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Rivers' Garbageman Named CNN Hero of the Year!

Worth Sharing is thrilled that a young man we've reported on for years, who has removed more than seven million pounds of garbage from America's beloved rivers, has been named the 2013 CNN Hero of the Year. With so many outstanding individuals nominated for the award, each creating miracles for so many people, it is the humble garbageman and defender of the Earth, Chad Pregracke, who takes home this year's $250,000 prize, after five weeks of online voting. WATCH the gala ceremony this Sunday on CNN.

20 November 34 Views

Strangers in NYC Give Homeless Czech Man a Ticket Home

The YouTube collaboration known as Whatever, while in New York City handing out sweatshirts, hats and gloves to homeless people before the winter season, happened to meet a middle-aged man from Czechoslovakia who really needed a friend. They learned Jaroslav's story of bad luck and how all he wanted in the world now, was to simply go back home to see his family.

26 November 32 Views

Why Can't This Grandma Stay Out of Prison?

Grandmas, by their very nature, don't want trouble. But 81-year-old SuEllen Fried of Prairie Village, Kansas, has defied that stereotype and brought her sweet, soft touch to prisoners behind the razor-wire walls for over 30 years. I am addicted to personal transformation, she told CBS's Steve Hartman. Fried started coming to Lansing Correctional around 1980 for what she thought would be a little volunteer work, but ended up committed to these guys — for life.

27 November 48 Views

She Planned 22 Acts of Kindness For Her 22nd Birthday; What's on Her List?

She's a nursing major in college so we already knew she wanted to help people, but Hillary Sadlon poured on the kindness for others even on a day when she could have been pampering herself. After seeing someone post online about how they did it, the Seton University senior spent months planning how she could be kind, generous and thoughtful on her upcoming birthday and made a giant list called, Hillary's 22 Random Acts of Kindness for Her 22nd Birthday."

03 October 29 Views

How One Man Continues To 'Just Pass It On'

Thomas Weller would have died in a snow bank in 1964 had a stranger not helped him. Weller, 65, has been helping strangers in the same way ever since.

14 September 28 Views

Homeless Man Turns in Lost Backpack Stuffed With $42,000 - And Donations Pour In

A homeless Good Samaritan turned in a lost backpack stuffed with nearly $42,000 in cash and travelers cheques he found Saturday at a Dorchester mall. After returning the bag to its rightful owner, the Boston police honored Glen James yesterday with a citation for his "extraordinary show of character and honesty."

17 September 31 Views

Fast Food Worker Who Stood Up For Blind Customer Gets National Praise

A 19-year-old Dairy Queen employee served more than ice cream at his Hopkins, Minnesota store recently: He stood up for a blind man after his twenty dollar bill, dropped on the ground, was scooped up by a sighted customer who refused to give it back. A typed letter of commendation now hangs on the wall of the DQ shop after a third customer saw the whole scene unfold and couldn't believe how manager Joey Prusak had handled the situation - going above and beyond what anyone could expect.

19 September 29 Views

Huge Pink Truck Brings High Fashion to Poor Teens

Allyson Ahlstrom, 18, wanted to scrap the idea of struggling teen girls getting only handed-down clothes from the thrift store. She wanted to boost their self esteem by providing two brand-new head-to-toe outfits for any girl in need, so she started Threads for Teens two years ago in California. This year she takes her clothing store on the road bringing hope and pride to girls in need across the country.

25 September 29 Views

Billionaire Gives $10mil to Keep Head Start Open for Poor Children

A billionaire hedge fund manager has given $10 million of his own money to pay for pre-school programs that would have shut down October 1 with the US Government shutdown. Laura and John Arnold tapped into their personal fortune to reopen Head Start programs for one month to benefit 7000 children in poor families in six states.

10 October 29 Views

And, the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2013 are…

They clean up rivers, build homes for disabled veterans and bring health care to some of the darkest parts of the world. They help children who are fighting cancer, living in poverty and a lack of opportunity -- the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2013.

11 October 37 Views

Daring Rescue of 105 People Before the Fall of Saigon

A film like Argo could have been made of the suspenseful rescue by John Riordon in the days before the Fall of Saigon in Vietnam. A young American bank manager for Citibank in Saigon, he refused to evacuate in the days before the Communist takeover to ensure that his staff and their families (105 people) got out before the invasion.

15 October 43 Views

Obama Presents Soldier With Medal of Honor for Conspicuous Bravery

President Obama yesterday presented the Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Captain William Swenson for conspicuous gallantry at the risk of his life and beyond the call of duty. President Obama yesterday presented the Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Captain William Swenson for conspicuous gallantry at the risk of his life and beyond the call of duty. Will's commanding officers wrote, In seven hours of continuous fighting, Swenson braved intense enemy fire, and willfully put his life in danger against the enemy's main effort, multiple times in service of his fallen and wounded comrades… and his endangered Afghan partners.

16 October 30 Views