This series is to spotlight the Light and Love inside humanity, and the wonder and miracles that can be found around us. Please click on the headline to read the full article. ~ESA
HEROS:
- Security guard hailed as hero for stopping massive explosion The only Algerian to die in the raid on the BP gas plant in the Sahara has been hailed as a hero for sounding an alarm which alerted colleagues to shut down production, averting a catastrophic explosion.
- Wheelchair-bound man saved from Hayward fire by grandnephew, neighbor A Hayward man was rescued from a fire in his bedroom with the help of his 9-year-old grandnephew.
- Youngster hailed as hero after rescuing young friend from Marco lake Police and firefighters are hailing Marco Island teenager Logan Gross as a hero after saving the life of his best friend, who had in turn jumped into the lake at Mackle Park to try to save a middle-aged man from drowning.
- Hero passenger saves the day after bus driver passes out A hero passenger commandeered an MTA bus after the driver passed out behind the wheel on the Upper East Side.
- Good Samaritan rescues neighbor from South Plymouth pond A quick-thinking Good Samaritan rescued a neighbor from the frigid water of a South Plymouth pond Saturday.
- Harrison girl hailed a hero after telling school officials that a classmate brought a loaded gun to school The superintendent of Harrison public school is calling one of his students a hero after she reported that another student brought a loaded gun to school.
- Paramedics attacked at Centralia gas station aided by Good Samaritan When the men tackled their attacker, Vicky Disney jumped on top of the man to help restrain him until police arrived.
- Good Samaritan Leads Police To Deadly Hit & Run Suspect In SoBe “This person not only saw what happened they followed the car, gave a play-by-play to the 911 operator and we were able to locate the vehicle and place her in custody,” explained Miami Beach Police Sgt.
- Good Samaritan alert police to assault The taxi driver drove out of his way to alert a police officer after seeing the man being attacked.
- Good Samaritan keeps missing senior safe A missing woman's story had a happy ending thanks to a local person's kindness.
- In Lambertville and New Hope, Community Joins Together to Search for Missing Woman The police and rescue squad search for Sarah Majoras will continue today as residents meet to coordinate their own search party this morning at 10 a.m. at the CVS in Lambertville.
- Sandy’s a hero to Fraser Island backpackers Sandy Brosnan, who opened up the community centre to about 100 backpacker refugees from the cyclonic conditions which led to evacuation of campers from Fraser Island and Inskip Point over the weekend.
- Server Defends Child With Down Syndrome, Internet Cheers When a customer at a Houston restaurant made a disparaging crack about a little boy with Down Syndrome, waiter Michael Garcia couldn’t hold back his feelings.
- How to be an real life action hero Boys Clubs and Big Brothers and Big Sisters do it “formally.” Where are the informal guides? The sideline mentors? Be one. The boy with the tongue ring? Speak with him.
- Panel Passes Bateman Bill To Encourage Good Samaritan Acts New Jersey’s “Good Samaritan Act” provides civil immunity to any individual, including a health care professional or rescue volunteer, who in good faith renders care during an emergency.
- Sister pays emotional tribute to hero teacher Sandy Hook elementary school teacher Vicki Soto has become a hero in her hometown for sacrificing her life to save her students during the massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, her sister says.
- Every Rwandan Is a Hero On Heroes Day, we honour those Rwandans who, through acts of courage, selflessness, sacrifice, vision, and patriotism, did so much for this country that today we are proud to be its worthy citizens.
HELPING HANDS:
- Zoe Strassell Inspires Family, Friends To Pay It Forward For 13-year-old Squantum resident Zoe Strassell, being a teenage girl isn’t about cell phones, fancy shoes, and designer clothes but about helping local charities and teaching those around her to pay it forward.
- Good Samaritan Wants to Deliver 20,000 Pizzas to Troops Overseas for Super Bowl The 53-year-old retired Air Force master sergeant from Elk Grove, Illinois wants to send more than 20,000 pizzas to troops stationed in the Middle East for the Super Bowl.
- Hero uses his own money to buy groceries for those who can't afford to shop Volunteer buys groceries for families in need.
- Bar owner a hero to abused kids, hockey fans Connecting with his community is what May’s life has been about.
- Serving veterans in their last moments "I found out I could make a difference. When someone comes to Hospice they are scared. That is normal. Everyone is scared. Just by sitting and listening to what they have to say, it means a lot to them and their families."
- Christian Foster Care Network Celebrates Connecting 1,000th Child to Family Harvest of Hope saved a thousand lives and it has saved the state of New Jersey millions of dollars by significantly reducing the number of children in the foster care system.
- Pay It Forward Blood Drive “The Pay It Forward Blood Drive reinforces and celebrates that community responsibility. We are honored at each drive to meet new people who give so selflessly, because they believe in this project, and the goals of donating blood.”
