"Free Hugs" Campaign Aims to Inspire Reserved Japanese
A group of university students are on a mission to change Japan -- and make hugging more acceptable, inspired by the original Free Hugs campaign in Sydney that rallied strangers together.
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Citizen Proposes 10 Steps to Citywide Peace
Dwayne Lee of Milwaukee proposed a Summer Peace Plan for city residents. His calls for understanding others' shortcomings and challenges, and for getting to know your neighbors, are just as useful to those who don't live in the city.
Encouraging Teen Philanthropy
Jewish teenagers from 37 American communities have been personally inspired by Harold Grinspoon and his teen philanthropy programs to establish personal endowment funds using a portion of their b’nai mitzvah gift money.
Free Angels Bring Hope to Thousands
A volunteer group called Angels Of Destiny delivers small hand painted ceramic angels to people living with life threatening illnesses such as AIDS/HIV and cancer.
Feathers Fly in Tel Aviv Pillow Fighting
"Israelis try to cushion the effects of their daily stress by taking part in the third annual mass pillow fight. While Israeli forces attack in Gaza and the regional conflict seemed far from an end, residents of the coastal city of Tel Aviv engage in some stress-busting scuffles involving pillows."
15,000 Children Sing for Sick Boy at Shea Stadium
15,000 kids gathered in a baseball stadium in New York City to sing for a sick boy, led by Bob McGrath, host of the TV series, Sesame Street.
Lack of Short-Term Memory Doesn't Stop New Grad
College freshman Andrew Engel was diagnosed in 1995 with a malignant brain tumor, and after treatment was left without any short term memory. His doctors told him to forget about college, yet he never gave up.
Praising All Great Customer Service and Random Good Deeds
I like this idea very much: In Bradenton, Florida, the local newspaper prints readers' praise for extra special service received in their community. I've always wanted to feature personal reports of excellent customer service. Great service occurs much more often than people think. First these from Bradenton, then, my own… The owner of Healthy Home […]
Old Computers Rescued, and Donated to the Poor
A computer geek named Oso came up with an elegant solution to the problems of too many old computers piling up — and where do you put them — and, low-income families being left behind in the digital age. It is a brilliant concept: Oso and his cool-geeky friends in Portland collect the old ones, refurbish them […]
Arabic and Jewish Children Sing, Imagine (Video)
A chorus of 40 arabic and 40 jewish children sing John Lennon's "Imagine" led by 16-year-old Israeli singing sensation, Liel, who invited a famous guest on stage...
Colombian Peace Groups Nominated for Nobel Prize
Two Colombian groups were nominated in February for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for their extraordinary commitment to nonviolence in the midst of the country’s 50 year-old conflict..
Giving a Break to Hassled Customer Service People
The unfortunate airline rep at the gate counter was being bombarded by people who seemed to assume that the poor weather and flight cancellations were her fault and I could see she was being pushed to the brink...