HEROES:
- Hero daughter given award after rescuing her dad Unity Bowns, 11, sailed a 24-foot boat on her own after her 58-year-old father Matthew Bowns fell ill aboard the yacht.
- Chemistry Project Explodes, Students Are Heroes Students helped one another get safely out of the classroom, while the rest of the three-thousand kids were evacuated.
- Mom hit by car while loading child onto school bus A mom who was loading her 8-year-old daughter onto the bus saw the car coming and managed to push her child out of harms way before she was hit.
- Bicyclist called hero for saving 12-year-old in pond in Hanover A 58-year-old man bicycling by a pond in Hanover heard a girl who had fallen through the ice calling for help and went into the frigid water to save her.
- Villager proves Good Samaritan for Delhi trader When the robbers threw him out of the vehicle after the shooting, Tekchand rescued him and informed the police.
- Officer, Good Samaritan Pull Woman from Burning Car A Good Samaritan and a Plainville police officer pulled a woman from a burning car just before a small explosion.
- Good Samaritans, Several Officers Pulled Man From Vehicle When police arrived on scene, a good samaritan – Earl Wickline of Londonderry, was attempting to knockdown the fire with an extinguisher he had retrieved from a resident of the neighborhood. Another good samaritan, Apryl Norris of Londonderry, was also assisting at the scene.
- Helen is 'my lifesaver' Helen Jahr, of Austin, received the American Red Cross Lifesaving Certificate of Merit Award for her quick thinking that saved the life of Lynn Cunningham.
- Donate a kidney? A father's fears, a friend's devotion The woman from the small Wyoming town of Powell wanted to donate something she said she didn’t really need, that she could live without.
- Would-be burglar thwarted by Good Samaritan Upon arrival, police observed a Good Samaritan detaining one of the culprits who was struggling and trying to escape.
- Bath OAP's hero nomination after fighting off thieves with stick An 89-year-old from Bath who fought off a pair of robbers with his walking stick is the latest person to be nominated for a Pride in Bath award.
- What’s a hero? It’s much more than a sandwich to youngsters.
HELPING HANDS:
- Deadly Georgia Tornado Victims Offered Food, Spiritual Care by Christian Groups Armed with food, water, counselors and a spirit of hope, church groups have been rallying around victims of the monster tornado that ripped through the southeastern US on Wednesday.
- Residents thank Good Samaritans Several elderly and vulnerable Bolsover residents wish to thank friends, relatives, carers and the many good neighbours who have phoned, or battled through January’s snow and ice to ensure their health and wellbeing.
- Another Good Samaritan A wonderful Good Samaritan, Oly Backstrom, came to the rescue with a jerry can of gas.
- Good Samaritan helps some stranded travelers Recently, Beverly and I were on our own Jerusalem to Jericho road in the form of a dark, lonely stretch of the Natchez Trace between Eupora and Kosciusko when beset by a blown out tire.
- Walmart 'good Samaritan' helps shopper While she was crying, she didn't know a stranger, raised to "do the right thing," was already in her corner.
- Fremont Woman Gives Rides, Hope To Cancer Patients Sherry Higgs is new to the transportation business. Sadly, she's not new to the cancer business.
- Area computer whiz is paying it forward When Baran realized the condition of the school’s computers and that the money they raised wouldn’t come close to meeting their need, he knew he had to step in and help.
- Bill's '37 Ford hotrod project almost a miracle Larson family and friends completed Bill's project and he drove it after recovering from cancer.
- Annawan students, staff donate to annual blood drive The Health Careers Club at Annawan High School recently held its annual Red Cross Blood Drive. Twenty-seven units of blood were collected.
- Unsung Hero: Emilee Keener Emilee has been growing her hair for two years. She made the decision to donate her hair to Locks of Love so she can help other kids who are sick.
- Harpool students, teachers to donate hair at school pep rally Students and teachers at Harpool Middle School will be donating their hair to Children With Hair Loss during a special pep rally.
- Donate Used Prom Dresses And Suits to Boston Teens in Need Deputy Superintendent Lisa Holmes of the Boston Police Department and the United Sisters of Color are working together to help make prom a special night for all teens, including those in need.
- What to Donate to a Thrift Store Next time you get in the spring cleaning mood, box up your used items and drop them off at a local thrift store.