- "Project Homecoming": Helping Katrina families get home at last Project Homecoming depends on donations to help Katrina victims rebuild and has rebuilt 150 homes in the last five years.
- Non-profit breaks ground on home for wounded soldier A Fort Campbell soldier will soon have a new home thanks to Helping A Hero, a non-profit organization, that helps wounded military member.
- Foster Hope opens doors of first Flint home for aged-out foster kids The SHY project is a faith-based yearlong program for men aged 18 to 21-years-old. It is designed to teach them life skills and give employment and educational support.
- Princesses support Angel Flight Angel Flight Australia is a charity that co-ordinates non-emergency flights for financially and medically needy people.
- Miracle Week begins for Dance Marathon “The whole principle behind Dance Marathon when it started, was to be standing for those who can’t,” Kiray said. “There are children’s hospitals throughout the country where children are fighting for their lives in a lot of cases, so why can’t we stand and fight for them and have fun while doing them?”
- Friends hope to feed families of boys who fell through Budd Lake Matthew Jones and Toni Perry are collecting money and dining gift cards to give to the families of Clyde Schimanski III and Nick Cianciotto, 15-year-olds who friends say were ice fishing when they dropped into the water Jan. 7.
- Community To Pay It Forward At ‘Soup’s On For All’ It’s an event to benefit God’s Kitchen, which is a program for Catholic Charities West Michigan.
- Christ Episcopal Church Double Dog Dare You Crockpot Cook-off held Money raised will go towards Project Easter. The church prepares Easter baskets for disadvantaged children each year which include candy, a book, and other items.
- Pay it Forward I can recall several times when I was the beneficiary of a “Pay it Forward” act. The most striking occured many years ago when I lived in South Africa.
MIRACLES/WONDERS:
- Missing Australian boy found alive after surviving 2 months in bushland An 18-year-old Australian boy was found alive after surviving more than two months in bushland in northern Sydney.
- Inside the cockpit with hero pilot who landed small plane in the Hudson River Deniece De Priester successfully landed in the icy river off Yonkers Sunday night after the engine of her just-purchased Piper PA-32 stalled in mid-air.
- Miracle baby heads home A baby who was born with her heart partially outside her chest went home from the hospital on Wednesday.
- Little miracle marks first year A tiny baby boy born weighing just under two pounds has beaten the odds to celebrate his first birthday.
- A little Oz Day miracle for Gracemere couple stuck in floods With no phone, no power and no way out of Gracemere, little Kaeden Arthur Dare was brought into the world on a fold-out sofa bed at 3.50am on Australia Day.
- Soldier who lost 4 limbs has double-arm transplant The first soldier to survive after losing all four limbs in the Iraq war has received a double-arm transplant.
- Women Call on Jesus to Fight Armed Robber The would-be robber fled from a jewelry party in Florida after women invoked the name of Jesus.
- Jersey family's 'angel' lights up sky for miles There was something mysterious there, ethereally floating just out of reach of comprehension. It would glow yellow, then float for a while, turn red or orange and spiral in the atmosphere.
HOPE/PEACE:
- Michigan orphans find hope with grandmother after their parents die just weeks apart The emotional and financial load that Sironen carries now is heavy, but the community is determined to help make it just a bit lighter.
- Dance Marathon 2-year-old's fight with cancer inspires hope At only 2 years old, she fights with a fire that gives hope to those around her.
- GH couple offers hope Camp New Day is designed strictly for 49 children, ages 9-14, who have a mom or dad serving time in prison.
- Overlea-Area Nonprofit Brings 'Hope' To Youth Boys Hope, Girls Hope of Baltimore was founded over a decade ago in Highlandtown, but in 2007 they made the move into the East Rosemont community where they serve 16 "academically-talented youth"—eight boys and eight girls—who come from "difficult living situations."
- A Miracle Baby Named Emma Throughout loss and broken homes, then infertility, Juliet says she and her family have made it.
- Elyria officials hope demolished homes become gardens The parcels once supported homes, but as the city goes through the demolition of several properties, it wants to make at least some of the land available to city residents with a green thumb.
- Peace offer made amid northeast Nigeria violence A self-proclaimed commander of the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram said Monday that a cease-fire by the group would be imminent in northern Nigeria.
FURRY FRIENDS:
- New Orleans Annual Barkus Parade The annual Barkus Parade is held every year to kick off Mardi Gras.
- Westminster dog show welcomes new breeds Two weeks before the start of the Westminster Kennel Club show, a pair of treeing Walker coonhounds and several Russell terriers were introduced.
BUSINESS:
- Hope Village receives $108,000 for operations A $108,000 donation from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Disaster Response provided a boost Monday to the flood-rebuilding efforts of Hope Village.
