Imagine treating cancer as easily as taking a monthly shot in the arm.
Doctors in Texas have been cleared to move forward with another round of human trials on a “cancer vaccine” that turns a deadly disease into a chronic one that can be more easily treated — allowing patients to live far longer.
It’s a form of immunotherapy that eliminates the need for chemotherapy and other difficult treatments — allowing cancer to be treated like diabetes or hypertension.
“We don’t cure, but we control the disease,” Dr. Maurizio Ghisoli told KTVT News.
The immune system doesn’t recognize cancer cells on its own, so it needs outside help to attack the disease. With this particular type of immunotherapy, doctors create a personal shot for each patient. They take cells from the patient’s tumor, modify them so the immune system can attack the cancer, then re-inject the cells back into the body.
Monthly doses allow the immune system to keep cancer growth in check.
Researchers at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, Texas have been working on the experimental treatment for two decades. They have used it to control a wide range of cancers including throat and ovarian cancer and Ewing’s Sarcoma, a fast-spreading bone cancer that typically targets children, teens, and young adults.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved more extensive human trials on the Baylor treatment and the “cancer vaccine” could be available in four to five years.
It’s 2016 and many people have set resolutions to create a fresh start to the New Year. But sometimes we need help sticking with it.
Scientific research has shown what works best for achieving your goals. For example, did you know that you are more likely to reach a goal if you partner up with someone else? In one study, couples that were part of a 12-month fitness program had a drop out rate of 6% compared to a whopping 43% for people trying to stick to the program on their own.
Check out this info-graphic for a quick perusal of helpful strategies for success.
For more info on building happiness skills through scientifically designed activities and games, visit Happify. (Updated from a post in 2015)
When Kaylee Peebles was recovering from her intestine surgery, she asked if her doctor could make her feel better by singing her a song.
Ready to serenade the young 17-year-old, Dr. Leinwand grabbed a guitar from the Bronson Methodist Hospital’s music therapy room and strummed out a sweet cover of “Closer To Fine” by The Indigo Girls–while someone recorded the impromptu music on their cell phone..
Over 100 volunteers from Greenpeace, MSF, and other organizations just kicked off 2016 with more compassion and grace than ever.
Designed to be a message of hope, 3,000 abandoned life jackets were arranged in the shape of a peace sign on the Greek island Lesbos where thousands of refugees arrived in 2015 seeking solace.
Greenpeace’s Facebook page posted the video today with the tagline “Peace and #safepassage to all in 2016.”
On the first day of the new year, more than 100 volunteers from Greenpeace, MSF and other organisations used 3000 discarded refugee life jackets to form one simple message to the world.Peace and #safepassage to all in 2016
Lori Hiles boarded her usual bus in Washington with tears running down her cheeks: her bike had been stolen.
When Lori’s bus driver Sylvie Pelesasa asked why she was crying, she explained how difficult it is getting around the city without wheels due to her mobility issues.
Caleb White may be young, but he sure knows how to party.
Since handing out Christmas packages of food and toiletries to the homeless as a 6-year-old, Caleb’s philanthropic efforts have evolved into giving those in need something a little more fun to raise their spirits.
Now, as a young teen, he hosts monthly game nights in Detroit area shelters filling out the fun with board games (like Operation), pizza, and soda, for the women and children.
“I love it,” said Kisha Woods-Mathis, director of the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministry’s Genesis House II, which provides transitional housing and employment and educational services to women and children. “The kids love him.”
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In his solemn end-of-year church service at the Vatican, Pope Francis asked journalists to shine more light on the GOOD news in the world.
The pontiff doesn’t want the world to ignore the suffering of so many people, but he said the good deeds shouldn’t be forgotten, either.
He said to the congregation, ”How many great gestures of goodness, love and solidarity have filled the days of this year, even if they are not on television news programs?”
“Good things don’t make the news.”
The Argentine pope said the media should not keep “so many great gestures of goodness” hidden while only reporting on the evil deeds. “Good always wins, even if sometimes it many seem weaker and hidden.”
When a family was in need of a Christmas miracle to get them back on their feet, a compassionate police officer became their guardian angel.
Grisela Andino and her two kids were living in their car in Boynton Beach, Florida after the person they were sub-leasing their apartment from stopped paying rent to the landlord. Between working a full time job and getting the children to school on time, sleeping in the Walmart parking lot was their only option left.
When Hanning looked into the family’s background, he found Andino had never missed a day of work and her girls had excellent grades, while never missing a day of school–even during recent hard times.
