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Jeanne Goddard

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LinkedIn Idea 'Bring Your Parents to Work Day' is Spreading Worldwide

LinkedIn held its second annual 'Bring In Your Parents Day', an idea that was born when the company realized that one-third of their employees' parents had no clue about what their offspring did for work. With more than 50 other companies around the globe participating this year, the event (#BIYP) has become a worldwide initiative to help bridge the gap between professionals and their parents.

Hospital Brings Horse to Visit Elderly Woman for Final Farewell (Video)

A hospital in in Wigan, England granted Sheila Marsh's dying wish to see her horse one more time. The Royal Albert Edward Infirmary arranged transportation for Marsh's favorite horse, whom she had looked after during the previous 25 years. Nurses wheeled her bed into the car park so she could say goodbye.

Good People of UK Raise £160k for Child's Treatment so Family Can Keep Home

When Frankie-Rose Lea was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor in August experts said her best chance of surviving was immediate proton beam therapy, but that would cost £160,000. Her parents put their house up for immediate sale, saying they would rather "live in a box" than fail to exhaust every possibility to save Frankie-Rose. Now they won't have to go homeless thanks to the generosity of people in the UK.

Star Football Player Gives Up Big Money Contract to Be of Service

Jason Brown had a five-year, $37 million contract with the St. Louis Rams but decided it was all meaningless - and just walked away from football. Brown quit the sport he worked his life to master so he could become a farmer, even though he had never farmed a day in his life. What he was thinking? He was thinking about service.

She Overcame Her Past to Become a Marine and Mentor to Abused Girls

Growing up in 13 different foster homes and the pain of physical and sexual abuse left Tina Thomas feeling empty and incomplete. But Tina is a survivor and no longer can be defined by her past. Fate intervened in her teen years when, despite never having broken the law, she was assigned a probation officer, Mary Beth Ryan. That summer, Ryan asked Tina to be a peer mentor at a special camp for abused girls. It changed her life forever.