Brotherly Love

The evening news anchors from Oklahoma City's CBS affiliate KWTV shared an incredible story last week about a letter they received from a 10-year-old viewer. This kindhearted little boy had a simple request: please ask the rest of the viewers if he could borrow a jogging stroller so he could push his disabled big brother in a 5K. Read about his selflessness in the full story, and check out him competing with his brother in the updated story as well.

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K9s For Warriors

Earlier this month the website Vetstreet.com featured an article about an organization called K9s for Warriors that matches veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder with service dogs who can help them feel at ease when venturing out into public. K9s for Warriors has only been around since 2011, but 83 veteran-canine pairs have already graduated from the program.For the full article, click here.

Robot Arm

Last week, engineering students at Rice University were able to test out an amazing robot arm they created for a design competition. Although they received the class credit for the project several semesters ago, they have persisted in the execution of their plan for two years because it will benefit a very special teenager in the Houston area. Read the full story here on the Rice University website.

Bat Boy

Being a major league bat boy at 30 years old might seem odd, but for one Cincinnati Reds fan, it was a dream come true. When an Ohio native with Down's Syndrome won the opportunity to be honorary bat boy for a night in 2012, he was such an inspiration to the team they invited him back for several more games and gave him a permanent job with the organization. A recent episode of E:60 on ESPN featured the complete story, but this week ABC News featured it as well.

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Never Too Late

A local NBC station in Waterloo, Iowa shared a great story this week about a woman who went back and finished high school--at age 99. She's living proof that it's never too late to reach your life goals! For the full story from The Huffington Post, click here.

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Celebration Of Love

When an Atlanta woman cancelled her wedding only 40 days before the big event, her parents were faced with a big decision: lose all the money they'd already deposited on the reception, or use the venue and dinner for another purpose. They generously chose to host a big celebration for 200 homeless people in the area. Click here for the full story and an interview with the couple from NPR, or click here for pictures of the event from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Mane Event

Pittsburg Steelers star safety Troy Polamalu has the most recognizable hair in the NFL, which he normally keeps long in tribute to his Samoan heritage. His hair has been the star of many shampoo commercials and hasn't been cut for about 10 years--but that will all change in November. Polamalu will be cutting his hair next month on Veterans Day and is raising money in advance to support the VFW. For the full story, visit the Steelers fan website, www.behindthesteelcurtain.com. Everyone can get involved through the VFW Mane Event website as well.

Promising Research

This video was actually posted many months ago since it's about one of the 2012 winners of the Google Science Fair, but it's still an amazing achievement for a researcher--especially for one who is only 17. It's also sort of timely because tonight the winners for the 2013 fair will be announced. These kids who are changing the world through their scientific discoveries are truly inspiring!

Samaritan's Purse

Samaritan's Purse is a big organization with humanitarian relief programs all over the world. Their volunteers are there to help whenever natural disasters strike, and the flooding in Colorado is no exception. They have mobilized and equipped hundreds of volunteers to provide emergency aid to victims of this flood.  For the full story from their website and more information about their organization, click here. 

Football And Flooding

The catastrophe in Colorado has displaced thousands, caused millions in damage, and put life on hold for the residents of the 17 flooded counties. When the Colorado Buffaloes football game was postponed last weekend because of the massive rains, the team used it as an opportunity to serve the community. They spent their day feeding those students forced out of a nearby housing complex. For the full story from the Boulder Daily Camera, click here.

Dairy Queen Does Good

Yesterday a story about a 19-year-old manager at a Minnesota Dairy Queen was all over the Internet--and for good reason. Not only did this young man have the courage to stand up to a belligerent woman who had taken money from a visually impaired customer, he was kind enough to repay the customer with his own money. It's great that someone who witnessed the event took the time to share the story with the store's owner. Read the full story from TheBlaze.com here.

Honesty Rewarded

On Sunday the Boston Police Department reported that a homeless man had turned in a backpack he found containing over $41,000 in cash and traveler's checks. His integrity was so admirable, and thankfully he was recognized for his honesty. A complete stranger from Virginia started an online campaign to raise reward money for the honest gentleman. It's been a huge success, as NPR reported Wednesday morning. At that point over $64,000 had been raised to help this homeless man start a new life, and the money is still coming in. Here's the story from a local Boston station.

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A Free Light In The Attic

The work of author, poet and cartoonist Shel Silverstein has been bringing joy to kids for over 40 years; his children's books have sold over 20 million copies. Last week a Boston man published 35 short songs based on poems in Silverstein's popular book, A Light in the Attic. They were intended as a gift for his young daughter, but he's sharing his talents with the rest of the world too--for free. You can listen to or download the whole album here.

Basketball Phenom

Highlight reels of young basketball players on YouTube are plentiful, but there aren't many highlight reels like this one. This kid has been featured recently on ABC News, CBS Sports, and ESPN, to name a few. He's also been offered a spot on the Florida basketball team as a preferred walk on. Oh yeah--and he only has one hand. Check out some highlights and definitely click on one of the full stories from the links above.

