Missing His Hugs, Quarantined Kids Honor the Veteran Who Spent Thousands of Hours Mentoring Them in School
Grandpa Ron Jacobson, who spent years hugging school children, was honored by them for volunteering at Cle Elum-Roslyn Elementary School.
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Landscaping Pros Have Been Giving Free Lawn Care Services to Healthcare Workers, Relieving Their Stress
Project Evergreen helps landscaping professionals like Weed Man volunteers mow lawns for frontline workers to ease their stress.
FDA Approves Low-Cost Ventilator Designed by Team of Volunteers - Including the Jeopardy Teen Champion
Volunteers who designed a low-cost ventilator-including Avi Gupta, the Jeopardy Teen champ-got approval from the FDA for its use on patients.
Two South African Women Take On Mission to Tackle Plastic Along One of Worst Rivers For Ocean-Bound Pollution
Two South African women and their Sunshine Cleaning volunteer group are cleaning up river banks in Blue Downs near Cape Town, to keep plastic out of oceans.
Washington Man Rescues 2.4 Million Pounds of Farmers' Crops Going to Waste, Gets Them to Food Banks Across State
The Washington state nonprofit EastWest Food Rescue delivers truckloads of food that would be thrown out to food banks in western cities like Seattle.
Teen Who Cleaned Up City for 10 Hours After Protest Receives Car and Scholarship as a 'Thank You'
Antonio Gwynn Jr., a teen who spent 10 hours cleaning up Buffalo, NY, after a protest is rewarded with a car and college scholarship
Principal Rallies His Community to Serve 10,000 Cooked Meals to Seniors During 40 Days of COVID Crisis in India
Sasi Kanta Dash, a principle of a local arts and sciences school in Puducherry is organizing medicine and grocery delivery for over 14 villages in lockdown.
Tree Service Comes to Rescue When Cat Adopted During COVID Gets Stuck in Tree With Thunderstorm on the Way
It was getting darker by the minute as a neighbor went on Facebook Live to get help for a stranded kitten—and a tree serviceman came to save the day.
After Finding His African City Missing From Maps, Zimbabwe Man Creates 2,000 Miles of Google Street Views
After discovering that his hometown was entirely absent from Google Street View, one man from Zimbabwe decided things had to change. When Tawanda Kanhema moved to the United States in 2009 from Harare, the capital of his country Zimbabwe, he might have looked forward to showing people what his hometown looked as a major African […]
These 'Detroit Mower Gang' Volunteers Have Been Competing to Maintain City's Old Parks
A group of volunteer grass cutters, the Detroit Mowing Gang, held their annual 12-hour Motown Mowdown competition to see who could cut the most city grass.
Thousands of Young Adults Are Volunteering to Catch COVID-19 to Save Others in the Future
Thousands of young adults around the world are voicing their willingness to contract COVID-19 for the sake of accelerating vaccine development.
New York City Lights Up With Thank You Messages For Health Care Workers
The Walkway Over the Hudson as well as hospitals in New York City were illuminated with Thank You messages for healthcare workers.
Mormons Skip Church for Weeks to Volunteer for Families Flooded by Sandy
Thousands of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints volunteered for weeks following Hurricane Sandy, assisting the devastated families in digging out their flooded homes. A beautiful video was made on November 11th, when thousands of these church members cancelled their Sunday services and arrived by air, bus and train from all across the country to help.
Pioneering Surgery Lets 3 Brothers Smile for First Time, Now They're Giving Back
The three Lori brothers were born with a rare condition called facial paralysis, which meant they couldn't close their mouths, show facial expressions or even smile. After dozens of doctors told them there was no hope for their sons, the family found Dr. Ronald Zuker, the pediatric plastic surgeon who pioneered a muscle transplant surgery. And that's just the first of the good news in this story.
Three Years Later, Family Finally Goes Home After Superstorm Sandy
It's been years since Superstorm Sandy hit the east coast with such force – and this New Jersey family has finally gone home after the disaster.
Giving Blood: 5 Tips to Overcome Your Fear of Needles
The Red Cross is in dire need of blood and platelet donations – so they're asking all the needle-phobes to set aside their fear and donate today.
Orthodontist to the Rescue in Kansas City, Helping 152 Kids
A special orthodontist is giving thousands of dollars worth of time and service to bring life-changing smiles to children from low-income families.
Surgeon Fights Medical Debt by Allowing Patients and Families to Pay for Surgeries With Volunteer Work
Instead of burdening his patients with medical debt, this Nebraska surgeon is allowing people and their families to pay off operations with charity work.
Hundreds of Volunteers Are Tracking Santa's Journey On Christmas Eve; Here's How to Follow His Sleigh
Hundreds of jolly volunteers have stepped up to continue the tradition of monitoring Santa Claus's journey around the world for the 64th year in a row.
This Nurse is a Hometown Hero for Creating A 'Take-What-You-Need' Pantry For Her Virginia Hospital
Do you remember when the aisles of grocery stores were emptied of toilet paper and other staples at the beginning of the pandemic? Nurse Stacy Mason recalls seeing her fellow healthcare workers finishing up long shifts caring for the sick in ICU, only to find the sundries they needed for their families-like diapers and sanitary […]
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