Monday, March 31, 2014

Sunflower

A few months ago a couple in California decided to document their adoption of a beautiful baby girl with Down Syndrome. See their precious story from Kingdom Artist Media below.

Welcome to the World Sunflower Mae from Kingdom Artist Media on Vimeo.

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Books With No Bounds

When a couple of teenage girls in Ontario realized that children in remote communities didn't have books to read, they took action. They now run an award winning non-profit that has sent 35,000 books around the globe. For the full story from Yahoo, click here.


Saturday, March 29, 2014

Confident Teen

A teenager in Georgia was able to use his CPR training to help save a life just two weeks after being certified. Read the full story from NBC here


Friday, March 28, 2014

Mudslide Rescue

In an amazing home video taken after the mudslides that devastated homes in Washington, a family was overjoyed to find their dog alive in the rubble. Check out the video below or read the story from KOMO in Seattle here.

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Faith in Humanity

This video of a social experiment from Poland can help to restore faith in human beings around the world. Although it's not in English, it's easy to see that 98% of people did the right thing. Watch the video below or read the short article from the Huffington Post here.

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Go Baby Go

A physical therapy professor and infant behavior expert at the University of Delaware is changing the lives of toddlers with special developmental needs by giving them the gift of mobility at an affordable price. Watch the fascinating story from NationSwell below or read it here.

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Make It Count

This is a thought-provoking and beautiful (very) short award-winning film about making your moments on this earth count. It was published online almost two years ago, but it's recently made a resurgence after being shared several places on the Internet.

Monday, March 24, 2014

Soul Surfer

An amazing young surfer made headlines eleven years ago when she lost an arm in a shark attack and went on to surf again. Last week she made the news for winning her first competition in 10 years. Read more about this inspiring young woman here from the Huffington Post.

Sunday, March 23, 2014

125 Years of Serving

The Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County in Fort Worth, Texas was featured in their local news yesterday as they are celebrating 125 years of helping people in their community who are experiencing homelessness. Through their programs and transitional help, they are striving to end homelessness one person at a time. See one of their success stories below or read the full article from the Star-Telegram here.

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Hooky Heroes

Three high school students in San Ramon, California are being shown a little mercy after ditching class earlier this week since they saved an elderly woman and her elderly dog from a house fire while they were out. For the amazing story from the San Jose Mercury News, click here.

Friday, March 21, 2014

Beauty Routine

Earlier this year at a TED conference, an Australian journalist took a humorous look at her beauty routine before challenging women everywhere to use their time more productively. The first 3 minutes are the funniest, but if time allows, the middle is thought provoking and the end is inspiring!

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Right Place and Time

In an amazing story out of Burbank earlier this week, a couple got stuck in an elevator early in the day only to find themselves in the perfect position to save a falling toddler later in the afternoon. Watch the full story below from KABC-TV in Los Angeles or read it here.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Anything For Love

A beautiful video was shared on Vimeo a couple of weeks ago that is causing tears to flow all over the world. It was shot in South Africa when a group of women went above and beyond to support a friend with breast cancer. Watch the beautiful story below or read it here from the U.K.'s Metro.

Anything for love ... from Albert Bredenhann on Vimeo.

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Suprise Send-off

Last week in the Kansas City area, a high school teacher was given a huge surprise send-off from his students before leaving for a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Watch a bit of the touching assembly below or read the full story from the Kansas City Star here.

Monday, March 17, 2014

Changing the Face of Beauty

A mother in the Chicago area is making big strides in her campaign to change the face of beauty in advertising. Thanks to her efforts, her daughter with Down Syndrome and other individuals with disabilities have been featured in photo shoots all over the world. For the full story from the Huffington Post, click here.

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Susie's Senior Dogs

Earlier this month, ABC's America Strong series featured a couple in New York who created their own Facebook campaign to help homeless elderly dogs. After adopting their own 13-year-old dog named Susie, they were inspired to create Susie's Senior Dogs. Watch the full story below or read it here.


