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. ~ESAHEROS:
- Hero neighbor saves family from 4 a.m. fire Thanks to some quick thinking of a neighbor, two families are alive to tell the story.
- Good Samaritan helps save shooting victim's life Spencer Davis' father can focus on his son's recovery from a gunshot wound thanks to an Oklahoma City man who helped keep pressure on Spencer's gunshot wound.
- Mountain bike hero does CPR on cyclist A 70-year-old man seriously injured in Whakarewarewa Forest was given a "fighting chance" after a passing mountain biker performed CPR on him before paramedics arrived.
- I’m no hero, says baby rescuer A Durban businessman who reunited a baby with her distraught parents after finding her asleep in the middle of a road soon after her mother was hijacked, does not consider himself a hero.
- Brave worker puts out school fire A Valley teacher is paying it forward to a woman who stopped a fire blazing in the school and later learned it isn't the first fire she's been faced with.
- Rescued from a rooftop - now it's time to say thanks to hero Maryborough flood victim Aimee Turner has described Sunshine Coast AGL helicopter rescue crewman Rick Harvey as a hero after he winched her and her six-month-old baby Benji to safety from the roof of their home.
- 9-year-old boy hit by car in Avon Lake thanks firefighters, paramedics three months after crash Avon Lake first responders weren't sure they would ever get to see 9-year-old Noah Venesile up and walking again, but it was a happy reunion for both at the fire house.
- Pakistani Girl Shot by Taliban Receives OKC Award A human rights activist who founded an all-girls school in Pakistan and his 15-year-old daughter who was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman will receive the 2013 Reflections of Hope Award from the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum.
- Hero for special needs children Garcia, 45, instantly became a hero for standing up for Milo, receiving praise - and donations - from all over the country after the story spread. On Thursday, he presented the contributions - in the way of a check for $1,145 - to Milo's school, The Rise School of Houston, a preschool affiliate of Texas Children's Hospital.
- Good Samaritan helps save shooting victim's life Spencer Davis' father can focus on his son's recovery from a gunshot wound thanks to an Oklahoma City man who helped keep pressure on Spencer's gunshot wound.
- Mountain bike hero does CPR on cyclist A 70-year-old man seriously injured in Whakarewarewa Forest was given a "fighting chance" after a passing mountain biker performed CPR on him before paramedics arrived.
- I’m no hero, says baby rescuer A Durban businessman who reunited a baby with her distraught parents after finding her asleep in the middle of a road soon after her mother was hijacked, does not consider himself a hero.
- Brave worker puts out school fire A Valley teacher is paying it forward to a woman who stopped a fire blazing in the school and later learned it isn't the first fire she's been faced with.
- Rescued from a rooftop - now it's time to say thanks to hero Maryborough flood victim Aimee Turner has described Sunshine Coast AGL helicopter rescue crewman Rick Harvey as a hero after he winched her and her six-month-old baby Benji to safety from the roof of their home.
- 9-year-old boy hit by car in Avon Lake thanks firefighters, paramedics three months after crash Avon Lake first responders weren't sure they would ever get to see 9-year-old Noah Venesile up and walking again, but it was a happy reunion for both at the fire house.
- Pakistani Girl Shot by Taliban Receives OKC Award A human rights activist who founded an all-girls school in Pakistan and his 15-year-old daughter who was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman will receive the 2013 Reflections of Hope Award from the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum.
- Hero for special needs children Garcia, 45, instantly became a hero for standing up for Milo, receiving praise - and donations - from all over the country after the story spread. On Thursday, he presented the contributions - in the way of a check for $1,145 - to Milo's school, The Rise School of Houston, a preschool affiliate of Texas Children's Hospital.
HELPING HANDS:
- Once homeless man among year's Good Samaritan honorees A once-homeless man insisted of giving back to this community after St. Augustine welcomed him.
- Good Samaritan Ruth Burgess leaves £250,000 legacy to Weston Hospicecare A good Samaritan who lived a frugal life so that she could help others has left a £250,000 legacy to a hospice.