With that news, Hanning did what he does best: he reached out to his contacts in the community. Rallying support at the real estate agency Remax Direct, they not only found Grisela a place to live, but all 120 agents at the company agreed to contribute money to cover the first and last month’s rent and security deposit, and supply some furniture and supplies for the family.
The Community Caring Center and Easy Pay Tire also gave money for Christmas gifts, food for the pantry, and tires for Andino’s car so she could get to work safely.
“My husband has been a police officer for 18 years,” Hanning’s wife Amanda told the Good News Network. “He has the biggest heart of anyone I have ever met.”
“This is an inspiring reminder of how going above and beyond to help others in their time of need can have a lasting impact,” she added. “So proud of him and wanted to share the story of this dedicated mother who refused to give up hope.”
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Police officers in Bend, Oregon didn’t just ignore the children after a father was arrested on drug charges shortly before Christmas. In fact, they went out of their way to make it possible for the three kids to enjoy some gifts during the holiday.
After deputies approached the man who had been trafficking in street level quantities of methamphetamine, he attempted to flee on foot but was arrested. Detectives learned that his 12-year-old son had been left in the car at the Dairy Queen–and that the 38-year-old also had two younger children at home.
Child Welfare services arrived at the scene to help the boy and officials pieced together the sad story of a family living “under hardship”. Rather than walking away after dropping off the children with extended family members, the drug enforcement detectives got to work like busy elves at the North Pole.
They reached out to the ‘Shop with a Cop’ program for assistance, and started collecting their own personal funds to buy all three children presents for the holidays. The gifts were delivered to the children on Christmas Eve by the detectives, along with a grocery gift card for the family who began caring for the kids.
Other angels in this story were the folks at Dairy Queen, who provided the 12-year-old free ice cream during the long arrest procedure and the Food for Less company, which donated the gift certificate for the holiday meal.
“Both businesses showed the true meaning of the holiday season, making sure all these children were taken care of,” said Lieutenant Clint Burleigh of the Bend Police Department.
The ‘Shop with a Cop’ program, now in its fifteenth year, helps make the holidays a little brighter for less-fortunate families and the families of those incarcerated.
“This is another example of our community coming together, making a difficult situation easier to navigate through,” added Burleigh. “With the thoughtfulness of these detectives, the businesses involved and the resources we have come to depend on, we have captured the true spirit of community.”
Stereotypical crooks wearing masks are known for robbing banks or holding up restaurants. Then, there’s this little bandit getting famous on YouTube for stealing a single doughnut from a cafe.
In a video posted a few days ago, a Mission Impossible plot came to light when a raccoon lowered himself from the ceiling panels just to get his mischievous paws on a pastry.
One recent morning I captured this moment out my back door in Virginia, USA.
The bell is a nice symbol for us in the New Year. We need to remind ourselves of what we are grateful for, and recount those good things regularly, like enjoying a church bell ringing every day at noon. (And, of course, use our new app or website to remind you of the good outside in the world.)
As far as New Year’s resolutions, I hope we each can set at least one intention to do better in 2016. (“Resolution” is a rather daunting word for some; I prefer “intention”.)
Working toward a few goals is something I intend to do, especially regarding Good News Network. (This year I will connect with a wonderful corporate partner who will purchase all our advertising banners on the site; I will launch radio content and post in podcasts; I also want to attract video partners to create original video content.)
However much I am hustling to get these accomplished I want to remember–and urge you to remember–an important truth: Life is a dance between making it happen and letting it happen.
How to choose when to let go, and when to keep pushing? That’s not an easy question, but meditation or quiet contemplation will help. I believe that my inner guidance, if I can hear it, knows the best course, but even that is subject to question. We can end up in the same place whether we take the easy graceful way, or the hard, painful way.
A company known for speeding Formula 1 race cars around a track, is slowing the spin on electric moters, saving money and reducing the carbon footprint of supermarkets.
Williams Advanced Engineering, the innovation division of Williams F1, adapted a design by Aerofoil Energy that uses simple plastic strips — and the complicated physics of fluid dynamics — to
throttle down the cold air escaping from refrigerated aisles in grocery stores.
The strips work like an airfoil — on a airplane’s wing or a race car’s tail — to effectively keep cold air from escaping, eliminating the need for the refrigerator to create more.
Williams relied on the same supercomputers used to design streamlined race cars to refine the refrigerator airfoils.