- Dancers help families make it all better Dance Marathon fundraiser supports girl fighting leukemia.
- David Brearley High School students donate $2,000 to Restore the Shore The $2,000 was raised by the students of the Graphic Arts and Business classes.
- Philanthropists donate $3.3 million to UI The University of Idaho announced Friday its colleges of Natural Resources and Agricultural and Life Sciences are the recipients of a $3.3 million donation from a pair of Seattle philanthropists.
- Princeton Families Donate $1.5 Million to Rutgers for Adult Autism Research Two Princeton families, longtime friends who between them have three sons on the autism spectrum, have made a $1.5 million gift to Rutgers University to endow a faculty position in adult autism, a field in which there is a critical shortage of trained professionals and support services.
- Black family donate to Simon’s Town NSRI Today the Black family announced a donation of R100 000 to Sea Rescue Simon’s Town.
- Sun City Roadrunner Motorcycle Club makes rounds with money to donate This year the Roadrunners selected three organizations for our annual charity ride: Maranatha Farm in Ridgeland, Jasper Animal Rescue Mission in Ridgeland, and The Salvation Army in Bluffton.
- 'Ridley Four' return favor, pay it forward Moved by the kindness and generosity of the community, the Taylor Community Foundation announced the formation of the Pay-It-Forward Fund, which is designed to assist local residents who encounter sudden adversity that leaves them with an unexpected and uncovered health-related financial burden.
- Saugus occupational therapists donate lap pads to Sandy Hook Elementary School Blengs said the weighted blankets and lap pads made by Village Therapy are often used in conjunction with children suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Cobb To Donate Fire Engine to Hurricane-Affected Area Weeks after losing three of its fire engines and two ambulances during Hurricane Sandy, a New York state fire department will receive some help from their peers in Cobb.
MIRACLES/WONDERS:
- NJ Pilot ‘Had Faith’ She, Passenger Would Survive River Crash Even as the plane she was piloting plummeted toward the frigid waters of the Hudson River, Denise De Priester Kok remained calm, cool and collected.
- Man thanks God for surviving after falling into culvert A man in Candler, N.C., is happy to be alive after falling into and being dragged 20 feet through a culvert on his property.
- Miracle escape as shop set on fire The woman had managed to escape without life-threatening injuries.
- The Perfect Match: It's a miracle this ETX family needed Noel Franks is suffering from renal failure; with 85% kidney loss, doctors said he needs a transplant, something his wife Brandi can help him with.
- When life is a miracle to share Ryan sisters recall remarkable recovery of Lauretta from near-fatal illness.
- Michael Lynagh says surviving stroke is a 'miracle' Former Australia and Saracens fly-half Michael Lynagh says it is "a miracle" he survived after suffering a stroke.
- Woman's Radical Procedure Transforms Liver Into Super Organ Doctors removed her pancreas. Now, her liver produces insulin, and she's no longer in pain.
- A miracle called Melodie Sarah Capewell gave birth to baby after a number of miscarriages.
HOPE/PEACE:
- Israelis 'Donate' Votes to Palestinians in Protest In a move of high-tech civil disobedience, thousands of Israeli citizens are donating their right to vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections to their Palestinian neighbors via Facebook.
- New law lets tribes seek direct disaster aid New law allows American Indian tribes to seek direct federal aid after natural disasters.
- Syrian opposition: willing to meet with regime "We do believe in the power of the world and we would like to overthrow the regime by peaceful means," al-Khatib said. But "as a gesture of goodwill we say, just to ease the pain of the Syrian people... we are ready to sit at the negotiating table with the regime."
- Families of kids with cancer help plant Garden of Hope Some Las Vegas kids with cancer and their parents plan to grow a whole garden of hope amid the asphalt and cement of downtown.
- The making of a super heart hero The cape is special. Not everyone is bestowed with this “superhero” garb -- only children who are about to undergo what young Dylan was facing.
- Sparks of Light That Keep Hope Alive With our loving little guy as our guide, we will never give up pursuing our dream for him and our family: to live a life of purpose, justice, connection, inclusion, fulfillment and peace.
- Couple shares stories of work, life and Gospels in impoverished Moldova The couple has since been traveling from state to state, visiting with family, friends and various congregations, sharing stories of life and work in the impoverished central European country.