- Hero Ribble Valley man ‘survives’ on liferaft Rob Grindleton spent 24 hours in an inflatable liferaft, with just an emergency grab bag and its contents, for the Sponsor Our Survivor stunt at Salcombe. Money raised goes to organization that saves lives at sea.
- Mother, Son Feed Hundreds Of Kids In Jeffco What started out as an Eagle Scout project has ballooned into an important lifeline for hundreds of underprivileged students in Jefferson County.
- Good Samaritan I want to thank the gentlemen who helped me when my car got stuck at the top of Barnton hill, by Manor Drive on a Friday night in the bad snow.
- Dyer County Young Farmers and Ranchers donate to FFA programs At the end of the meal the Young Farmers and Ranchers presented the DHS FFA, DCHS FFA, the UT Extension and 4H programs a $5,000 check to promote agriculture in the community.
- Fox 12 viewers donate to Crestline School From books to art supplies to chairs, community members gave thousands of dollars worth of school supplies to Crestline Elementary School students.
- Sacred Heart students donate big to Gazette book drive Sacred Heart's 400 students, from preschool to fifth grade, took on The Charleston Gazette's Happy Valentine's Children's Book Drive as a community service project for Catholic Schools Week.
- Filipinos donate AC units to consulate A group of Filipino workers in Jeddah donated three sets of air-conditioning equipment to the Philippine Consulate last weekend.
- Good Samaritan helps catch Subway robbery suspect Customer, David Crosby, happened to be pulling into the Subway parking lot as Cook attempted to leave. Crosby began following Cook and alerted 911.
- Richard and Ellen Sandor donate $7.5 M to U of C Richard and Ellen Sandor donated the bulk of a $10 million gift to the University of Chicago Law School for an endowment in law and economics.
- Schweitzers donate $1 million to Camp Grizzly Edmund and Beatriz Schweitzer (III) donated $1 million to Camp Grizzly, which is run by the Inland Northwest Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
- Good Samaritan Ruth Burgess leaves £250,000 legacy to Weston Hospicecare A good Samaritan who lived a frugal life so that she could help others has left a £250,000 legacy to a hospice.
- Hero Ribble Valley man ‘survives’ on liferaft Rob Grindleton spent 24 hours in an inflatable liferaft, with just an emergency grab bag and its contents, for the Sponsor Our Survivor stunt at Salcombe. Money raised goes to organization that saves lives at sea.
- Mother, Son Feed Hundreds Of Kids In Jeffco What started out as an Eagle Scout project has ballooned into an important lifeline for hundreds of underprivileged students in Jefferson County.
- Good Samaritan I want to thank the gentlemen who helped me when my car got stuck at the top of Barnton hill, by Manor Drive on a Friday night in the bad snow.
- Dyer County Young Farmers and Ranchers donate to FFA programs At the end of the meal the Young Farmers and Ranchers presented the DHS FFA, DCHS FFA, the UT Extension and 4H programs a $5,000 check to promote agriculture in the community.
- Fox 12 viewers donate to Crestline School From books to art supplies to chairs, community members gave thousands of dollars worth of school supplies to Crestline Elementary School students.
- Sacred Heart students donate big to Gazette book drive Sacred Heart's 400 students, from preschool to fifth grade, took on The Charleston Gazette's Happy Valentine's Children's Book Drive as a community service project for Catholic Schools Week.
- Filipinos donate AC units to consulate A group of Filipino workers in Jeddah donated three sets of air-conditioning equipment to the Philippine Consulate last weekend.
- Good Samaritan helps catch Subway robbery suspect Customer, David Crosby, happened to be pulling into the Subway parking lot as Cook attempted to leave. Crosby began following Cook and alerted 911.
- Richard and Ellen Sandor donate $7.5 M to U of C Richard and Ellen Sandor donated the bulk of a $10 million gift to the University of Chicago Law School for an endowment in law and economics.
- Schweitzers donate $1 million to Camp Grizzly Edmund and Beatriz Schweitzer (III) donated $1 million to Camp Grizzly, which is run by the Inland Northwest Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
MIRACLES/WONDERS:
- Woman, 62, has miracle escape after 'DUI' truck driver crash A woman is lucky to be alive after a suspected drunk driver plowed into her bedroom as she slept.
