Man Meets 5-Year-Old He Risked His Life to Save at Racetrack
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- November 10, 2013
John Shear, now 92 years old, put his life on the line over two years ago to save a little girl who was in danger of being run over by a stray horse at Santa Anita Park racetrack in California.
READ MOREPaying it forward, one drive-through at a time
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- October 28, 2013
Have you ever been given a pleasant surprise by a stranger? People are helping strangers out at fast food restaurants across the country, surprising the car behind them in the drive-through by picking up the tab for their meal.
READ MOREThere are so many benefits to volunteering
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- October 13, 2013
Simone Bernstein created the nonprofit organization Volunteer Nation to help connect youth with volunteer opportunities within their communities and to help empower young people to make a positive difference in the world.
READ MOREBoy Author Raises $400K for Sick Friend
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- October 2, 2013
What would make a 6-year-old not only think that he could raise a lot of money to help a friend battling a life-threatening disease, but then actually go ahead and do what most adults could not? Well, you’d have to ask that 6-year-old, Dylan Siegel.
READ MOREWhy a high school football coach suspended nearly every player on team
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- October 2, 2013
What should a coach do when players are bullying others, ditching class and getting bad grades? Matt Labrum, a football coach at Union High School, decided to suspend almost the whole team for such behavior, with the support of the players’ parents and school administration.
READ MOREFirefighter comes to rescue of first responders with sick kids
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- September 15, 2013
In addition to dealing with the aftermath of 9/11 at ground zero and losing four members of his team, former New York firefighter P.J. Schrantz was also dealing with his 5-year-old son Dustin’s fight against leukemia.
READ MORESocial media helps teachers transform classroom culture
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- September 6, 2013
Social media and sites such as Pinterest and Instagram are helping teachers to stay creative and connected to the teaching community. Chicago teacher Melissa Dillard has a Facebook resource page for teachers that has more than 20,000 likes and is also very popular on Instagram and Pinterest.
READ MORE‘Never, ever give up:’ Diana Nyad completes historic Cuba-to-Florida swim
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- September 5, 2013
Diana Nyad, at age 64, became the first person to swim the more-than-100-mile journey from Cuba to Florida without a cage to protect her. This was Nyad’s fifth attempt in 35 years, but the swimmer’s mantra to “find a way” helped her to fulfill her dream.
READ MORERutgers experiment draws national attention by helping 163 urban kids get to college
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- August 11, 2013
What if you were offered a chance to get free college tuition if you participated in an intensive college preparation program? This opportunity became a reality for 163 low-income kids who participated in the Rutgers Future Scholars program.
READ MOREIn N.J., some kids learn there is no free ride
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- July 31, 2013
A nonprofit called Second Life Bikes in Asbury Park, N.J. gives kids the chance to get a free used bicycle once they work 15 hours in the Second Life Bikes shop.
READ MOREThe man who gave away $7.5 billion: Philanthropist who inspired Bill Gates and Warren Buffet wants all his money spent on good causes before he’s dead
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- July 30, 2013
Irish-American billionaire Chuck Feeney has donated $7.5 billion to charity and plans to give away the rest of his fortune before he dies. The 82-year-old prides himself on living a modest life; he travels coach, he doesn’t own a car, and he made a point of having his children work their way through college.
READ MORECalif. Restaurant Gets Youth Off Streets, Into Kitchen
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- July 21, 2013
“Come hungry, leave inspired.” That’s the motto of Old Skool Cafe in California. Owner Theresa Goines, a former juvenile probation officer, used all of her retirement savings to start the restaurant eight years ago.
READ MOREGoing the Distance: Biking 900 Miles, Raising $156k for Young Sandy Victim
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- July 6, 2013
It all started when Kaete Nazaroff came across a Facebook page dedicated to 2-year-old Tripp Halstead, who suffered from a traumatic brain injury after being hit by a tree limb during Hurricane Sandy.
READ MOREFueled by a promise, Michigan students dream big
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- June 21, 2013
Students and parents nationwide are worried about how they will pay for college tuition, but one city in Michigan has provided a way to ease these financial worries. Every student who graduates from a high school in Kalamazoo, Michigan, is given a scholarship and a chance at achieving their dream of an affordable college education.
READ MOREPaving the road to kindness
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- June 14, 2013
Bob Votruba has traveled more than 60,000 miles across the country to accomplish one simple goal: “One million acts of kindness.” Vortuba wanted to champion kindness after the Virginia Tech shootings in 2007, so he sold his possessions and began traveling across the country in his live-in school bus to spread his mission. He believes
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