Depending on the size of the fridge, it cuts electricity usage anywhere from 10% to 30%.
That’s a substantial savings since refrigeration accounts for more than half of all electricity a supermarket uses.
Their new device is set to roll out in January, but UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has been testing the device since June and has already ordered more.
As many as eight of the UK’s ten largest supermarket chains are also considering adding the strips to their stores — to save some cold cash while rolling back their planet-warming carbon footprint.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, Aretha Franklin proved she is still the indisputable Queen of Soul.
Singing (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman in tribute to the honoree, singer-songwriter Carole King, Franklin brought the house to its feet. As the 73-year-old singer came to the piano, the moment brought a tear to President Obama’s eye and sent Carole King, the song’s composer, into orbit.
Having come back from serious health problems a few years ago, this video shows she might just be singing better than ever.
Watch her incredible show-stopping performance below…
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Few activist groups benefited from such sweeping legislative gains in the United States as the animal welfare movement did during 2015.
The extraordinary victories came as the federal government banned the use of chimps in experiments, pushed for new rules to protect elephants against the ivory trade, established new protections for African lions from American trophy hunters, prevented the slaughter of American horses on U.S. soil, blocked efforts to remove critical federal protections for wolves, and so much more.
Protecting Horses from Slaughter
The omnibus spending plan from Congress in December contained language that continues the “defund” policy that’s kept horse slaughter plants from reopening on U.S. soil. It restated the long-standing ban on killing healthy wild horses and burros and the sale of any wild equines for slaughter.
The law also continues reforms like reducing the number of animals rounded up and transferred to long-term holding pens and increasing the use of humane fertility control methods.
Pet Food Safety
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In September, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized a rule that requires protective measures for the safety of the food we give our pets. The standards apply to all domestic manufacturers and importers.
Additionally, in November, the FDA issued a final rule requiring foreign suppliers of animal food and treats to meet stringent U.S. standards on food safety.
Ending Invasive Experiments on Chimps
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Through a multi-pronged effort involving two federal agencies and Congress, the Humane Society of the United States worked to end the use of chimpanzees in invasive experiments, and practically shut the door on future use.
Now all chimpanzees – whether captive or wild – are listed as endangered, ending a decades-long loophole that allowed their exploitation for biomedical research and in the entertainment trades.
Additionally, in November, the National Institutes of Health announced it will no longer use chimpanzees in research, reversing a decision to keep 50 animals for future needs.
Maintaining Federal Protections for Wolves
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The Humane Society also helped block legislative maneuvering under consideration in the omnibus spending bill to remove federal protections for endangered wolves in the Great Lakes states and Wyoming.
The blocking maneuver may spare 1,000 wolves from hunters and trappers.
Anyone seeking to import a lion trophy will have to obtain an import permit from FWS, and no such permits will be granted unless the hunt is proven to enhance lion conservation. Most exporting countries will not meet this standard and so the rule will drastically reduce the number of lion trophy imports — from more than 700 a year to a trickle.
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Combating the Ivory Trade and Protecting Elephants
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For the second year in a row, the FWS suspended imports of sport-hunted African elephant trophies taken in Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
The U.S. and Chinese presidents committed publicly in September to take action in both countries to crack down on the ivory trade.
Expansion of Marine Sanctuaries
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President Obama issued an Executive Order, expanding the existing Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, making it the largest marine monument in the world. The sanctuary is expected to protect nearly two dozen types of marine mammals, along with threatened species of sea turtles.
Protecting Captive Orcas
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NOAA issued a final rule that eliminated the split listing of Southern Resident Orcas to include both wild and captive animals as endangered.
This means that Lolita, the only Southern Resident orca in captivity, who resides at the Miami Seaquarium, is now afforded protection under the Endangered Species Act.
This has a remarkable year for animal welfare. While we celebrate these gains, we look forward to securing additional advances for animals from federal agencies and the US Congress in 2016.
Reprinted by permission of the Humane Society of the United States from an article by Wayne Pacelle, Humane Society of the United States President and CEO
A baby’s diaper was not the only thing changed after a father discovered there was no way to clean up his infant in the men’s room of a local department store.
The frustrated father went straight to the top, writing a letter to the CEO of Macy’s, and the plea prompted quick changes at one of the company’s suburban Washington, DC stores.
Anthony Dew had taken his four-month-old son shopping for Christmas gifts at the Macy’s store in Hyattsville, Maryland. When Jeremiah needed a fresh diaper, his dad went floor to floor and asked clerks for directions, but couldn’t access a changing table anywhere in the store.
