Jeep Club Volunteers Drive Hospital Workers During Winter Storm

Members of the New Brunswick Jeep Club volunteered their time during Tuesday's storm for a good cause — helping doctors and nurses get to and from work at the local hospital.

By Jeanne Goddard

28 January 34 Views

Insurance Employees Reflect Holiday Spirit with $16K Donation to Charities

This company made it onto Santa's nice list this year when they found it in their hearts – and pockets – to help out the people of San Diego.

By Michael Lucas

11 January 40 Views

3,000 Life Vests Arranged On Mountain Sends 2016 Message of Hope -WATCH

Using the lifejackets that kept thousands of lives afloat in the ocean, humanitarians used those very same safety vests to spell out a sign of optimism.

By Tiffani Spengler

03 January 40 Views

People Respond with Texas-Sized Generosity to Dallas Tornados

So many people have volunteered to help with the Texas tornado recovery, some people have been turned away.

By Jim Stout

29 December 39 Views

Virginians Deliver 114,000 Pounds of Winter Warmth to Refugees in Turkey

Volunteers in Northern Virginia delivered 72 tons of coats and blankets to Syrian refugees in Turkey this winter.

By Jim Stout

22 February 33 Views

Special Knitting Forces Help Afghan Kids One Stitch at a Time

Susan Marcus Palau realized while knitting that she could bring a little comfort to the innocent victims of the war on terrorism, especially the babies and children.

By Jeanne Goddard

31 January 34 Views

Delivering Flowers for Old People in Nursing Home

Today a kind act touched two people's lives at an elderly home. My wife made two really special floral bouquets and we jumped in the car and drove them down to the home.

By Anastasia Spencer

29 November 34 Views

258 Trucks Deliver Hay To Farmers Suffering From Drought (Video)

Community appreciation is thriving in Australia thanks to a convoy of volunteer truck drivers delivering necessary resources to drought-afflicted farmers.

By Tiffani Spengler

03 April 55 Views

Former Corporate Shark Feeds The Hungry

David Gerson drives an aging Volvo station wagon with a coffee stain on the passenger seat --hardly the type of car usually driven by successful corporate tax lawyers who negotiate billion-dollar mergers in Silicon Valley. David, 62, however, is what some might call a reformed lawyer. That 25-year law career never quite fulfilled him, so in 2011 he took a job feeding the poor.

By Jeanne Goddard

02 April 41 Views

College Professor Gives Half His Income to Charity

Richard Semmler, a mathematics professor at Northern Virginia Community College, works two jobs to earn enough money to give away half of the $100,000 income he earns each year. In addition to his monetary donations, Mr. Semmler volunteers every Monday night to help serve meals at the Central Union Mission, in Washington, DC.

By Jeanne Goddard

03 October 38 Views

Chicago Man Wins Lottery Because He Came to Serve in Post-Storm Sandy Cleanup

John Turner, who owns a Chicago business specializing in pumping water and cleaning out buildings following disasters, traveled to the East Coast immediately after Hurricane Sandy hit. Turner was shocked by the devastation and even emptied out flooded homes free of charge after seeing how some families without flood insurance were completely wiped out. It must have felt like a reward from heaven when he bought a lottery ticket in New Jersey and it turned out to be a $100,000 winner.

By Jeanne Goddard

18 November 36 Views

80-year-old Volunteer Heads into Hurricane, Joins Rescue Teams From Across US

An 80-year-old Utah man arrived on the East Coast Monday to help feed evacuees from Hurricane Sandy. Vern Gillmore, who says his hobby is volunteering, joins other Good Samaritans from around the country and Canada leaving their warm homes and heading into the eye of the storm to help neighbors they've never met.

By Jeanne Goddard

29 October 34 Views

Volunteers Rush in to Help Devastated Region Recover

Hundreds of doctors, firefighters, emergency personnel and volunteers are converging on the East Coast to help devastated areas with recovery efforts. Trent Smith, from Indiana expects to spend the coming days working long hours with little sleep, but he said the work will have its own rewards.

By Jeanne Goddard

31 October 39 Views

She Sews Superhero Capes for Cancer Crusaders

Barbara Casados only uses her sewing machine for one thing -- a very special thing. She makes sick children feel better by giving them personalized Superhero capes. It started when she tried to solve the daily fights with her son over wearing clothes to school. She bribed him with the promise of a crusader's cape. Next, she sewed them as a business. But when someone came to her about making them for kids in a cancer ward -- 65 kids -- she couldn't say no to a single one of them.

By Jeanne Goddard

18 August 31 Views

Holiday Heroes: Foster Kids Feel Her Love Each Year

Knowing that even if a foster child is placed with a family, it doesn't guarantee a Christmas gift under the tree, Frances Smith for 15 years has used her annual vacation to amass new dolls, clothes, bikes, and games for every child in the foster care system of Coweta County, Georgia.

By Jeanne Goddard

19 December 37 Views