helping them work through their emotions and feelings of loss..
The mother of a young teen who was gunned down asked if she could hug her son's killer. A great story of compassion
A woman was caught short of money at the pharacist and is assisted by a stranger handing her the money she needed.
Greg Mortenson is an anti-terrorism warrior in the Islamic strongholds of Afghanistan and Pakistan, and his main weapon is schools. Mortenson has built 55 schools in those two countries in the past 13 years, educating 24,000 children.
Teresa Stiles saw a lockbox, which she didn't know contained about $40,000, fall off a Brinks truck. Nobody seemed to see what happened and no one was responding. So, Stiles grabbed the box and nervously drove straight to the police.
Who is the Greatest Canadian? After being hospitalized at the age of 10 and threatened with the loss of his leg due to his family's inability to pay for specialized care, Tommy Douglas followed a life path into politics and refined his skills as a fiery speaker.
A Lemonade Stand in Maryland, USA raised money to save 4000 acres of Guyana rainforest. Alex Rice and his Cub Scout Troop raised $350.00 that was matched by Conservation International
Waldemar Kaminski, who quietly ran a food stand in Broadway Market for more than 50 years, has been revealed to be a self-made millionaire and philanthropist who anonymously gave millions to Buffalo charities and neighbors in need.
Rebecca Eddlemon looked for good in everyone, even the two gunmen who surprised her and husband Oscar Eddlemon in their food market in the mid-1970s.
Some folks in San Francisco decided there was not enough green space downtown and "leased" the space provided by a parking meter for cars and created a mini-park for a day.
An American soldier gets a kick out of bringing gifts to the kids in Iraq. Joe was so moved by the bare feet he saw in Iraq, he urged family and friends to send shoes for the children. The result was 1,200 pairs of shoes and 300 pounds of clothing sent to Iraq in 54 large boxes, inundating the post office.
The inspiring story of fourth grade teacher Patricia Donohue and her decision to donate a kidney to her 10 year-old student, Brandon Shafer.
Asfaw, the winner of the Volvo prize for 2006, is a medical doctor who has galvanized over 550 medical and non-medical professionals in the US and Canada to give their time and talents to address the profound healthcare crises in Ethiopia.
A homeless man found $900 in a wallet in a trash bin but returned it to the owner.Similarly, the man "insists on paying for his food at a nearly relief kitchen.
James Burgett started as a homeless Dumpster-diver. He'd build computers out of parts and sell them to feed his drug habit. A company called asking if he wanted 2,000 old desktops.
A morbidly obese man who has captured the heart of America by walking alone across the country on a quest to lose weight and find his soul. Like a real-life Forrest Gump, Vaught's journey is touching the lives of millions.
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