Strangers Drive for Hours to Attend Party for Rural Boy Without Friends (WATCH)
Strangers drove for hours to a country town, showing up for the birthday party of a speech-impaired boy. Watch them give Camden the greatest water fight ever.
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9-yo Boy Sells $3,000 in Lemonade to Raise Money for City of Detroit
A 9-year-old Detroit boy has earned national attention for setting up a lemonade stand to raise money for his cash-strapped city. He heard on the radio that the city was having trouble paying for the mowing of grass in city parks and decided to help. His lemonade and popcorn business, which opened July 30, raised more than triple what the young man originally hoped and today Joshua Smith presented a check to Detroit officials for $2,832.
Hero of the Year: Nepalese Woman Frees Children Who Live With Incarcerated Parents
Pushpa Basnet, a Nepalese woman who runs a home for children so they don't have to live behind bars with their incarcerated parents, was named the 2012 CNN Hero of the Year on Sunday night. She was in her twenties when she started a home in Kathmandu where children can receive education, food, medical care and a chance to live a more normal life.
Babies Fed on Demand Do Better at School
A large scale study in Britain suggests eight-year-olds who were fed on demand as infants had higher IQs -- and did better in school -- than did children who were fed on a schedule.
Brave Aussie Teen Dedicates Pillows for Others' Happiness
Throughout her toughest years living with cancer, Brittany Booth's dazzling smile has never faded. And now, through the smallest gesture, the gutsy 15-year-old is casting hope and bringing smiles to thousands of Australia's sick children.
CNN Names Top 10 'CNN Heroes' for 2011
CNN announced its Top 10 CNN Heroes for 2011, while opening online voting that will determine the winner of the $250,000 grand prize. All ten heroes will be featured on the 5th annual celebrity-filled award gala airing in December. These ten will each receive $50,0000 to continue their world-changing work.
20 Premature Babies Survive Heroic Transfer When Hospital Loses Power
As superstorm Sandy slammed into New York City Monday night, more than 10 feet of water flooded seven buildings of the NYU Medical Center. The facility lost power at the height of the storm and 20 newborn babies clinging to life from the neonatal intensive care unit needed to be carried down nine flights in dark stairways to waiting ambulances by heroic nurses and hospital staff using battery-operated life-saving equipment.
The Days are Long, but the Years Are Short
In one of the videos that most touched her fans, Gretchen Rubin, author of the best-selling book, The Happiness Project, tells the story of how she came to realize that the daily grind of a commute with her daughter may actually be the enchanted life she had always wanted.
One Mom's Wish for her Dying Son: Banana Splits for Dinner
Moms and dads all over the world are serving banana splits for dinner in the sweetest of tributes to a dying child and the mother who's determined to find the joy in his last days. After Diane told friends that that their 21-month-old son, Ryan, was at the end of his life, everyone wanted to know what else they could do. No more cards or gifts of flowers for Diane. She urged them to create a special memory with their own kids by serving banana splits for dinner.
Happy Teens Grow Up to Be Wealthier Too
Which comes first, happiness or money? A new study suggests that happier teenagers grow up to be richer adults.
Google Rigs its Technology so Sick Boy Can Virtually Throw Ceremonial Pitch From Miles Away
13-year-old Nick LeGrande has always dreamed of throwing out the first pitch at an Oakland Athletics baseball game. Now with a life-threatening illness and too sick to take the mound, Nick was granted his wish Wednesday night though the use of amazing Android technology.
Custom Tricycles Give Burst of Freedom to Disabled Kids
A retired couple in Michigan believes that every child should have the exalted feeling of riding alone with the wind in their face. So, they build custom-made tricycles for small children with disabilities.
Boy Meets Hero, Who Congratulates Him on His Bravery (Video)
While many young children look up to their favorite sports superstars, the bravery shown by kids in tough situations may also inspire those very athletes.
UPDATE: Boy Whose Mailman Gave Him Books, Shares Thousands with Hometown
When a postman asked people to donate books to a 12-yr-old, the boy got so many that he's decided to share 3,500 of them with his local library.
Sesame Street, PNC Bank Team up to Teach Kids About Money
A new project featuring Grover, Elmo, Cookie Monster and the gang aims to explain concepts related to the importance of earning and saving money. "For Me, for You, for Later," explains financial fundamentals in a way that preschool children can understand. The best part, DVDs and videos are available online and for free at PNC banks.
Positive Parenting: 10 Things That Are More Important Than Discipline
Parenting is a very complex task. If we're not careful, we will become too focused on one aspect and let the others fall by the wayside. Many times, I see parents who are intently focused on discipline, getting very caught up in it, and losing sight of the bigger picture.
20 Premature Babies Survive Heroic Transfer When Hospital Loses Power
As superstorm Sandy slammed into New York City Monday night, more than 10 feet of water flooded seven buildings of the NYU Medical Center. The facility lost power at the height of the storm and 20 newborn babies clinging to life from the neonatal intensive care unit needed to be carried down nine flights in dark stairways to waiting ambulances by heroic nurses and hospital staff using battery-operated life-saving equipment.
The 13-year-old Who Has the World Planting Trees
Felix Finkbeiner is an environmental superstar and author of the book Tree by Tree who is at the helm of a global network of child activists whose aim is to mitigate climate change by reforesting the planet.
6 Young Environmental Leaders Win Prestigious Brower Award
They are the green generation. Six young people who are doing incredible things to safeguard the environment were honored this week with the prestigious Brower Youth Award for 2010.
Lady Gaga Launches Project Encouraging Fans to Love Their Bodies
Lady Gaga, criticized recently for gaining weight, launched a new Body Revolution project on her LittleMonsters website, hoping to help build confidence in people with body-image issues. The pop star revealed she has suffered from bulimia and anorexia since she was 15.
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