- It's a miracle my family got out of crash alive A Yeovil mum who spent eight days in a coma after a horrific car crash has spoken of the day her family–including a five-month-old baby–miraculously escaped death.
- The miracle that begot another When Lu Yuanfang gave birth, there was astonishment all around.
- Aliyah Wilson beats deadly disorder he was born with a death sentence and defeated it.
- How I nearly lost my miracle baby - a mother's moving story When doctors told Nadine Young she was miscarrying for the second time, she prayed they had got it wrong. Incredibly, her prayers were answered.
- Little Lily’s a miracle baby A Wigan couple have paid heartfelt thanks to hospital staff who helped save their baby daughter’s life.
- Miracle quintuplets reunited at home for the first time after smallest spends 170 days in hospital with chronic lung condition A set of quintuplets born at just 27 weeks and five days, have been reunited for the first time since their flawless delivery five months ago.
- Miracle baby Maddison Gill happy at home A baby who has spent the first 14 months of her life in hospital with a condition which is baffling doctors is preparing for life at home.
- It's a miracle my family got out of crash alive A Yeovil mum who spent eight days in a coma after a horrific car crash has spoken of the day her family–including a five-month-old baby–miraculously escaped death.
- The miracle that begot another When Lu Yuanfang gave birth, there was astonishment all around.
- Aliyah Wilson beats deadly disorder he was born with a death sentence and defeated it.
- How I nearly lost my miracle baby - a mother's moving story When doctors told Nadine Young she was miscarrying for the second time, she prayed they had got it wrong. Incredibly, her prayers were answered.
- Little Lily’s a miracle baby A Wigan couple have paid heartfelt thanks to hospital staff who helped save their baby daughter’s life.
- Miracle quintuplets reunited at home for the first time after smallest spends 170 days in hospital with chronic lung condition A set of quintuplets born at just 27 weeks and five days, have been reunited for the first time since their flawless delivery five months ago.
- Miracle baby Maddison Gill happy at home A baby who has spent the first 14 months of her life in hospital with a condition which is baffling doctors is preparing for life at home.
HOPE/PEACE:
- The Psychology of Random Good Deeds We have the power to make the world a better place by one random act of kindness.
- Eye-catching rickshaws promote peace in Pakistan Pakistani youth leader Syed Ali Abbas Zaidi has a plan to counter the relentless message of violence spewed forth by radical Islamic groups in his country.
- 'Women of Hope' support cancer survivors The goal is simple: help women survive.
- Ethne and Me Melissa has turned her pain into providing support for other parents who have lost a child.
- 5-Year-Old Boy Gets 'Robohand' A 3-D printed prosthetic hand has changed the life of a 5-year-old South African boy who was born without fingers on his right hand, and may be a model for people seeking a low-cost prosthesis.
- German dumpster divers get connected to wage war on food waste It is not poverty that inspires a growing number of young Germans to forage for food in the garbage, but anger at loss and waste which the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation estimates at one-third of all food produced worldwide.
- If I Can Do It, So Can You! even though The HOPE Program was mandated for me, I'm so grateful to be in such a program.
- Nonprofit aims to provide hope to those in need Volunteers with faith-based Lubbock nonprofit Hope Community of Shalom challenge themselves with a mighty task: spreading a message of peace and faith to those in challenging situations.
- Eye-catching rickshaws promote peace in Pakistan Pakistani youth leader Syed Ali Abbas Zaidi has a plan to counter the relentless message of violence spewed forth by radical Islamic groups in his country.
- 'Women of Hope' support cancer survivors The goal is simple: help women survive.
- Ethne and Me Melissa has turned her pain into providing support for other parents who have lost a child.
- 5-Year-Old Boy Gets 'Robohand' A 3-D printed prosthetic hand has changed the life of a 5-year-old South African boy who was born without fingers on his right hand, and may be a model for people seeking a low-cost prosthesis.