- Hope a world away comes from Springfield church Five members of West Side Christian Church in Springfield recently returned from a 17-day eye-opening trip to Myanmar, a country of about 47.4 million in southeast Asia still known to most of the rest of the world as Burma.
- Walk in a way of hope and peace I recently returned from a sojourn to Tanzania, East Africa, with fellow Christ Church Greenwich parishioners and friends. It was truly remarkable.
FURRY FRIENDS:
- Pa.'s Punxsutawney Phil predicts early spring An end to winter's bitter cold will come soon, according to Pennsylvania's famous groundhog.
- Chuckles the groundhog: 'winter is canceled' Connecticut's own groundhog Chuckles says spring is coming early this year.
- Super Bowl Sunday pet food drive benefits animals in need A local animal charity hopes to score a touchdown for needy pets on Super Bowl Sunday.
- Woman saves dozens of lives from neglect For the last ten years, Crawford has dedicated her life to saving animals – specifically, dogs and cats through Carroll County Animal Support, the foundation she created.
- Christmas miracle for dog on the run This is the story of Jack - a 13-year-old, vision-impaired, diabetic, miniature poodle - and his one-in-a-million Christmas Day rescue.
- "Miracle Dog" Nearly FULLY Recovered!! But what could've easily been a sad and depressing tale turned into a happy and wagging tail!
- Severely injured hero dog inspires others with recovery The Superman "S" on Kali's bandages is well deserved and earned.
- Nashua company helps disabled piggy get on the move Chris P. is a 3-week-old pig of uncertain origin born with a stunted, nonfunctioning set of back legs, and a Nashua company had a hand in some of his fame – but more important, in an improved quality of life.
- This little piggy went to bark it Meet Miss Pig, a former runt-turned-plump swine whose owners say thinks she's a canine.
- New Federal Focus: 'Compassion' for Wild Horses The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is issuing new policy directives emphasizing "compassion and concern" for wild horses on federal lands in the West, in response to a growing public outcry over alleged abuse during roundups of thousands of mustangs in recent years.
- A Song About Super Hero Rescue Animals Tim has a song called "Superhero", and here he does a special version incorporating how wonderful shelter animals are.
- Clydesdale star of Super Bowl ad is newborn foal For decades, Anheuser-Busch has used its famous Clydesdales in Super Bowl ads for Budweiser. The latest star is barely two weeks old.
BUSINESS:
- Protect-A-Bed® and Massindo Group Donate to Jakarta Flood Victims Massindo Group, the distributor of Protect-A-Bed products, donated 60 foam mattresses to victims of a massive flood in Jakarta.
- Carroll Students Donate Hygiene Kits to Metro Ministries Over 50 Carroll High School students donated 150 hygienic kits to the Corpus Christi Metro Ministries.
- Duke’s 50th Anniversary Committee To Donate Meals To Urban Ministries The 50th Anniversary Executive Committee and Parizade Restaurant have partnered to donate 200 meals to Urban Ministries of Durham, a local shelter that feeds hundreds of Durham residents daily.
- Charter One donates $10,000 to Cleveland's West Side Market in wake of fire Support continued to pour in for the West Side Market vendors who lost inventory and business because of Wednesday’s fire.
- Shoe charity to benefit from Miracle Mile donations A southern Nevada nonprofit organization that puts shoes on underprivileged kids will benefit from donations made at Miracle Mile Shops in February.
- La. Children's Museum, Imagination Playground to donate play set The Louisiana Children's Museum and Rockwell Group's Imagination Playground will donate a transformational play set to the city of New Orleans on Saturday in celebration of Places to Play New Orleans.
- CPS partners donate $650k to education programs CPS Energy announced this week that two members of its “new energy economy” partnership have donated $650,000 to seven education programs in San Antonio.
- Bud Light to donate $100,000 to Hispanic Scholarship Fund Bud Light is donating $100,000 to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund to commemorate the men’s Mexican National Soccer Team’s (MNT) five-city American tour and to support college athletes.
- Utility customers donate to college foundation The Atlantic Cape Community College Foundation received a donation from South Jersey Gas customers this week for the School Counts! scholarship fund.
