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Zach Galifianakis Saved an Elderly Woman From Homelessness

Donald Deane — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:06:08 +0000

Turns out, Zach Galifianakis isn't just a great comedic actor, he's also one heck of a nice guy. After learning that an elderly woman he's known for years had become homeless, he generously found her a small apartment and started paying her rent. Aww!

Kindly Customer Leaves $1,000 Tip So Waitress Can Visit Italy

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:58:50 +0000

Some days, you make more in tips than others. A woman on Tumblr shared a story about how her waitress mother recently got a $1,000 tip from a customer on a $60 bill. The rather large gratuity came after the woman told the customer how her family is from Italy and she has studied art [...]

Car Dealership Saves the Day for Teen Helping the Homeless

Emerald Catron — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:25:45 +0000

Sometimes a random act of kindness comes from a place you’d least expect. In Mariah Smith’s case, help came from a random used car salesman. Mariah Smith and her adoptive mother Moira Askew run a charity together in Virginia Beach called Blankets for the Homeless. The pair go out nightly and deliver blankets, food and [...]

Steak 'N Shake Server Gets a Whopping 7,000% Tip

Emerald Catron — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:24:43 +0000

CeCe Bruce had been working at a Steak n’ Shake in Indiana for two years when she received the tip of a lifetime. After watching Bruce deal with some rude customers, a regular tipped $446 on her $5.96 check — that’s a 7,000 percent tip. The customer, who would rather maintain a low profile, does [...]

Prom-Bound Seniors Stop Limo to Save Car Crash Victims

Emerald Catron — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:39:15 +0000

A group of teens had a legendary prom night, for a rather unusual reason. They didn’t set a new high school keg stand record — they stopped on the way to the dance to rescue some people who were in a car accident. The group of 20 students, dressed in gowns and tuxedos, were riding [...]

High School Baseball Team Lifts Up Car to Save Trapped Girl

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:19:50 +0000

If the Valley High School baseball team in Sacramento, California is as clutch on the field as it is off of it, it may very well win a championship. After a woman accidentally hit and backed over her teenage daughter, several players on the team ran to the scene and saved the day by lifting [...]

Twins With Cerebral Palsy Receive Awesome Custom-Built Playground Set

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:24:59 +0000

Thanks to some crafty handiwork and a dedicated support team, James and Libby Waechter can feel like any other kid. The 12-year-old twins from Wellington, Colorado who suffer from cerebral palsy recently had a specially-designed backyard playground built for them by students at Colorado State University’s Construction Management program. Donations of nearly $20,000 poured in [...]

Charles Ramsey Rescues Missing Women, Becomes Internet Hero

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:14:53 +0000

Charles Ramsey is a hero after freeing three women who had been kidnapped and held captive by his neighbor for 10 years. The Cleveland, Ohio man has also quickly become a viral video star after giving a series of descriptive interviews about the rescue. “I barbecued with this dude! We ate ribs and whatnot, and [...]

Amazing Poster Sends Secret Message to Help Abused Children

Emerald Catron — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:32:52 +0000

ANAR, a Spanish organization that helps at-risk children, found an interesting way to target only the people who needed their services, without their parents finding out they wanted to get help — a lenticular photo. If you think you’re unfamiliar with lenticular photographs, you’re probably not — they’re those pictures that used to come in [...]

See a Homeless Man's Reaction to Receiving $3,000

Emerald Catron — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:20:45 +0000

A few months ago, YouTube comedy channel Whatever 2ND struck gold when they filmed a homeless man do a pretty ridiculous trick with his mustache. The video went viral, and today it has over 1.7 million views. To repay him, Whatever 2ND raised money via Indiegogo to give to the man, named Clydesdale. They filmed [...]

Principal Got Rid of Security Guards and Then Something Unbelievable Happened

Emerald Catron — Thu, 02 May 2013 21:03:26 +0000

Where most people saw a “drop out factory” and “career killer,” Andrew Bott saw a school with potential.Â Bott was the sixth principal in seven years when he took the job at Orchard Gardens, a failing K-8 school in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He proceeded to eliminate the school’s security infrastructure and used the money to jumpstart [...]

Best Son Ever Pays Off Mom's Mortgage

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:28:05 +0000

If they ever have a contest to find the world’s best son, we’ve got a clear frontrunner. This man paid off his mother’s mortgage as a way of thanking her for all she’s done for him. The kind son posted a video of him getting the check ready to YouTube and then handing it to [...]

Watch a Heroic Police Officer Save a Man from an Oncoming Train

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:08:59 +0000

It looks like something out a superhero movie, but itâ€™s for real. A police officer in Columbia saved a man from an oncoming train when he tried to jump in front of it. The man appears to try and commit suicide by stepping in front of the train when the cop reached in and grabbed [...]

Fourth Grade Student Writes Awesome Essay Defending Gay Marriage

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:28:31 +0000

The debate over gay marriage has gotten a little more childish. And that’s a good thing.Â A fourth grade student who was given an assignment to write a persuasive essay tackled the controversial subject and the results have gone viral, with his teacher posting the piece on Reddit. Yes, the essay has some grammatical errors [...]

John Mayer Helps Paint Louisiana Veteran's House

Stephanie McMaster — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:55:00 +0000

While John Mayer may be waiting on the world to change, he took some changes into his own hands on Wednesday, stopping on his way to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival to help paint the home of a Louisiana Army veteran. The Grammy-winning artist joined up with the Fuller Center of Housing of [...]

Michigan Man to Walk 400 Miles on Stilts to Raise Money in the Fight Against Cerebral Palsy

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:37:02 +0000

Talk about standing tall. Neil Sauter, 29, is in the midst of walking around his home state of Michigan to raise money for the United Cerebral Palsy of Michigan. Oh, and did we mention he’s doing it on stilts? Sauter, aka the Michigan Stilt Walker, suffers from a mild form of the disease. He began [...]

College Athlete Unselfishly Ends Career to Donate Bone Marrow and Save a Stranger's Life

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:53:41 +0000

Cameron Lyle may be an athlete, but he’s also a hero. Lyle is a senior on the track and field team at the University of New Hampshire who will cut short his collegiate career so he can donate bone marrow to an unidentified recipient in order to save his life. Lyle, who will donate the [...]

Dropkick Murphys Raise $65K for Boston Marathon Bombing Victims

Joe Robinson — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:29:15 +0000

Boston natives the Dropkick Murphys have always been closely associated with their hometown, and the band has used that connection to help raise $65,000 for victims of the Boston Marathon bombings and their relatives. The Murphys raised the loot in less than 15 hours by selling a Beantown-themed t-shirt through the merchandise section of their website.

Homeless Man Vows to Share Fortune After Winning $50,000 Lottery Jackpot

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:16:23 +0000

A homeless man in Bloomington, Illinois is ready to spread the wealth. Dennis Mahurin, a homeless man whoâ€™s been living in a tent since 1978, recently won $50,000 playing the lottery. Mahurin has no plans to let his newfound fortune change him, but he does hope it will change others: With all the other homeless [...]

Quick-Thinking Waffle House Waitress Saves Diabetic Customer's Life

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:27:49 +0000

The food at Waffle House may not prolong your life, but the help sure will. Renee Vance, a waitress at a Waffle House in Cobb County, Georgia, saved the life of a 76-year-old customer who was slumped over the counter last weekend. When someone yelled for help because the man appeared to be having a [...]