- German dumpster divers get connected to wage war on food waste It is not poverty that inspires a growing number of young Germans to forage for food in the garbage, but anger at loss and waste which the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation estimates at one-third of all food produced worldwide.
- If I Can Do It, So Can You! even though The HOPE Program was mandated for me, I'm so grateful to be in such a program.
- Nonprofit aims to provide hope to those in need Volunteers with faith-based Lubbock nonprofit Hope Community of Shalom challenge themselves with a mighty task: spreading a message of peace and faith to those in challenging situations.
FURRY FRIENDS:
- Ricochet, the Amazing, Fundraising Surfing Dog Judy set up a Facebook account for Ricochet and planned several more surf-date fundraisers with disabled individuals (often to ease their therapy and rehabilitation costs).
- Horse shedding pounds to join the police force A local horse is trying to shed a few pounds so that he can join the Portland police force.
- Abandoned Miracle Reindeer Puppies are Ready for Adoption Volunteers at the Leon County Humane Society have spent the last 6 weeks caring for them and they are now ready for adoption.
- Parents of fallen officer donate K9 to Cape Police Dept. Officer Nathan Burnfield had aspirations of being a K9 Officer, but died before he could reach his goal.
- Hope Emerges for Endangered Vultures in India Their decline has slowed, stopped or even reversed in some areas of the Indian subcontinent.
- Sweden suspends wolf hunt after protests Sweden has suspended a controversial wolf cull after a legal challenge by animal rights activists.
- California great white sharks get protections for now The most feared predator in the ocean received new protections today when a California commission decided the great white shark should be studied as a potential endangered species.
- Pet Acupuncture: Treating Animals With Human Therapies There is a growing movement to treat animals with the best that human medicine has to offer, including physical therapy, hydro-therapy, and even alternative therapies -- acupuncture, to be precise.
- Horse shedding pounds to join the police force A local horse is trying to shed a few pounds so that he can join the Portland police force.
- Abandoned Miracle Reindeer Puppies are Ready for Adoption Volunteers at the Leon County Humane Society have spent the last 6 weeks caring for them and they are now ready for adoption.
- Parents of fallen officer donate K9 to Cape Police Dept. Officer Nathan Burnfield had aspirations of being a K9 Officer, but died before he could reach his goal.
- Hope Emerges for Endangered Vultures in India Their decline has slowed, stopped or even reversed in some areas of the Indian subcontinent.
- Sweden suspends wolf hunt after protests Sweden has suspended a controversial wolf cull after a legal challenge by animal rights activists.
- California great white sharks get protections for now The most feared predator in the ocean received new protections today when a California commission decided the great white shark should be studied as a potential endangered species.
- Pet Acupuncture: Treating Animals With Human Therapies There is a growing movement to treat animals with the best that human medicine has to offer, including physical therapy, hydro-therapy, and even alternative therapies -- acupuncture, to be precise.
BUSINESS:
- Safaricom to donate 50 million free SMSs for peace campaign Safaricom has donated fifty million SMSs to be used to spread peace messages in the run up to next month's General Election.
- Car dealerships donate $25,000 to March for Babies campaign Two dealerships will also compete against each other in the “Fill the Front” campaign, collecting donations to March of Dimes and fill the front windows of their dealerships with paper sneakers.
- Operation Hope gets $20,000 housing grant Fairfield County Community Foundation has awarded a $20,000 grant to Operation Hope to help support the nonprofit's affordable housing program.
- San Francisco Chefs Will Donate $5,000 to Totonno’s in Coney Island Coney Island's famous Totonno's Pizzeria Napolitano, which was damaged during Hurricane Sandy and has not reopened since, will be the beneficiary of a $5,000 gift from San Francisco chef Daniel Patterson.
- Pay It Forward to help boost ridge nonprofits Participants donate gently used items, then designate the nonprofit they wish to benefit from any sales.
- Walmart stores donate $1,304 to VFW Walmart stores in Owasso have donated $1,304 to VFW Post 7180.
