Father's Day Miracle: Random Meeting With a Child Reunites Woman With Dad Who Abandoned Her
A serendipitous meeting between a young woman and a boy led to an emotional reunion and forgiveness for her father-who had abandoned his daughter at birth.
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30 Baseball Stars Nominated for Giving Back in 2010 Roberto Clemente Awards
The Roberto Clemente award recognizes professional baseball players who exemplify sportsmanship, a commitment to community and the value of helping others.
Corporations Making a Positive Difference
Ford, Coca Cola, and Bayer, among other companies, actively demonstrate they care about people and the planet. Here are some examples of how corporations are contributing to society and helping the environment. Even Wal-Mart is making improvements to benefit the planet.
Daniel Ortega Campaigning With John Lennon
The Nicaraguan leader, who is campaigning for president for the fourth time, is preaching harmony, love and reconciliation while John Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance" plays in the background.
The Right to Write: How One Pencil Started a Revolution
Adam Braun was on a fast track toward a lucrative corporate career, but it was a backpacking trip as a teenager in India when he met a little boy begging on the streets, that changed his stars. That moment became the spark for Pencils of Promise, an organization founded by Braun that builds schools in some of the world's poorest countries
Giving Women Credit: Pro Mujer Loans $1 Billion
The microfinance organization Pro Mujer is celebrating a milestone, having loaned to poor women one billion dollars since its inception in 1990. "Women in developing countries hold the key to their futures," says Lynne Patterson, founder of the nonprofit group with the name means "Pro Women" in Spanish. 270,000 women have lifted themselves and their […]
Friends of Disabled Man Carry Him Up Mountain So He Can Go Volcano Surfing
To inspire others with disabilities and give wheelchairs to the poor, Zach Anner's friends hiked up a Nicaraguan volcano carrying Zach on their backs..
World Bank Cancels Debt of 17 of the World's Poorest Countries
The World Bank approved details to implement the 2005 debt relief initiative, which will cancel the debt of some of the worldí¢â¬â¢s poorest countries starting onJuly 1, 2006, at the start of the Bankí¢â¬â¢s fiscal year.
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