- A Successful Charity Storage Auction Four Times Over Thanks to a Little Help from ‘Storage Wars’ Personalities Four winning bidders helped raise $2,000 for charities like Kure It Cancer Research and the Self Storage Association’s Foundation Scholarship Fund.
- Pathfinders of Oregon Provides Free Shoes to Children Through Payless Gives™ Shoes 4 Kids Program Forty children received new shoes through a generous grant to Pathfinders of Oregon from Payless GivesTM Shoes 4 Kids, an annual giving program from Payless ShoeSource.
- Heart to Heart Adoptions Announces Results from Christmas Fundraising Program Utah Adoption Agency announces the results of their Sub for Santa program which provided Christmas gifts for many birth mothers and their children.
- Harris Teeter Donates $2,000 Lottery Incentive to Local Schools Harris Teeter Store Director Brian Reid will present two local schools each with a $1,000 check to support their commitment to educational programs.
- Operation HOPE and Private Sector Join to Provide Disaster Financial Recovery to Individuals Affected by Hurricane Sandy Operation HOPE, Inc. is joining forces with private and public sector organizations to provide long-term financial recovery information, guidance and empowerment services to small businesses, families and individuals devastated by Hurricane Sandy.
- Children’s Miracle Network teams up with IHOP for Pancake Day IHOP restaurant invites guests to enjoy a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes. In return, they ask for donations to support St. Luke’s Children’s Miracle Network.
- Two wineries that have a heart for fundraising The bottle is emblazoned with Ehler's signature "heart" logo, an "E'' with the inside of the letter formed by a sideways heart, and, like all Ehlers Estate wines, 100 percent of the profits go to support heart research.
- Coca-Cola Continues ‘Pay it Forward’ Program Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Common and CEO Debra Lee join forces with Coca-Cola this month in a movement to uplift and pay it forward to the next generation.
- Decision Toolbox Launches National Nonprofit Relief Program to Pay It Forward “One of our company's key initiatives is to help bridge the gap of national nonprofits' donation deficits in the coming years," continued Shepherd. "Our goal is to donate $1 million by January 15, 2015."
- Walker Tipps & Malone PLC Team Up with the Nashville Rescue Mission to Help Those in Need in Middle Tennessee Walker Tipps & Malone, PLC, a litigation firm in Nashville, TN, is pairing up with the Nashville Rescue Mission, a local nonprofit, to raise money for the homeless population in Nashville.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY:
- NASA Solicits Ideas For International Space Station Research NASA's International Space Station National Laboratory and Technology Demonstration offices are asking for proposals on how the space station may be used to develop advanced or improved exploration technologies.
- SoftVue provides new alternative to traditional mammogram SoftVue is a revolutionary machine that uses sound and water to create 3D ultrasound images of the whole breast. What's pioneering about the machine is that it doesn't involve the discomfort of compression or radiation like a mammogram.
- New hope for addicts School of Pharmacy faculty member Christopher R. McCurdy has made it his mission to find and develop compounds to unlock the shackles that bind people to addictive drugs.
- Staten Island's View A Miracle "I began doing the 4D ultrasound eight years ago when I realized there was a need for parents to have the opportunity to see their baby in a more relaxed atmosphere.”
- Cadavers honored in med student dissection lab When medical students have finished their study and practice on cadavers, they often hold a respectful memorial service to honor these bodies donated to science.
- Loads of Microbes Found High in Atmosphere A large number and wide variety of microorganisms were detected in the atmosphere 5 to 10 miles (8 to 15 kilometers) above the Earth's surface.
- Tiny Feathered Dinosaur Discovered Researchers have discovered a new species of feathered but flightless little dinosaur from the Jurassic period.
- Did Rise of Ancient Human Ancestor Lead to New Stone Tools? The ancient tools, unearthed in Ethiopia in the last two decades, date to 1.75 million years ago.
SPORTS:
- Young sports hero draws on true grit The Berowra boy, who has an intellectual disability, won 21 medals last year in swimming, athletics and cross country.
- Half-Court Miracle and Tackled by LeBron Henry Abbott with Michael Drysch, who hit a half-court hook shot during Friday's game between the Pistons and Heat in Miami, winning $75,000.
- Chicago-area senior buries miracle game-winner from beyond halfcourt Pellack tossed the inbounds pass behind halfcourt to Wallace, who promptly heaved the ball 60 feet and banked it off the backboard for a 66-63 victory, sending Phoenix fans storming to the court to mob their hometown hero.
- Kari Lehtonen makes miracle save The original shot came from the point and it looked like it snuck by Lehtonen but then he somehow reaches back with his glove and pins the puck against the post before freezing the puck under his body.
- Joe’s ‘Good Samaritan Act’ All Ireland winning GAA footballer, Joe Brolly has vowed “he will not stop” until a new organ-donor law is introduced in Northern Ireland and the Republic.