- Victron Energy, ExxonMobil donate math/science grant Victron Energy and ExxonMobil donated $6,000 to the Midlothian ISD Education Foundation for a math or science based grant program.
- Wells Fargo to donate $5,000 to Crestline Elementary Wells Fargo today announced plans to donate $5,000 to the Evergreen School District Foundation to support the teachers and students at Crestline Elementary.
- Kaiser to donate $3 million to Colorado Legacy Foundation Kaiser Permanente Colorado will donate $3 million to the Colorado Legacy Foundation to support the collection of Colorado school health data.
- Chick-Fil-A Matches Soup Purchases To Donate To Community Kitchen Six Central Texas Chick-Fil-A locations are making sure the community does not go hungry this month by matching soup purchases with a soup donation.
- Car dealerships donate $25,000 to March for Babies campaign Two dealerships will also compete against each other in the “Fill the Front” campaign, collecting donations to March of Dimes and fill the front windows of their dealerships with paper sneakers.
- Operation Hope gets $20,000 housing grant Fairfield County Community Foundation has awarded a $20,000 grant to Operation Hope to help support the nonprofit's affordable housing program.
- San Francisco Chefs Will Donate $5,000 to Totonno’s in Coney Island Coney Island's famous Totonno's Pizzeria Napolitano, which was damaged during Hurricane Sandy and has not reopened since, will be the beneficiary of a $5,000 gift from San Francisco chef Daniel Patterson.
- Pay It Forward to help boost ridge nonprofits Participants donate gently used items, then designate the nonprofit they wish to benefit from any sales.
- Walmart stores donate $1,304 to VFW Walmart stores in Owasso have donated $1,304 to VFW Post 7180.
- Victron Energy, ExxonMobil donate math/science grant Victron Energy and ExxonMobil donated $6,000 to the Midlothian ISD Education Foundation for a math or science based grant program.
- Wells Fargo to donate $5,000 to Crestline Elementary Wells Fargo today announced plans to donate $5,000 to the Evergreen School District Foundation to support the teachers and students at Crestline Elementary.
- Kaiser to donate $3 million to Colorado Legacy Foundation Kaiser Permanente Colorado will donate $3 million to the Colorado Legacy Foundation to support the collection of Colorado school health data.
- Chick-Fil-A Matches Soup Purchases To Donate To Community Kitchen Six Central Texas Chick-Fil-A locations are making sure the community does not go hungry this month by matching soup purchases with a soup donation.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY:
- Seagull Nebula Spreads Cosmic Wings in Amazing Photos Eye-popping new images from a telescope in Chile reveal a new look at the Seagull Nebula soaring through a cosmic unicorn in the night sky.
- Japan Earthquake Unleashed Surprising Torrent of Energy The devastating earthquake that struck Japan in 2011 may have unexpectedly released nearly all of the energy that had built up near the source of the resulting tsunami.
- Glass Lava Flow Still Oozes a Year Later A slow-moving lava flow made of glass is still inching its way down a volcano in Chile, nearly a year after it first erupted.
- Seafloor Volcanic Vent Found Near Antarctica A research vessel towing an underwater camera discovered a volcanic vent in the Southern Ocean north of Antarctica.
- Japan Earthquake Unleashed Surprising Torrent of Energy The devastating earthquake that struck Japan in 2011 may have unexpectedly released nearly all of the energy that had built up near the source of the resulting tsunami.
- Glass Lava Flow Still Oozes a Year Later A slow-moving lava flow made of glass is still inching its way down a volcano in Chile, nearly a year after it first erupted.
- Seafloor Volcanic Vent Found Near Antarctica A research vessel towing an underwater camera discovered a volcanic vent in the Southern Ocean north of Antarctica.
SPORTS:
- Mesa's USA SWIMkids prepares for Blake's Miracle Funds raised will be used to provide music therapy and massage therapy for children at Mesa's Cardon Children's Medical Center.
- 2013 Women's Worlds Provide Opportunity to Recognize Hometown Hero Sue Scherer was more than just a member of the first Women’s World Championship team in 1990. Notably, she was also the team’s captain.
