Retired teacher Agnes Stevens started on a one-woman crusade with her School On Wheels to tutor homeless children, of which there are 200,000 in California. Since its start in 1993, School On Wheels has grown to 400 volunteers tutoring 3,500 kids a year from 50 homeless shelters in Los Angeles and beyond. Help Agnes reach her goal to spread School On Wheels to every American city. Donate and volunteer at their website. (Life & Times KCET.org)
Thousands of children living in poverty in southern Africa will receive baby dolls, thanks to a donation by Hasbro of 20,000 black Baby Alive dolls at the special request of US Ambassador. Hasbro has been supporting the work of World Vision in Zambia with a three-year commitment to help support 40 schools, train teachers and purchase trucks to help move supplies quicker through the region.
"A pint of the black stuff a day may work as well as an aspirin to prevent heart clots that raise the risk of heart attacks. Drinking lager does not yield the same benefits, experts from University of Wisconsin told a conference in the U.S." (BBC) Thanks, Andrew!