Frustrated, Anthony walked out without buying anything and wrote a letter directly to Macy’s Chairman and CEO, Terry Lundgren.
Within a week, the store had completely renovated its men’s room, adding plenty of space and a changing table for fathers to fix up their fussy infants for a day of serious shopping.
(WATCH the video below from WTTG News) — Photo: WTTG video
From moving companies helping women escape abusive relationships to a CEO setting a $70,000 minimum wage for his workers, business was good in 2015.
Here are ten of the most inspiring business practices we covered in the past year.
1. This Moving Company Helps Women Leave Abusive Homes At No Cost
Aaron and Evan Steed’s “Meathead Movers” not only volunteered their moving company to help victims move out of abusive relationships for free — they got other companies to follow their move.
After the September 10 Good News Network story about the inspiring moving company, thirty companies within just two weeks signed up to Meathead’s new campaign to offer free services to domestic violence victims. They ended the year with 122 companies pledging support. (Full story here…)
2. Airline Reroutes Mom to Son’s Bedside, Before She Even Knows He’s in Hospital
When Peggy Uhle’s family couldn’t reach her during a trip to let her know her son had been taken to the hospital, they called Southwest Airlines. Airline employees sprung into action going above and beyond what a business would be expected to do, and did it free of charge. (Full story here…)
3. Chick-fil-A Owner Stuns Employees, Pays Them During 5-Month Shutdown
Jeff Glover decided to expand his Austin, Texas Chick-fil-A, but that meant shutting down for five months.
He knew that would put his employees in a bind, so he continued paying them in full while they were out of work. (WATCH the video, or read more here…)
4. Ad Agency Helps Town Secretly Learn Sign Language To Give Deaf Neighbor a Great Day
The Leo Burnett ad agency set out to promote a new Samsung video call center in Turkey that helps the hearing impaired– and ended up making a deaf man cry tears of joy.
The agency secretly spent a month teaching sign language to shopkeepers in the deaf man’s neighborhood who then surprised him with at every point in his daily routine with their new communication skills. Cameras shot from various hidden vantage points to create a lovely video. (WATCH and Get Full story here…)
5. $70K Minimum Wage Pays Off for the CEO Who Took a Pay Cut to Lift Up Workers
Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price announced in April he would cut his own $1.1 million annual salary to help make sure everyone in the company earned at least $70,000 a year.
Criticized and questioned at first, he had to add ten new employees by October to handle all the extra work coming in. Old customers stuck with him and his customer retention rate has risen to 37 percent better than the national average. (Full story here…)
6. Pizza Restaurant “Pies it Forward” in Florida
When a customer didn’t want a drink that came with his pizza order, he gave it to the next customer. That got the meatball rolling in a “Pie it Forward” campaign launched by Phil Solorzano’s Late Night Pizzeria in Florida. Generous customers now buy slices for folks who can’t afford food – and Phil often delivers the hot pies right to the homeless wherever they are hanging out. (Full story here…)
7. Airport Not Only Returns Lost Toy, It Makes Picture Book of Tiger’s Travels
Hobbes the Toy Tiger was left behind at Tampa International Airport in Florida when six-year-old Owen Lake boarded a plane to Texas. His frantic mother called the airport asking them to look for the stuffed animal Owen’s grandmother had handmade.
8. Donated Eyewear Allows Blind Mother to See Her Newborn Baby
The first thing Kathy Beitz saw since going blind 18 years earlier, was her newborn baby. eSight had donated the $15,000 glasses that uses video cameras with powerful view screens that lets Kathy see again.
9. Businessman Helps Church Install Colorful Tiny House Village for Homeless
Construction company owner Dewayne Jones teamed up with his college fraternity brother, Rev. Jeff Carr, to build a village of tiny houses to shelter the homeless.
10. Padres Baseball Team Keeps Disabled Pitcher on Payroll for 20 Yrs to Give Insurance
Major League Baseball’s San Diego Padres have kept a disabled pitcher on the team for 20 years — so he’d have the health insurance he needs.
Matt LaChappa was barely out of high school, warming up to pitch for a Padres minor league farm team in 1996, when he had a massive heart attack that left him with brain damage and confined to a wheelchair.
This six-year-old girl celebrated her final chemotherapy treatment in style — being escorted to the hospital in a fire truck with her own brigade of firefighters by her side.
