It’s always heartwarming to hear of a stranger doing a good, honest deed, even if it’s as simple a thing as returning a lost wallet. In this instance, the wallet had $2,300 cash inside and the person who found it was teenager Tommy O’Connor. Tommy had just left his high school to get a soda…
When Elliot Costello met a little girl who had been abused, she made such an impression on him that he was inspired to do something to help children like her all over the world. Costello, who co-founded YGAP, a group that specializes in fundraising and social enterprises, has begun an awareness campaign to encourage men…
On the morning of September 11, 2001, Welles Remy Crowther was at his desk on the 104th floor of the South Tower in the World Trade Center when the first plane hit. He immediately called his mother to let her know that he was okay. When the second plane crashed into the South Tower, his…
A dog who was left in a hot car has been adopted by the police officer who saved her. Officer Jeff O’Rear responded to an urgent call about a Chihuahua puppy left in a hot car at a shopping center in Kansas City, in the dead of summer. The puppy had been stuck in the…
During a layover at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport a few years ago, a World War II veteran passed the time and entertained passengers with a sudden display of dancing! A group of veterans were awaiting their Honor Flight home, when three women began singing The Andrews Sisters’s “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.” Encouraged by…
Mr. Patton is the custodian at a Nashville elementary school and takes pride in keeping it clean and making the kids happy. “When I see them smiling it makes my day,” he says of the kids in the school. He’s always been the unsung hero at the school but the teachers and students wanted to…
Army Veteran Adam was stationed in Korea for a year and while overseas he thought he may never see his adorable Great Dane, Ares, again. While Adam was overseas, his wife decided to divorce him and no longer wanted to keep Ares, despite the fact that he was non-aggressive, loving, and well-trained. She gave him…
When Chris Watson came home after a night shift he found his home completely ransacked. When he called for Anubis and the dog didn’t answer, he called police and waited for them to arrive and check over the home before going in. When they found Anubis, they saw that he had a bullet hole in…
More than 2 million Americans develop skin cancer each year. Most cases involve the disfiguring, but rarely fatal, forms of skin cancer called basal and squamous cell carcinomas. However an estimated 76,000 people were diagnosed with melanoma last year, and 9,700 Americans died from it (National Cancer Institute 2015). And the rates of the deadliest…
An Oklahoma high school made an unusual archeological discovery recently when they decided to do renovations to their classrooms. Emerson High School began replacing their old chalk boards with white boards. When construction workers began pulling them off the walls they were shocked to find another set of chalkboards underneath. They had been untouched for…
It’s always a relief when I see a dog who has been cast aside and abandoned get rescued and taken off the streets! Oakley is one of those homeless dogs! Hope For Paws received a call from a nurse, telling them about a small maltese-poodle mix living in the parking lot of the hospital. Eldad…
It all started a few years ago when Hailey Fort was just five and she saw a homeless man on the street. She wanted to buy him a sandwich and then thought she could feed many more homeless people if she grew the food herself, so she started a garden. And from there, she came…
Of late, bus drivers have been acting like heroes. Just last week, a California bus driver stopped a child abduction in progress. Then just a few days ago, a school bus driver in North Carolina, stopped two heavily-armed suspects with evil intentions from entering an elementary school! Alice Bradley pulled in to the parking lot…
It’s shocking to think in this day and age that unwanted animals are being put down with a bullet to the head, but that’s exactly what has reportedly occurring at an animal shelter in Oklahoma. Residents in the town of Bristow were shocked when animal advocates claimed that the shelter was euthanizing dogs by dragging…
Matthew Radar’s mom, Brianna Radar, has an important message for parents after her little boy died from eating a common household spice. Matthew liked to climb and the 4-year-old was exploring the kitchen when he found a container of cinnamon powder in the kitchen spice rack. He ate some and started choking and it was…
If you see teal-colored pumpkins when out with the family this Halloween, it’s not a funny new trend, it’s actually a sign that the home has non-food treats for kids with food allergies. The Teal Pumpkin Project has the goal of making trick or treating safer and happier for children with food allergies and is…
If it wasn’t for these rescuers regularly patrolling abandoned neighborhoods, this dog would surely have died. Erika and Sandro of South Side Street Dog Rescue in Houston, Texas were checking on the stray dogs in a Houston neighborhood when they noticed a familiar dog guarding an empty home, as if protecting it. They went inside the…
Johnny Depp took some time off from filming the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie in Australia to visit a children’s hospital as Jack Sparrow. Dressed in his pirate gear, Sparrow met the children and is said to have handed out engraved gold coins, twirled his beard into knots and talked to every one of…
This is one of the most touching videos I’ve seen in a while. It’s not every day that you hear a 5-year-old speak with such understanding and wisdom, but everything Ace Eicher says in the video below is a perfect example of how to love and treat others! Ace tells her brother Archie’s story of…
Recently, Em Ford began posting images of herself without makeup on social media. Since that time, over 100,000 people have commented on her face. Like almost everyone, she’s struggled with acne and skin issues. Despite that fact, she was berated and bullied about her bad skin, some even going as far as telling her “you…
One man spent 10 years saving up enough money to buy himself a van that he could use as an animal ambulance to help stray and homeless dogs and cats in his city of Palu, India. Balu offers his services to pet owners but also to animal rescues and NGOs who need sick and injured…
This is a love story that is sure to touch the heart of everyone who hears it. An elderly couple who were married since 1940, died peacefully within a day of each other. After a life together, Alexandaer and Jeanette Toczko said their goodbyes to each other and their family on their 75th wedding anniversary….