- Gatorade removes controversial ingredient after girl's online petition Sarah Kavanagh, a fifteen-year-old volleyball player and Gatorade lover, was drinking an orange Gatorade at home when she read about one of the ingredients in it. She dumped out the rest of the bottle right then and there.
- 4,000 turn out for largest charity Groundhog Run But the 4,000 runners who showed up bright and early Sunday for the Groundhog Run benefiting Children’s TLC didn’t mind the cold drizzly day — many were wearing shorts and T-shirts.
- Why God Cares About the Super Bowl He will be at that game rooting for each player, owner, fan, and concession stand worker hoping that the experience of the Super Bowl will, win or lose, enhance and deepen their relationship with Him.
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT:
- Ono, Steinem join online campaign to empower women Proceeds from the sales goes to causes chosen by the designers, such as helping Japanese girls after the 2011 nuclear meltdown or job training in Haiti.
- Award Winning Cause Artist Bekah Eden Launches Brand “BE” for Charity Music Fans Newcomer Bekah Eden, the popular Virginia Beach cause artist, is reintroducing charity fundraising music to a new generation of young globally minded music fans.
- Afghan female artist beats the odds to create Her pieces, which range from conceptual art to paintings and sculpture, are bold representations of the problems facing her generation and have drawn praise from top officials in Kandahar, making her exceptional in a place where women face even greater restrictions than in other parts of the country.
- New Australian National Park Features Unique 'Horizontal Falls' A unique feature along the coast of Western Australia, where water surges through a "horizontal waterfall," is part of a new Australian national park and marine park declared by the national government along the scenic shoreline.
- Bar codes on sidewalks give tourist info Rio de Janeiro is mixing technology with tradition to provide tourists information about the city by embedding bar codes into the black and white mosaic sidewalks that are a symbol of the city.
- The first panorama from the top of the world's tallest building This 360-degree shot from the top of the Burj Khalifa brings high-definition views of Dubai to your computer screen.
- Disaster Hero Determines Your Readiness for a Serious Disaster The American College of Emergency Physicians announced the launch of a browser-based game meant to gauge the knowledge of families, children, and teachers on disaster preparation.
LIFESTYLE:
- Fun February Days to Celebrate with Kids February may be the shortest month of the year, but it's long on holidays and unusual celebratory days.
- Parents learn how to react if child is cyberbullied Michigan Attorney General's office offers parents advice about how to teach children dangers on the Internet.
- Teachers flip for 'flipped learning' class model It's a technology-driven teaching method known as "flipped learning" because it flips the time-honored model of classroom lecture and exercises for homework — the lecture becomes homework and class time is for practice.
- Understanding Migraine Headaches Just about everyone has headaches, but a migraine isn't just a bad headache.
- At Downsize Fitness gyms, the slender need not apply At Downsize Fitness health clubs, the treadmills are wider, the head trainers are weight-loss veterans and new members must be at least 50 pounds (22.7 kgs) overweight.
- 105-year-old California woman 'relieved' to pass driver's test with flying colors Calvin Coolidge was president and Babe Ruth was having the best season of his career when Edythe Kirchmaier took her first driving test.
- A royal family that believes in retirement? Dutch Queen Beatrix to abdicate After more than 100 years of rule by female heads of state, the Netherlands is set to have a king on its throne once again.
- Family's five sets of twins span 60 years, three generations Here's the lineup: She has a twin son and daughter; twin grandsons; two sets of twin great-granddaughters; and one twin great-grandson and great-granddaughter.
RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY:
- God and Super Bowl Prayers There will still be more prayers sent heavenward this Sunday than on any other given Sunday.
- Food program: 'God always meets our need' Every Monday night at the United Methodist Church in Storm Lake, the needs of hungry families are quietly being met with bags and boxes filled with hope.
- A Single Thought: Oh That I Were an Angel A simple change of perspective from feeling like a second rate citizen to that of a needed extra hand has made all the difference in how I perceive eternity.
- Has anyone ever really seen God face-to-face? This is the best reason why we should appreciate the images of God that our neighbors present to us.
- God's Spirit on Me God's Spirit activates us to bring compassion and healing to those in need.
- World Leprosy Day: be the Good Samaritan! Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski calls on all Christians and people of good will to increase their efforts to reintegrate into society those suffering from Leprosy and their families.
- Mexican church sparks debate on forgiving killers An order of Roman Catholic priests in Mexico has produced a video urging relatives of drug cartel victims to adopt a Christ-like forgiveness by pardoning even the killers, hitting a sensitive nerve in a country that has suffered an estimated 70,000 estimated drug gang killings or more.
- Living Sunday as the Lord’s day It is a day for rest and for family, but first of all a day for the Lord.
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