Her parents had always taught Finley Brown and her brother to thank firefighters, police, and service members for keeping them safe whenever the kids saw them.
It so inspired them that Lucas Lambert and his fellow firefighters held a fundraiser to pay for her family to go to Disneyland after chemotherapy was done — and arranged to surprise her with her special ride to the last session.
“They’ve just been incredible, fireman Lucas in particular,” her mother, A.J. Brown told TODAY. “Like we didn’t have enough reasons to love firemen already!”
(WATCH the video from A.J. Brown below) — Photo: A.J. Brown
From donating millions to taking a full time job, from giving away houses to singing for stranded passengers, here are ten times that celebrities shone brightest in 2015
1. Prince William Makes History by Taking a Job– AND Donating His Full Salary
Britain’s Prince William became the first member of the Royal Family in direct succession to the throne to take a civilian job. The new Air Ambulance pilot is donating his £30,155 annual salary to charity, saying, “I feel doing a job like this really helps me to be grounded and that’s the core of what I’m trying to become.” (Full Story here…)
2. Tim McGraw Gives Mortgage-Free Homes to Dozens of Veterans
Country singer Tim McGraw celebrated Independence Day by giving new homes to 36 American veterans. He’s been giving vets mortgage-free houses for three years now — well over 100 in total.
“I can honestly say that I got as much or more out of the experience than the veterans who received the new homes and assistance,” McGraw said. (Full Story here…)
3. Robert Downy Jr. Comes to the Rescue of Bullied Seven-Year-old Boy
When a little boy’s mom posted a social media message about her son pretending to be Iron Man to stop bullies, the actor who plays the superhero sprang into action.
Robert Downy, Jr. sent an online invitation with this photo asking Daniel Keyte if he’d like to be Downy’s guest at next year’s Hollywood premiere of “Captain America: Civil War.” (READ More here…)
4. Marty McFly and Doc Brown Emerge From DeLorean on Jimmy Kimmel Live
It was deja vu all over again as the stars of “Back to the Future” showed up in a cloud of smoke from a DeLorean on October 21, 2015 — just like they did in the second film of the series.
Instead of Hill Valley, actors Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd materialized on the set of Jimmy Kimmel Live and reminded us of all the classic movie scenes about hover boards and time travel. Spend 10 minutes of your future and view the video here.
5. Jon Stewart Buys a Farm to Help Animal Victims of Cruelty
6. LeBron James Pays for College Scholarships For 1,100 Students
Basketball star LeBron James scored big with students when he gave full, four-year college scholarships to 1,100 students.
His foundation will cover tuition costs in Ohio for the seventh grade students after they have graduated high school– at a cost of $34,000 per student. (Full Story here…)
7. Dick Van Dyke Celebrates 90th Birthday, Busting a Move
The legendary star still has his moves, recreating his “Mary Poppins” dance steps for a music video earlier this year.
8. Broadway Casts of Aladdin and Lion King Get Stuck at Same Airport, Have A Sing-Off
When the casts of “The Lion King” and “Aladdin” ran into each other while both waited on delayed flights, they got into a sing-off.
Maybe the best musical showdown since the Sharks and the Jets from “West Side Story?” (Check out the video here…)
9. Oldest Jockey and First Latino Ever to Win Triple Crown Donates Winnings
When Victor Espinoza rode into history aboard American Pharaoh, the first horse to win the Triple Crown in 37 years, he shared the winnings.
After becoming only the twelfth jockey — and first Latino — to claim Triple Crown glory, he donated his $80,000 prize money to City of Hope, a cancer research and treatment center.
10. Kirk Douglas Gives $15 Million to Build Alzheimer’s Center
The star of “Spartacus” used his 99th birthday party to announce a $15 million donation to the Motion Picture & Television Fund.
The money will help pay for the Kirk Douglas Care Pavilion, which will be able to take care of up to 80 Alzheimer’s patients. (Full Story here…)
Here’s a way to start your New Year with a full heart! We’ve collected our favorite stories from 2015 to remind you how good humanity can be – 9 acts of kindness from adults, and 9 from kids and teens. Which good deeds are your favorite?