Emergency Room Kindess

Kindspring.org is an amazing online community where people share stories and ideas of very simple random acts of kindness from all over the world. There are over 34,000 stories of kindness that have been shared on their website! Over the weekend someone shared a story of how they spread a tiny bit of joy in a hospital emergency room by randomly adding money to the vending machine. Click here for the full story--and beware of the inadvertent smiling that may result from reading other recent submissions!

Blood:Water

Although the organization Blood:Water Mission has been around since 2004, it's recently been in the news a little more because of its connection to artist Plumb's most recent release, "One Drop." This grassroots organization empowers communities to work together against the HIV/AIDS and water crises in Africa. There are lots of popular artists and celebrities who lend their talents to support its mission and lots of easy ways that the general public can get involved.

Get Your Learn On

This video was just published to YouTube a couple of days ago, but it is well on its way to going viral. It's so cute and has such a great message--especially since it's back to school time for teachers and students everywhere.

Young Generosity

This story originally came from a local NBC affiliate in the Dallas/Fort Worth area last week, but it's traveled the web so quickly that this week it showed up on the UK Daily Mail website. A 17-year-old in Weatherford, Texas gave up her dream Jeep just a few months after it had been given to her for graduation so that she could buy two cars instead--one for her and one for her friend who needed transportation. Her selflessness is heartwarming and inspiring. Click here for the British version of the story, but this link will take you to the original.

Winter's Tail

Yahoo News shared a touching story last week of a special little boy from Great Britain who came to the U.S. to swim with a very special dolphin. The dolphin was Winter, who starred in the 2011 movie Dolphin Tale. Like Winter, this little boy uses special prosthetic flippers to swim. Their meeting was a beautiful thing. For the full story, click here.

The Gift Of Hearing

The first part of this video went viral a year ago, but here it is added to the subject's appearance on The Ellen Degeneres Show. The initial video of this deaf woman hearing with implants for the first time is incredibly moving, but Ellen's gift to her and her family is just as amazing and touching.

Helping The Homeless

Last week Yahoo News featured a story on this American man and his wife who have been taking in homeless people since the 1980s. In the last 7 years, since renting a large farm near London, they have helped approximately 250 homeless women and children who have been referred to them by the British Red Cross. They take these women and their families into their home and feed them, counsel them, and help them look for work and health care. What an amazing gift to help them reach their goal of self-sufficiency. For the full story, click here.

Guinness Ad

This commercial for Guinness has been all over social media in the last few days, receiving over 3.2 million views in the first four days it was uploaded. It's definitely touching and unlike most other beer commercials.

1000 Donations

This story is a couple of years old, but it's a very inspiring look at the impact that one person can make on a huge number of people. Back in 2011, an Australian man was honored for making his 1000th blood plasma donation and saving approximately 2.4 million babies because of the special antibody that his blood contains. What an amazing gift!

Paying It Forward

This week on Fox affiliate KFVS, there was a great story about a young man whose life was saved by a police officer as a small child. This young man has kept in touch with his personal hero for the last 20 years, and the officer recently spoke at his graduation--from the police academy. For the full story, click here.

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Girl Power

This week on ABC News, there was a story about a woman engineer who graduated from Stanford who has fulfilled her dream of making a construction toy specifically for little girls. Her product, called GoldieBlox, is now sold in 500 different stores in North America, and her company was almost entirely funded through a Kickstarter campaign. For the full story click here, or visit the GoldieBlox website, where you can watch her Kickstarter video.

Dancing A Dream

Being in a production of Cirque du Soleil must be a huge accomplishment for any performer, a goal that likely takes years of dedication and hard work to achieve. Imagine attaining this level of success as a dancer when you are partially paralyzed. This amazing German man had polio as a child and still pursued his dream to become a professional dancer. For his full story and an additional video, check out this article from the Huffington Post. You can also visit his personal website or watch his performance with Cirque du Soleil here.

Basketball Grannies

These amazing women are the members of a Baton Rouge basketball team that's shooting for its 8th gold medal in America’s Senior Olympics. They're also the subjects of an upcoming PBS documentary called “Age of Champions.” Their drive and passion for the game they love is truly inspiring. For the full story from ABC News and a video of the Tigerettes, click here.

Good Samaritan Montage

Dashboard video cameras in Russian are generally popular for capturing road rage, wrecks and dishonest acts by fellow drivers and pedestrians. It's a lovely change to watch this montage that someone put together a few months ago that only includes acts of kindness.

Pizza Surprise

Back in July, ABC News shared a very sweet story about a little girl battling cancer who received many surprise pizzas from complete strangers. After her family put a "send pizza" sign on the window of her hospital room in an attempt to entertain themselves, she received over 20 pizzas and was able to feed the staff and all the children on her floor. For the full story, click here. 

Desert Survivor

Earlier this week a CBS affiliate in Phoenix shared an amazing story of survival. A dog who spent over two months in the Arizona desert was humanely trapped and recently reunited with her owner after hundreds of volunteers took part in the search. The tearful reunion with her own is below, and the amazing story from the Huffington Post can be found here.

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