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Saturday, March 15, 2014

Human Connection

The Duracell battery company created a special bus stop in Montreal this winter where the warmth could only be powered by the human connection. Check out the commercial that featured their invention and social experiment below.

Friday, March 14, 2014

Losing Bet

Who knew that you could make friends by losing a bet? When a man in Provo, Utah lost a bet to his brother and was forced to dance on a busy street corner, it turned into an all-out dance party with people he didn't know. Watch the video below or read the story from Salt Lake's KSL.com here.

Thursday, March 13, 2014

True Beauty

After becoming an Oscar winner for her first role out of graduate school, this beautiful actress made headlines all over the world. Her acceptance speech for a different award, however, is one that is absolutely worth watching. Watch her moving speech from the Essence Black Women in Hollywood awards below, or read the full text here.

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Kiev to Kansas

This week CBS This Morning shared the incredible story of a Kansas family who went to the Ukraine to adopt four children, but almost couldn't bring them home because of the political unrest. See the full story below or read it here.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Golden Rescue

A man in Alaska was saved by his faithful Golden Retriever last week after being injured in a snowmobile accident. Even though she has no special skills or training, she kept him warm during the night and alerted people passing by to his whereabouts. Read the full story from the Alaska Dispatch here.


Monday, March 10, 2014

Generous Prank

A YouTube magician who is usually a prankster pulled a stunt recently that resulted in happy tears instead. The video he posted last week has been viewed over 12 millions times and been seen on news networks all over the country.

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Mutt Scouts

A few weeks ago, the Huffington Post shared the amazing story of a paralyzed dog from Mexico who was saved and rehabilitated by a rescue group in Los Angeles. This group called The Mutt Scouts specializes in taking in the dogs discarded by the rest of the world. For the full story click here.

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Payback

When a police officer in Minneapolis started a Facebook campaign in an attempt to find a kidney donor, he thought the odds were slim that he would receive a kidney before he died. Then a complete stranger saw the plea and made the kidney patient's dream come true in January. Now the officer is raising funds for the young man who gave him the gift of life. Watch the full story from WCCO in Minneapolis below.

Friday, March 7, 2014

Follow the Frog

This video from the Rainforest Alliance was actually uploaded a couple of years ago, but it recently resurfaced on Upworthy.com. It's a hilarious look at what people can realistically do to help save the rainforest.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Emily's Hair

A Canadian film company created a lovely and adorable video of the owner's daughter a few weeks ago just to share with their family and friends, and within 4 days it had over 70,000 views on Vimeo alone. Watch the precious story below.

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Help For a Hero

Early in February in Los Angeles, this adorable dog chased off an intruder from her family's home and was shot twice in the process. When her family couldn't afford to treat her injuries, strangers from all over the Internet helped out. Read the full story from entertainment and news network Examiner.com here, or visit this hero's YouCaring fundraiser page.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

I Like Giving

The Huffington Post shared a story this week that was originally from I Like Giving, a website that's simple purpose is to inspire others to be generous by sharing stories of giving. The heartwarming story of a 98-year-old woman who didn't let her age stop her from caring for others is below.

Monday, March 3, 2014

Police Party

A couple of weeks ago near Boston, police officers from 10 different departments in the area came together to celebrate one very special 12-year-old--going way above and beyond their duty to protect and serve. Watch the full story below or read it here.

Sunday, March 2, 2014

The Gift of Hearing

Back in January, ABC News featured a story about the amazing work of a Minnesota couple whose foundation travels the world delivering the gift of hearing. Watch the beautiful story below or visit the website of the Starkey Hearing Foundation to find out more about what they do.


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Saturday, March 1, 2014

Help From Hollywood

This week the America Strong series on ABC featured a Hollywood star who treated a group of 50 wounded veterans to an amazing trip to Disneyland and Paramount Pictures with their families. His foundation has been helping wounded vets for 20 years, ever since he was nominated for an Oscar for playing one himself. Watch the full story below or read it here.


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