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Top Ten Good News Stories of 2008!
Despite what may be your immediate impression of 2008, overall it was a pretty good year. Looking back, one can be grateful that gas...
Ben Affleck and Mick Jagger Join Forces in Film to Ease Refugee Crisis
Actor-director Ben Affleck and Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger released a short film to help raise $23 million for United Nations efforts to pay...
‘Operation Christmas Child’ Brings Cheer to Neediest Children Around the World
The annual ‘shoebox’ campaign led by the Salvation Army - ‘Operation Christmas Child’ is the world’s largest children’s Christmas project. Since 1990 the project...
Iran’s Generosity in Hosting Afghan Refugees Praised
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has lauded Iran’s long record of generosity in hosting one million displaced Afghans since 1998 calling their...
New Berlin Memorial for WWII Germans who Helped Jews
A new memorial center in Berlin pays tribute to the thousands of German who risked everything to save Jews from Nazi persecution and documents...
UN Puts Together $10M Relief Package for Haiti
Two United Nations food agencies are putting together a $10.2 million package to help Haitian farmers devastated by recent hurricanes. The U.N. Food...
With Bees Dying by the Billions, Teens Protect Pollinators
Millions of Monarchs will begin arriving in Mexico this week in an annual migration that includes thousands traveling through Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and some...
Cancer Sniffing Dog Saves Woman
Scientific evidence has confirmed the ability of dogs to smell cancer. Now, a foster puppy returned the favor to a North Texas woman who...
Indonesia Reaches Historic Agreement To Protect World’s Most Endangered Tropical Forests
Indonesian authorities have pledged to stop the devastating loss of forests and species in Sumatra, one of the world's most ecologically important hotspots. To...
Tyler Perry Donates Food for More Than 1,000 Families
Tyler Perry, the writer-director-actor of popular films aimed at black audiences, volunteered at a homeless shelter and food pantry, unloading and packaging food he...
Help Animals Suffering in the Wake of Hurricane Ike
As Gulf Coast residents face the aftermath of the massive Hurricane Ike, animals face just as much bewilderment and peril as the humans they...
US Makes Progress in Finding Homes for Homeless People
On July 30 the US Department of Housing and Urban Development reported the number of chronically homeless people living in shelters and on the...
Oregon Girl Starts Website to Feed Dogs Displaced by Foreclosure
A young Oregon girl has started an online movement to feed some unexpected victims of a failing economy, abandoned dogs. Like FreeRice.com, FreeKibble.com, donates...
Project Stirs Artistic Side of Homeless
100 homeless men, women and children, were part of an art workshop presented by the Hearts of Fire Project, a group founded three years...
Buddha in the Board Room
It is said that “an entrepreneur creates a business, while a zentrepreneur creates a business AND a life”. Running a business for positive social...
Encouraging Talent in Young Adults No Matter the Sport
A Letter to the Editor in the UK caught my eye as it called for more encouragement of young people, even if their talents...
Four-Legged Heros Honored for Saving Lives of Owners, Infant
How many people owe their life to a loveable pet? The Purina Animal Hall of Fame this week honored five incredible dogs as heros...
Kids Go From Begging in India to Working in Shops
Nearly 60 street children, who had made a railway station their home after fleeing abusive families in India are now gainfully employed in hotels,...
Dolls for World Peace
Elderly women in an assisted living center are recapturing life by making dolls for children in Darfur. Two thousand dolls have been made, each...
Homeless World Cup Film to Premiere at Sundance
KICKING IT is an intimate film that chronicles the lives of seven homeless athletes who achieve goals on the football field while overcoming poverty...