Jenny Baker was out last weekend in north-east London and met a very sweet homeless man named Michael. What started as an innocent meeting led to actions by Jenny and other generous strangers, that will completely change his life forever.
This video is an homage to the stellar song by Pharrell Williams, called I'm HAPPY. Shot on the streets of Belfast, in Northern Ireland, happy people dance to the catchy tune
Youth around the world have managed to turn a dangerous and deadly viral drinking game into random acts of kindness that have most recently turned infectious on university campuses in Canada. The Canadian version currently captivating students on campuses like McGill University is called Feed the Deed.
Everyone can use a little encouragement. Some people recently signed up to receive an uplifting postcard from a stranger in Hawaii. That beautiful idea is the premise of an art project called, Love From Hawaii.
During the California gold rush of the 1800's, what did people do with their treasure when banks were rare, and sometimes untrustworthy? They buried it. Now a middle-aged couple has staked a claim to part of the state's legendary gold treasure after walking the dog on their rural property in Northern California and noticing a buried can jutting out of the ground near a tree.
Harold Krueger's wife was planning a 90th birthday party for her husband on February 21, but passed away a month before the big day. The World War II veteran, who lives in the tiny town of Wishek, North Dakota, was having a hard time with the loss because the couple's relationship of 63 years had been so close. Now, hundreds of strangers from around the country are providing happy relief and a new activity, since Harold's daughter asked her friends on Facebook to send birthday cards.
He lived on a San Paulo street corner for 18 years, with black plastic bags wrapped around him and long tangled hair and beard hiding his face. This 75-year-old man could be seen every day, hunched over writing. Though homeless for 34 years, Raimundo was well-read and in April 2011, he was befriended by a young woman who was impressed by his poetry. She wanted to help him realize his dream of publishing a book, but neither could have guessed what happened when someone from the past saw the Facebook post.
In the last 14 months, more than a dozen mystery packages have arrived for a 6-year-old boy diagnosed with cancer and, often, for his three siblings and parents. Packages would show up outside their Illinois home, sometimes arriving when the family was inside the house, but never with any trace of the source's identity, other than the signature "Dylan's Secret Pal."
With the warm weather upon us, some New Yorkers will be thrilled at the new ‘Dining With Dogs' rule.
Adele gave the microphone to a fan during her hit song - and she, along with the crowd, were in for an impressive surprise.
The third largest retailer in the world has taken a revolutionary step towards ending hunger in Europe.
Amid the glitz and glamour of the Academy Awards on February 28, one deadly serious documentary was busy changing the world.