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Jeanne Goddard

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Treasured Rings Get Flushed Down Toilet but Dedicated Sanitation Crew Comes to the Rescue

After accidentally flushing them down the toilet, a sewer crew went out of their way to help a Colorado woman recover a pair of valuable diamond rings that were an 18th birthday gift from her late father. Worth $10,000 and seemingly lost, the rings were miraculously located downstream in the sewer system by devoted city workers from the North Table Mountain Water Department in Golden.

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.

13-Year-old Recycles Cooking Grease into Heating Oil for Needy Families

After reading an article in the local newspaper, Cassandra Lin discovered that many residents could not afford to heat their homes. Inspired to do something, she formed a team of seventh graders to recycle waste cooking oil and turn it into biofuel for distribution to needy families. They collected 36,000 gallons in one year.