- Nigeria coach thanks God, fans for place in CAN 2013 final "I dedicate this victory to God and also Nigerians because they missed this sort of thing for a very long time," Keshi told the post-game press conference.
- 2013 Women's Worlds Provide Opportunity to Recognize Hometown Hero Sue Scherer was more than just a member of the first Women’s World Championship team in 1990. Notably, she was also the team’s captain.
- Nigeria coach thanks God, fans for place in CAN 2013 final "I dedicate this victory to God and also Nigerians because they missed this sort of thing for a very long time," Keshi told the post-game press conference.
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT:
- Organizers hope to set world record for the most snow angels at UMD on Saturday Duluth is about to take Bismarck’s challenge lying down.
- Singer/inspirational speaker to offer hope and healing to grieving parents Saturday’s event is designed to bring together those who have lost a child, with the goal of providing healing and support.
- Music world helps Newtown heal following massacre "Humans have used music in healing forever. It expresses our feelings and gets emotion out in a way that's constructive and beautiful."
- Big parade weekend kicks off in Nola Big weekend of star-studded parades leading up to Mardi Gras kicks off in New Orleans.
- A poet too? Rare Churchill verse for sale The 40-line work is written by hand, signed but not dated; experts believe it was written around 1900.
- 'Star Trek' Actor William Shatner Calls Astronaut in Space Captain James Kirk of the Starship Enterprise called up an astronaut in space today for a cosmic conversation that began on Twitter and warped all the way into space.
- What's behind Carnival masks and disguises she's responsible for keeping a finger on the nation's sense of whimsy and translating the year's most popular characters, be they real or imaginary, admirable, silly or scary, into masks that will adorn revelers during Carnival, Brazil's annual five-day extravaganza.
- Singer/inspirational speaker to offer hope and healing to grieving parents Saturday’s event is designed to bring together those who have lost a child, with the goal of providing healing and support.
- Music world helps Newtown heal following massacre "Humans have used music in healing forever. It expresses our feelings and gets emotion out in a way that's constructive and beautiful."
- Big parade weekend kicks off in Nola Big weekend of star-studded parades leading up to Mardi Gras kicks off in New Orleans.
- A poet too? Rare Churchill verse for sale The 40-line work is written by hand, signed but not dated; experts believe it was written around 1900.
- 'Star Trek' Actor William Shatner Calls Astronaut in Space Captain James Kirk of the Starship Enterprise called up an astronaut in space today for a cosmic conversation that began on Twitter and warped all the way into space.
- What's behind Carnival masks and disguises she's responsible for keeping a finger on the nation's sense of whimsy and translating the year's most popular characters, be they real or imaginary, admirable, silly or scary, into masks that will adorn revelers during Carnival, Brazil's annual five-day extravaganza.
LIFESTYLE:
- Restaurant Gives Family a Discount for Having Well Behaved Kids One restaurant is rewarding parents when their pint-size diners show good manners.
- Centenarian Facebook User Adds a Few Wrinkles to Site Kirchmaier, who is also California's oldest licensed driver and the University of Chicago's oldest living former student, joined Facebook last month.
- Centenarian Facebook User Adds a Few Wrinkles to Site Kirchmaier, who is also California's oldest licensed driver and the University of Chicago's oldest living former student, joined Facebook last month.
RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY:
- Love, Health, Clarity, Faith, God, Justin Bieber & Twitter How much money we have, how much we weigh, the car we drive, or the house we own does not matter as much as the love we give and receive.
- Woman turns to God for help with binge drinking Mokma sensed God telling her He had plans for her that would never happen if she didn't change her lifestyle.
- National Prayer Breakfast: Obama cites quest for humility, hope for goodwill President Obama emphasized the need to prolong a spirit of goodwill and to face vexing problems with humility.
- Woman turns to God for help with binge drinking Mokma sensed God telling her He had plans for her that would never happen if she didn't change her lifestyle.
- National Prayer Breakfast: Obama cites quest for humility, hope for goodwill President Obama emphasized the need to prolong a spirit of goodwill and to face vexing problems with humility.
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