Charlie is a 3-year-old Maine Coon mix and was adopted from the Animal Humane Society. Her human began clicker training with him around 6 months ago and she now knows a whole bunch of tricks! In fact, she can do Come, Sit, Lay Down, Rollover, High Five, Jump, and Beg in under a minute! It…
People are being cautioned to be on the lookout for Giant hogweed, a plant with toxic sap that can cause third degree burns and even blindness. The toxic plants are an invasive species to North America, Europe and Britain and are spreading more and more, which means people and pets are coming into more frequent…
When Ursula Vari traveled to Peru she was looking for a sense of purpose. She had no way of knowing that a chance encounter with a stray dog would affect her profoundly. Ursula writes, “I went to Peru to find my purpose through a spirit quest. Little did I know that my purpose would find…
Homeless and sick, Aaron had been living at a parking lot for over 7 months when Hope For Paws received a call from the Good Samaritans who had been giving him food and water. It was clear Aaron was suffering from mange and he was scared of strangers, huddling under cars when the rescuers first…
Jonas Harrysson has been a teacher for nearly 16 years. During this time, he says he’s noticed a shift in the way young parents are raising their children and shared his thoughts on Facebook. He believes that today’s parents are spoiling their children too much. He highlights three major ways in which this is happening and…
Irene and Alice are two 100-year-old women who have been best friends for 94 years! Television host Steve Harvey loves these two centenarian friends and did a short spot with the pair asking them questions about pop culture. They are asked about tweaking, selfies and Justin Bieber among other things and you’ll be surprised and…
This true mystery story is so miraculous it gives me goosebumps. On August 4, 2013, 19-year-old Katie Lentz was driving in Missouri when she was hit by a drunk driver. She was trapped inside her car and firefighters were trying in vain to free her from the wrecked vehicle. They were falling into despair and…
Almost a year from the day she was adopted, Ember the Pit Bull returned the favor and helped save a young boy when he had a medical emergency! Ember was adopted by the Daniels family in June 2014 from Adore-A-Bull Rescue in Cincinnati and she immediately formed a special bond with 10-year-old Tre Daniels. The…
A dog found wandering alone at a trailer park is so terrified of life at the shelter that all he can do is stare at the wall. The dog named Barkley was picked up as a stray and brought to the Daviess County Animal Shelter in Owensboro, Kentucky a few weeks ago. But since arriving,…
Oregon dad Ryan Weimer loves to make his kids costumes for Halloween. As three of his children have Spinal Muscular Atrophy and use a wheelchair, he decided to incorporate their chairs into their costumes and the results are amazing! So many people loved them that he decided to start a nonprofit, Magic Wheelchair, to help…
Why can’t this happen when I’m stuck in the airport? Travellers at LaGuardia Airport were waiting for bad weather to clear but fortunately for them, they were lucky enough to be stranded with the Broadway casts from Disney’s The Lion King and Aladdin, who decided to have a sing-off to pass the time! How awesome…
Actor-comedian Jack Black sat down with boy living on the streets and what he found out is absolutely heartbreaking. Red Nose Day is a campaign dedicated to raising money for children and young people living in poverty by simply having fun and making people laugh. As part of their inaugural campaign this year, Black travelled…
They don’t know how Annie the English Bulldog ended up at a shelter, but when she did, she didn’t have good odds of surviving. Given she had a cherry eye and skin problems, and the shelter pegged her as older than she is, Annie was soon on the list to be euthanized. That’s when Vet…
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