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High School student Sam Terry from Canada raises $32,000 through public speaking

Posted by Alex Bowell

Fourteen year old Samantha (Sam) Terry is not your average high school student. In addition to playing for the school basketball team and volunteering at her local church, Sam tours the province of Alberta as a public speaker, attending events … Continue reading →

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Singapore Gives Street Cleaners the Day Off and Gives Away Daisies for World Kindness Day

Posted by Stephanie Yip

November 13 was World Kindness Day, an initiative of the Kindness Movement that’s been sweeping the globe. This year marks the third anniversary of World Kindness Day and in support of the movement Singaporeans took to the streets to show … Continue reading →

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Huntsville’s Carrabba’s restaurant kept public safety workers fed in tornado’s aftermath

Posted by Milenna Pessôa

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – After the tornadoes roared trough on April 27, there was power outage, people couldn’t work, and most of them had nothing to eat, at that point it was all hands on deck for local public safety workers, and the … Continue reading →

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Charity ‘Zumbathon’ in memory of extraordinary young fundraiser raises over £3000

Posted by Alex Bowell

Held on Sunday 13th November at All Saints’ Academy in Cheltenham, the three hour marathon of the Latin American ‘Zumba’ dance work-out continued the work of Rosie Kilburn, the founder of the charity website The Knock On Effect, who sadly passed … Continue reading →

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Lady GaGa Founds Youth Empowerment Charity

Posted by Simon Cooper

Lady GaGa has established a youth foundation aimed at fighting intolerance and establishing ‘a standard of bravery and kindness’. The flamboyant star announced plans for her Born This Way Foundation on Twitter: “I’m proud to announce: My mommy + I … Continue reading →

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Turkey Earthquake Survivors Rescued After 100 Hours Buried Alive

Posted by Simon Cooper

Even amid the tragedy of the earthquake in Eastern Turkey that has so far claimed the lives of more than 600 people, stories of hope emerge. Two survivors – a 13 year-old boy and an 18 year-old – were pulled alive … Continue reading →

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Stars Come Out For Rainforest Charity

Posted by Simon Cooper

The Rainforest Foundation UK, a charity formed by the singer Sting, has announced a new Christmas online celebrity auction. 12 Days of Christmas is a celebrity-studded fundraiser for the foundation, whose mission is to support: “indigenous peoples and traditional populations … Continue reading →

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Prince William Supports Epic Polar Charity Race

Posted by Simon Cooper

Six British soldiers have set out on a remarkable mission to re-trace the journeys of Captain Scott and Roald Amundsen in their bid to be the first to the South Pole in 1911/12. The Scott-Amundsen Centenary Race aims to celebrate the … Continue reading →

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Homeless Hero in Line for George Medal

Posted by Bob Duffield

A dramatic life-saving rescue by a homeless man could win him the George Medal from Her Majesty the Queen. Adan Abobaker,38, risked his own life jumping into the icy Thames to save a suicidal woman. A temporary resident at St … Continue reading →

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Heroic Harry, 11, Dies. Raised £500,000 To Help Others With Brain Cancer

Posted by Simon Cooper

Harry Moseley, the plucky 11 year-old who helped raise £500,000 (US$780,000) in the four years after his diagnosis of brain cancer, has lost his battle against the disease. Harry – named Britain’s Kindest Kid in 2009 -started an online campaign … Continue reading →

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