Tony Buuck doesn’t want to be called a hero, but the Indiana 12-year-old might not have much choice about it after saving his sister’s life when she fell through the ice of a frozen pond.
He rushed to save her from the frigid water. But he fell in himself. Tony held onto his sister and treaded water with one hand until their father rushed out and was able to pull Tony, still clutching Sammy, to safety.
Thirty years ago, Jessica Cox was born without arms. Since then, she has accomplished more than most of us with two hands, earning everything from a black belt to a pilot’s license (and a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records).
Now, Emmy-winner Nick Spark is creating a documentary that follows her truly incredible accomplishments and is asking for the public’s help to capture a crucial part of the story — Jessica’s trip to Ethiopia where she’ll help children with disabilities.
Thirty years ago, Jessica Cox was born without arms. Since then, she has accomplished more than most of us with two hands, earning everything from a black belt to a pilot’s license (and a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records).
Now, Emmy-winner Nick Spark is creating a documentary that follows her truly incredible accomplishments and is asking for the public’s help to capture a crucial part of the story — Jessica’s trip to Ethiopia where she’ll help children with disabilities.
In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, many Connecticut residents continue to struggle to recover their livelihoods and to provide nutritious food, safe shelter, transportation, clothing, and medical supplies for their families.
A philanthropic family from Northwest Connecticut, who wishes to remain anonymous, has stepped in to help. The family has notified the Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut that it is providing $50,000 to assist individuals and families still struggling to recover from the storm. And, they might give more, if needed.
“The Local Area Fund is a great example of the positive impact of local philanthropy,” said Guy Rovezzi, President of The Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut. “Many nonprofits supporting our community could not exist without the generosity of Litchfield county fundholders and donors like those who established the Local Area Fund.
The Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut serves Litchfield County with a collection of more than 250 funds from local donors. These funds support nonprofit organizations and provide scholarships to area students throughout Northwest Connecticut.
For more info visit www.cfnwct.org.
The Dow closed at an all-time high Tuesday, beating the previous record it set in October 2007, before the financial crisis and Great Recession. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped from the opening bell, climbing as much as 158 points early and closing at 14,253.77.
The gains represent a remarkable comeback for the stock market. The Dow has more than doubled since falling to a low of 6,547 in March 2009 following the financial crisis and the onset of the Great Recession.
The Mayor’s Challenge is a contest run by Bloomberg Philanthropies to find the best ideas bubbling out of our cities–from data mining to turning foreclosed houses into urban farms.
New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg is funding the best ideas of local governments using the competition that will result in the winner taking home $5 million and four runners-up getting $1 million each.
An essay, Don’t be Afraid to Fail, was published in the Wall Street Journal some 20 years ago as part of an advertisement from United Technologies Corporation.
It hung on Brad Aronson’s wall for years after his grandmother gave it to him.
The essay included a list of famous celebrities who failed before they succeeded. From their stories comes the moral, ‘Don’t worry about failure.’
Chica is a happy border collie that lives on the Knox Farm, in Clay County, Indiana.
She regularly darts from the house to the barn and weaves through the chicken and cattle.
But, Chica’s favorite pastime is playing fetch with Martha and Buddy Knox, even though Chica has no eyes at all.
A baby, born with the AIDS virus, appears to have been cured scientists announced Sunday, describing the case of a child from Mississippi, who’s now 2½ and has been off medication for about a year with no signs of infection.
If the child remains free of HIV, it would mark only the world’s second reported cure. Specialists say the finding offers exciting clues for how to eliminate HIV infection in children.
With the threat of sanctions against her country looming, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today pledged to end ivory trade in Thailand, seizing a key opportunity to stem global wildlife trafficking.
It was the first time the Thai government has said publicly that it would take steps to end ivory trade and came at the opening of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Now people can enjoy a delicious meal cooked with love and care without having to prepare it.
Mealku is a combination of multi-family picnic potluck, takeout delivery service, and credit rewards program. It is a food-sharing cooperative aimed at getting to know your neighbors, increasing access to nutritious meals and reducing food waste.
The idea to share extra food with others was launched in New York last July and is spreading to other cities now.
(WATCH the video below or READ the story from NBC News)
Manufacturing grew in February at the fastest pace in 20 months. Busier factories and growing optimism among consumers could help the U.S. economy withstand the drag from government spending cuts and tax increases this year.
The two reports follow other data that show strength in job growth and the housing market.
Math. The very word conjures painful memories: long division . . . Square roots. Take that unpopular academic subject, a dedicated visionary, and $23 three million, and what have you got?
Glen Whitney’s Museum of Mathematics (MoMath for short) which opened December in New York City.
He is trying to change the way we think about one of our least favorite subjects.
Tim Harris, owner of Tim’s Place, is the country’s only restaurant owner with Down’s Syndrome, and the joy he gets from serving people good food carries over into his diner’s most famous export: hugs.
He even has a hug counter on the wall advertising the World’s Friendliest Restaurant and recently boasting, “Over 31,814 Hugs Given.”
Since Tim was 14 he has wanted to own a restaurant and his parents gave him the money to live his dream – managing a real diner.
(WATCH the video from CNN below)
Tim Harris, owner of Tim’s Place, is perhaps the country’s only restaurant owner with Down’s Syndrome, and the joy he gets from serving people good food carries over into his diner’s most famous export: hugs.
He even has a hug counter on the wall advertising the World’s Friendliest Restaurant and recently boasting, “Over 31,814 Hugs Given.”
Since Tim was 14 he has wanted to own a restaurant and his parents gave him the money to live his dream – managing a real diner.
These athletic daredevils were chosen as best on YouTube to represent this year’s Amazing People collection.
From jumping with skateboards, bikes and snowmobiles to doing flips over cars before scoring a basket, they all tested themselves — and emerged victorious. Don’t try this at home.
In some African countries, a lack of reliable electricity is to blame for hundreds of deaths each year during childbirth.
Dr. Laura Stachel witnessed this tragic truth during a trip to Nigeria five years ago and with the help of her husband, a solar energy educator, did something about it.
They are now delivering a solution: solar energy in a suitcase.
“It’s a hard life, let me tell you,” says 89-year-old Ed Bray. “You ain’t never lived hard until you go through what I’ve been through.”
Bray served in World War II. He was at Normandy on D-Day and has two Purple Hearts.
Today, the soldier in him still refuses to surrender.
“I want to read one book,” he says. “I don’t care if it’s about Mickey Mouse. I want to read one book before I die.”
Recently, he got to do just that — a moral takeaway for anyone who thinks they’re too old to do something.
(WATCH the beautiful video below or READ the story from CBS’s Steve Hartman)
To increase the city’s dismal recycling rates, Houston’s government is trying something else: One Bin for All. It will collect all trash together in one bin and then convert it to biofuel.
Instead of trying to overhaul local culture and regulation, the city is working on an ambitious plan to build the first total material resource recovery facility in the U.S.–an innovation that would allow residents to toss all their trash into a single bin, let technology do all the sorting, and emerge in the end with usable products.
For his 11th birthday, Sam isn’t begging for the latest video game or Lego set.
Instead, the kindhearted Massachusetts boy decided to continue his personal tradition of forgoing birthday gifts in favor of what he prefers — that his family and friends make donations to the New England Saint Bernard Rescue.
That’s where his family found his pal Lady Jane 7 years ago.
