One month before she was fatally injured in a car crash last week, Rachel had made it known that all she wanted for her 9th birthday was donations toward her goal of raising $300 to bring clean water to African villagers. After she died, the donations poured in beyond any expectation.
companies are donating millions of pairs of shoes to help children in impoverished countriesAfter food, clean water and simple housing, shoes are one of the most basic needs that can help change lives.
Garrett Becker was born with cerebral palsy. At age 19 and a quadriplegic, Garrett has become a leader, working towared the coveted Eagle Scout level.
Daniel Kish, blind since he was an infant, can easily dodge the pedestrians, signposts and mailboxes that line the city sidewalk. He's taught himself the skills of a dolphin. By clicking his tongue and paying close attention to the echo, he can identify surrounding objects and their location -- even their textures.
Three Tennessee homecoming king nominees made a unanimous and touching decision that no matter who won, they would give the crown to a beloved student who has Williams Syndrome, a neurological disorder that inhibits learning and speech. At the Unionville Community High School's basketball homecoming ceremony, the teens turned over the honor to junior Scotty Maloney.
Nine-month-old Flipper the kitten was born with a twisted spine that makes it impossible for him to stand up -- or walk about without dragging himself laboriously. But little Flipper's life was changed forever by cat-lovers from a high school robotics club in Colorado.
Jordan Somer has been a believer in beauty pageants since she was 7 years old, when they began teaching her how to be confident and work toward any goal. But when she had the opportunity to be around people with special needs at the Special Olympics, when she saw success everywhere, on the track, the field, and each level of the award platforms, Somer knew what she was meant to do.
Third-year high school student Nico Calabria scored an amazing goal Wednesday for his varsity soccer team -- the scissor kick was especially impressive because Nico was born with only one leg. When he was only 13, he became the first person with one leg ever to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro raising more than $100,000 for a charity providing wheelchairs in Africa.
Fashion prodigy Isabella Rose Taylor isn't just an artist, painter and designer, the pre-teen girl from Austin is a super student who just started college. But she is being celebrated this week for her style line at this week's NY Fashion Week.
Teenager Austin Hay completed construction on a tiny house with wheels that he had begun during his sophomore year of high school. The home includes a full kitchen, loft, shower and composting toilet, and plans for solar panels.
I knew something had to be done, said Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, whose foundation was adrift without a focus. The final straw came on Easter Sunday when a 15-year-old girl in nearby Maryland took her own life after months of cyber-bullying. Thus began this 5-foot-8 running back's pro-kindness crusade.
Drake may have won himself the title of sweetest rapper ever. He flew to Texas to surprise a 15-year-old who was forced to stop going to school because doctors discovered a deadly brain tumor.
Bullied every day for years because of his lisp, Josh moved to London, Ontario, in 2011. Determined not to be put in a box by his new classmates, the remarkable young man dramatically changed the trajectory of his life with one small idea: he would hold open the door at school each day. He held the door open for hundreds of teenagers that first morning - and every morning since. At first they didn't know what to make of the stranger, but then, something happened.
The new Canadian program to reduce gun violence by promoting photography is called Pixels for Pistols. It aims to take guns off the streets by issuing a free Panasonic Lumix point-and-shoot camera to anyone who turns in a working firearm to the Winnipeg Police Service. So far, the program has collected hundreds of guns and rounds of ammunition
To combat bullying and to simply cheer up students at his high school, Jeremiah Anthony set up a Twitter Account a year and a half ago that posts compliments about kids and teachers.
After witnessing a close friend suffering through cyber bullying, 14 year old Azariah Brown decided to do something about it. She founded a website for teenage girls called, Love Share Care. She wanted a social online hangout where adolescent girls 13-17 can share photos, post status updates, and send love shouts.
The Baylor University Lady Bears left no doubt last night who reigns as the best team in the country. In fact, they're perfect. A dominating victory over Notre Dame (80-61) in the NCAA women's basketball championship on Tuesday night, capped a 40-0 season for the Waco, Texas team.
To the Nebraska college football team and fans, this play was truly one of your finest moments the school has ever seen. Little Jack Hoffman, who has cancer, led a very special Husker play into the end zone with the ball.
When the Philadelphia 76ers heard the news story on TV about an autistic boy in Mt. Airy who had his basketball hoop stolen, they sprang into action to replace the hoop, and more.
Generally, you wouldn't want to hear that an NFL player went out on date with an eighth-grader. But that's not the case with this story out of Morgantown, W.Va. That's where Chicago Bears rookie J.T. Thomas stepped in and took the girl, who suffers from spina bifida, to her prom.
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