Timely Ticket

An 84-year-old man in Kennebunk, Maine, is thankful to have been pulled over for speeding on Saturday, because it likely saved his life. He had a heart attack minutes later and the officer's quick action revived him. Read the full story from WMTV in Portland here and watch the story below.

Surviving Everything

In a crazy story of survival from Staten Island, a woman's wedding dress was the only thing at a dry cleaning store that wasn't destroyed in Hurricane Sandy. Two years later, she was finally reunited with her dress just by taking a different way home from work. Read all the crazy details in the Staten Island Advance  here.

Defying Odds

A woman in Atlanta who hadn't been able to walk for the last five years defied the odds against her disease and competed in a short race this past spring, thanks to a personal trainer who she met randomly in a parking lot. Read the fortunate story of their meeting and their combined determination from the Huffington Post  here.

Redemption

In a recently posted TED Talk on Ted.com, a man shared the story of his transformation from murderer to MIT Fellow during his 19 years in prison. When time allows, watch the inspiring 12 minute video below.

BigShoe

Although Brazil is mostly back to normal following the completion of the World Cup, one star player from Germany left the host country an amazing parting gift. He initially committed (in the video below) to partnering with an organization called BigShoe to fund surgeries for 11 Brazilian children, but then upped that number 23 children once his team won the tournament. Read the full story from the Huffington Post here.

Trip of a Lifetime

The guys at The Buried Life recently made the dreams of a teenage girl come true by sending her on a trip to Italy. Watch the amazing journey from her tiny town in New Mexico below or read more from the website Positively Positive here.

Anderson Pooper

A little disabled dachshund by the name of Anderson Pooper recently competed in the hilarious Weinerdog Races at Emerald Downs. She came in dead last but certainly won the hearts of the fans with her tenacity. Anderson and the video both came from an organization called Animals With Disabilities--find out more about them here.

Cardboard Dogs

A project started in Singapore to give homeless dogs some much need publicity is now taking off in the United States. Watch the sweet video from the Home for Hope Project below.

Facebook Reconnection

Although social media definitely has its drawbacks and annoyances, there are some beautiful stories of families reconnecting that can come out of websites like Facebook. In partnership with a website called Facebook Stories, last week The Huffington Post  shared a terrific story of finding lost family. Read the full story here.

Mystery Donor

A woman in Ottawa, Canada received an incredibly generous gift last week from a perfect stranger--and it may just save her life. Watch the story from the CBC below or read more about this amazing donation here.

Joe the Barber

A beautiful story from Steve Hartman's CBS series On the Road  from last summer was recently republished on YouTube. A retiree provides a much needed service to the people in Hartford, Connecticut who are experiencing homelessness. Watch the touching story below or read more about it here.

Dog Alert

A family dog in Indianapolis is being hailed a hero for alerting a deaf teenager to a house fire while the teen was napping. Read the full story here.

Dog Mail

The post office of Slovenia found a way to improve the relationship between their mail carriers and local canines last year, and the story was all over the news. More recently, a YouTube user posted a humorous video sharing the logic behind the program.

Little Survivor

A young mother in Ireland made the news earlier this month when the UK's Daily Mail told the story of her baby's birth. Ten days after miscarrying and taking the prescribed drugs to abort what was left in her uterus, the doctors found a heartbeat. Read the amazing story here.

Project TGIF

A young girl who won the 2013 Brower Youth Award started an incredible project, now in its fifth year, to recycle used cooking oil and use it to heat the homes of families in need. Watch the inspirational story below and read more about the project here.

Father's Day Gift

An American servicewoman went above and beyond to find the perfect Father's Day gift for her stepdad last month. Watch her YouTube video below or read more of the story from an Australian news page here.

Unusal Runner

In the upcoming San Francisco Marathon, one of the runners is very unlike the others. He's using his unique situation and his artistic talent to raise money for an organization that helped him turn his life around. Watch the marathon's video about him below or read more about him in the San Francisco Chronicle here. You can also find out more about his fundraising campaign here.

Success Stories

The Huffington Post has an inspiring series on their website where readers share their incredible stories of weight loss. Check out the most recent story of someone turning their life around here.

Drive By Compliments

This week an Internet prankster had a great time encouraging strangers with just a megaphone and a convertible. Watch the creative way he got people to laugh and smile below.

Spreading Love

A social experiment attempting to spread love is going on in New Orleans, with the love spreaders themselves choosing to remain anonymous. Watch the full story from CBS's On The Road  series here.

He's Got It

A New Jersey mom posted a video to YouTube on Friday of her toddler taking his first steps with prosthetic legs, and in just a few days the inspirational little boy has been viewed over 180,000 times. Watch the video below and read the story from RTV6 in Indianapolis here.

Softball Warriors

In this touching and inspiring story from NBC, a summer camp in Louisville, Kentucky is a place where one group of amazing athletes mentors another. Read the full story here here.

Generosity Water

An American soccer star may have been in the sports pages a lot recently because of the World Cup, but it's his work off the field that landed him on ABC's America Strong series last week. Watch the story below or read it here, or find out more about his mission at Generosity Water.


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Heavy-Lifting Heros

An elderly woman in New York is lucky to be alive after being struck by and pinned beneath a Manhattan taxi. Thanks to several construction workers who lifted the SUV off of her, she only had a few broken bones. For the full story from the New York Post, click here.

Ultimate BBQ

In a humorous look at how to create an amazing 4th of July barbeque, Relevant Magazine shared several "tips" this week on taking your party to the next level. Find the whole article here.

Delayed Apology

This week the BBC shared the story of an apology that was much delayed, but much appreciated. A pub owner received a letter with reparations for a burglary that happened 22 years ago. Read the full story here.

Zack's Shack

A 10-year-old boy in Provo, Utah, made the news back in April when he held his 4th annual lemonade stand to raise money for people needing wheelchairs in poor countries. The story of his generosity resurfaced more recently in an adorable video about his work. Watch it below or read more from the Provo Daily Herald here.

Science Rapper

A first year teacher at a charter school in Oakland is bringing joy and excitement into his science classroom with his innovative teaching style. Watch the story from ABC's America Strong series below or read it here.


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