- Cheshire auto dealer to donate to education foundation Richard Chevrolet will be donating money for special school projects beginning this month.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY:
- Revived search for a TB vaccine may be about to pay off After nearly 100 years, researchers could be on the verge of finding a vaccine that would eradicate tuberculosis infections, a scourge that kills 1.4 million people a year.
- New Antidote for Cyanide Found Researchers say they've found an effective antidote that could be administered quickly with an EpiPen-like jab.
- Asteroid to Give Earth Record-Setting Close Shave on Feb. 15 An asteroid half the size of a football field will give Earth the ultimate close shave this month, passing closer than many satellites when it whizzes by, but it won't hit the planet.
- Intergalactic Crash Scene Among Universe's Largest Things A glowing cosmic structure millions of light-years long represents the aftermath of the impact of two merging galaxy clusters, researchers say.
SPORTS:
- World’s Oldest Marathoner to Retire at 101 Singh, an Indian-born Brit, gained international attention when he started running marathons as a spry 89-year-old.
- Globe-trotting Beckham joins Paris Saint-Germain for 5 months; will donate salary to charity "I thought what a great idea it would be that the salary would go to a children's charity in Paris."
- J.J. Watt Agrees To ‘Marry’ 6-Year-Old NFL Fan J. J. Watt might be a towering 6-foot-5, 23-year-old defensive lineman in the NFL, but the Houston Texan also has a heart of gold.
- Baltimore Ravens Player Matt Birk Will Donate His Brain to Boston University For Research Birk, who has sustained three concussions since high school, makes the announcement amidst rising concerns regarding player safety in the NFL and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.
- Former NFL player to donate brain to science A former NFL player has decided to donate his brain to science because of the impact concussions have on players.
- Faith-Based Management - In God, Rox Trust The Colorado Rockies have a strong religious undertone. It has been well documented that the team places religion at the forefront in deciding how the major league roster is constructed.
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT:
- Afghan Youth Orchestra brings message of hope on two-week U.S. tour Dozens of young, classically trained Afghan musicians, including former homeless children or orphans aged 10 to 22, commence a two-week US tour.
- Kim Jaejoong’s International Fans Donate Fans from 11 countries: Japan, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Mexico, Spain, Peru, have donated 1.5 87 tons of rice wreaths, 2000 coal briquettes and 6700 egg wreaths.
- Stars Donate To Annual Valentine's Day Charity Auction
- London's "intergalactic" Shard opens to love, rain and Boris A marriage proposal, strange similes and a stunning panorama marked the public opening of the viewing deck for western Europe's tallest tower on a wet Friday in London.
- Moon's Craters at Their Best in Night Sky The moon looks strangely different in a telescope around last quarter. That's because the familiar features are being lit from the other side, by the setting sun instead of the rising sun.
LIFESTYLE:
- What drivers should do in a whiteout You're driving and suddenly all you see is a white wall. What should be your next maneuver?
- Heavy snow falls in Solon but residents don't complain A heavy overnight snowfall in Solon didn't deter residents and workers from going about their days on Friday.
- As sun returns, so does hope What happens to all of us when the daylight comes creeping back into our psyches in early February.
- Why teens should donate blood In the past year, I learned of several reasons that made me understand why I should donate blood, and why it is so important.
- Hero in Uniform, Hero at Home Staff Sgt. Myers maintains a successful career in the Air Force while also raising a son on his own.
RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY:
- Recognizing the hand of God can bring you peace and joy In all the faiths I have come to know, leaders have stressed recognizing the hand of God or the influence of the universe in one’s life.
- Recovery, not tornado, was act of God at Union University Those first 36 hours were the most challenging 36 hours of my life, and my theology about angels and God's providence carried all of us through that time.
- Pope's Lent message: charity is extension of God's love Pope Benedict XVI's message for Lent is that when people are open to God’s love, then they can “love with him, in him and like him.”
- When God Is a Woman A Galilean carpenter once famously said that the way we treat those who are the least among us is the way we treat our God. Some of the most heartbreaking examples, however, come from the lives of those that society seems determined to keep in their unwilling role as “the weaker sex.”
- Bolivia mining town erects huge statue of Virgin Oruro has erected a huge statue of the Virgin Mary that's a little taller than Rio's famed Christ the Redeemer.
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