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Harvard Tells College Applicants: Focus on Kindness, Not Overachieving
At least 85 of America’s top colleges are now endorsing the idea of emphasizing community involvement over personal success in their admissions policies.
A new...
This Group Brings Nature Inside for Those Who Can’t Go Outside
A Massachusetts group is letting Mother Nature make house calls, bringing its healing power to people who don’t have opportunities to go outside.
Since 1983,...
5 Late-Blooming Athletes Prove It’s Never Too Late To Start Exercising
A common stereotype says athletic achievement in sports can only come from the young. The following late-blooming athletes prove that assumption wrong. If you...
Carolina Man To Drive 900 Miles With Truckload of Water for Flint (WATCH)
Following the charity efforts of stars like Pearl Jam, Cher, and The Game, one man in a city far away is joining the ranks...
Artist Honors Mom With 2,300 Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches for Poor
Some artists work in oils and acrylics, but this one works in peanut butter and jelly.
Jessica Olah is spending the week making 2,340 peanut...
Big-hearted Little Boy Gives Up Birthday Gifts to Help Shelter Animals
A five-year-old boy passed up birthday presents in favor of toys and treats for animals in local shelters.
With his birthday early in the year...
School Sends Inspiring Letter With Test Scores, So Kids Know What’s Important
Students awaiting test scores in the mail might have been worrying about how well they did. But when they tore open the results, they...
370 Union Plumbers Volunteered to Install Water Filters in Flint For Free
An army of 300 union plumbers from across the state and country joined local workers to fan out across Flint, Michigan to update faucets for residents in...
Christians Protect Mosques on Fri., Muslims Guard Churches on Sunday
Faced with the threat of terrorist attacks in West Africa, Muslims and Christians have each other’s back.
The worshipers are protecting every place of prayer,...
Knit Two Mittens and Call Us in the Morning: Knitting Has Health Benefits
The cure for what ails you may come in the form of a needle — not a hypodermic, but the knitting kind.
Multiple studies have...
Doing Laundry for Homeless Earns Them Young Australians of the Year Award
A pair of best friends have been named Young Australians of the Year for doing laundry for the homeless.
Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett have...
Girls Hang Sweaters Around Florida Lamp Posts For Homeless to Find
Some of Florida's homeless are going to be toasty this week following a cold spell in the state, thanks to a group of young girls...
Kindhearted Repairman Fixes Military Wife’s Furnace Then Gives Amazing Bill
A woman with two small kids was shocked when the repairman handed her his bill for fixing her furnace — he charged her only...
Tiny House Built by Homeless Offered as Model for Ending Homelessness
A tiny house, built from scrap and donated lumber by volunteers and homeless people, could be a model for ending homelessness in South Carolina.
A...
Plush Monkey Keeps Students With Cancer in the Hearts of Classmates
When children go to the hospital for cancer treatments, these monkeys save their seats back at school.
“Monkey in My Chair” is the national program...
Alan Rickman’s Final Roles Include Lifesaving Video of Tortoise Eating a Strawberry
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One of actor Alan Rickman’s final roles was a voice-over for a video of a tortoise eating a strawberry.
True to the adage, “there...
Woman Makes Sure 19,000 Cancer Patients Have a Clean House
When a cancer patient never called back after getting an estimate for cleaning services, Debbie Sardone decided to find a way to grant a...
California Firefighters Stop the Truck to Give Shoes to Barefoot Homeless Man
A fire truck from Engine 6-C was returning from a training exercise in Riverside, California Thursday when the crew aboard noticed an elderly homeless...
She Got Lesson in Patience From Young Target Employee Named Ishmael
Sarah Owen Bigler hoped to be in and out of the Target store quickly.
With a toddler suddenly fussing in the cart and a young...
Record Number of 2015 Organ Transplants is ‘Testament to Generosity of Americans’
Organ transplants performed in the United States for the first time exceeded 30,000 in a single year, according to a report from the branch...