The kindness of Elvis Summers has gone down in Good News Network history after he whipped up a tiny shelter for his homeless friend in only 5 days. Since his initial construction, Summers has hosted several tiny house building events in L.A. and crowdfunded over $80,000 to construct more houses. (Full story here…)
When a young New Jersey waitress picked up the tab for some firefighters struggling against a neighborhood blaze, it sparked another good deed after the civil servants found out she had been struggling in her own way, using a GoFundMe page to raise money to buy a wheelchair accessible van for her father. (Full story here…)
Manchester United football stars Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs scored big time when they bought an old Stock Exchange building at £1.5 million for UK homeless folk to keep warm in the winter. (Full story here…)
A senior couple in the subway showed how kindness crosses boundaries. They noticed a young man dressed to the nines but struggling with his necktie. The photo above was snapped by a pedestrian who overheard the exchange and it has been shared almost a million times on Facebook. (The wife looks like she is kindly blocking the view so no one spies on the young man being tutored.)
Carol Suchman wasn’t playing around for Christmas this year – the New York woman bought the entire inventory of a toy store going out of business and donated it to the local homeless shelters. (Full story here…)
Shelby Hudgens hadn’t been able to push himself out of homelessness since his house burned down, but that didn’t stop him from helping others whose cars were stuck in the snow. After a news crew interviewed him about his three hours of good Samaritan exercise, a GoFundMe campaign was set up for the generous man, which gathered over $23,000 in donations. (Full story here…)
The internet wasted no time in stepping up to help little Safyre Terry have the best Christmas ever in 2015. Gifts, Christmas cards, and donations poured in after she sent out a Facebook plea asking for holidays cards to decorate with this year. As an update, she received a card and note from President Obama, and university students are now building her a prosthetic hand. (Original story here…)
One good deed has led to another for a man who broke a tenet of his religion to help a little boy hurt in an accident. Even though Sikhs are never supposed to take off their turbans in public, Harman Singh removed his and used it to help an injured boy. The reward for the poor college student was even more beautiful than his kindness. (Full story here...)
It had already been discussed that the biological father would walk Brittany down the aisle, but as a last-minute surprise, dad grabbed the hand of her step-father so they could give away their daughter together. (Full story here…)
Super volunteer Erin Byrnes beat the odds and won a free car at only 13-years-old. Having a heart of gold, however, Erin immediately wowed the crowd by donating the car to the charity that had conducted the money-raising raffle. (Full story here…)
Dee Andrews’ has always had a unique way of dancing, but when bullies started criticizing her sweet cheerleading moves during a game, three eighth-graders on the Lincoln Middle School basketball team walked off the court to defend her. Dee has since described their actions as “sweet, kind, awesome, and amazing.” (Full story here…)
Bambi’s got nothing on this duo: every day before school, this little boy took the time to walk a blind deer from grassy patch to grassy patch to make sure he had enough to eat. Inspired by his kindness, one of the neighbors called a local rescue group to help the little deer. (Full story here…)
The students of a North Carolina high school have opened their hearts – and their pantries – to fellow students in need. Filled with toiletries and non-perishables, the supplies have made a great difference to the needy teens attending the school. (Full story here…)
Jack Swanson had put away $20 in pennies to buy himself a shiny new iPad, but when he heard about a place of worship being vandalized, the boy pulled out every stop in his piggy bank to contribute. His good deed did not go unnoticed, however, when an Islamic attorney heard about his donation and sent along an iPad, courtesy of the American Muslim community. (Full story here…)
A detective in the making, Malyk Bonnet saved the day after watching over a scared-looking woman who was being abducted by an old boyfriend. Once the kidnapper asked for bus fare to a town 25 miles away, Malyk knew he had a chance to step in and possibly help. That is just what the brave teen did. (Full story here…)
Christian Trouesdale walked his way to internet fame after walking old man Bob and his groceries home from Aldi. The young teen has since kept in contact with Bob after sharing the news of their popularity. (Full story here…)
Jamie wasn’t expecting to save a life when he went out to the cafe that day, nor was he probably expecting the man to call him ages later and say that he and his new wife had named their baby after him. (Full story here…)
30,000 hardworking teenagers from the Evangelical Lutheran Church spent an entire week cleaning up the downtown Detroit city area along with 70,000 abandoned houses. (Full story here…)
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This 95-year-old jazz piano player is booked solid since placing an online advertisement asking musicians to join him for a jam session.
Edward Hardy tickled the ivories in a jazz quartet for 40 years when he was younger. When he had to go into a care home for dementia, he needed to strike up a new band.
The World War II vet placed an ad on the website Gumtree and musicians have been beating a path to his door in Wookey, England, ever since.
At least 80 musicians jumped at the chance to sit in for a set. On top of that, the other three members of his former quartet — who he hadn’t seen in 30 years — all showed up because of the ad.
