positive Feel Good news
Mayor turns parking space into a parkStruck by inspiration when some college students pulled off a plot of their own, Ithaca's mayor has opened his own tiny park space, complete with salvaged benches and repurposed tree stumps. He hopes this mini oasis will send a big message. |
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Former cowboy flying free health care to those in needStan Brock started Remote Area Medical, a nonprofit that provides free health care to people in the United States and all over the world. Since 1985, the all-volunteer group has held more than 660 medical clinics and treated half a million people. |
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Watch: Disabled Veteran Does the ImpossibleWhen Arthur Boorman was injured in the Gulf War, a botched surgery left him immobile and depressed. Having been told he would never walk unassisted again, the 47-year-old ballooned to 297lbs and gave up hope of ever being happy again. But thanks to a revolutionary form of yoga, Mr Boorman managed to lose a staggering 140lbs in just ten months and now can not only walk without his canes and leg braces, he can run. |
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Seeking justice for Haiti’s rape victimsMalya Villard-Appolon is a rape survivor dedicated to supporting victims of sexual violence in Haiti. In 2004, she co-founded KOFAVIV, an organization that has helped more than 4,000 rape survivors find safety, psychological support and/or legal aid. |
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Community Comes Together To Fulfill Fallen Soldier’s Final WishIt took more than a village to help bring the last wish of a fallen soldier to come true, but ten months and the help of strangers led to its completion. |
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Share your status – and your lungs. Facebook tool promotes organ donationFacebook on Tuesday unveiled an initiative to use the vast social network to connect organ donors with people who need life-saving transplants. |
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From concrete jungle to urban oasisAn Oakland, Calif., program called Urban Releaf is planting trees in neighborhoods that lack foliage, restoring community pride. |
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Giving a childhood to young cancer patientsNancy Zuch started the Morgan Center, a free preschool program for children battling cancer. Named after Zuch's daughter, a cancer survivor, the Morgan Center has helped more than 150 children make friends, learn and play in a safe environment. |
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Non-Profit Chauffeurs Cancer Patients To Treatments In Exotic CarsBattling cancer is a monumental struggle that takes shape in the smallest actions. Everyday activities take on new meaning in the face of cancer's debilitating symptoms. Even making it to a cancer treatment center can be a challenge. That's where the non-profit group Your Ride Is Here comes in. |
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In the worst calamities, these veterans rush to the rescueIraq war veteran Jake Wood started Team Rubicon, a nonprofit that brings military veterans together to help communities hit by natural disasters. Since 2010, the group has grown to 1,400 volunteers and carried out 14 missions around the world. |
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Insurance Company Ordered to Pay $34 Million For Kicking 90-Year-Old Off PlanAn Omaha-based insurance provider has been ordered to pay more than $34 million after a jury in a Montana district court found the company in violation of Montana's unfair trade practices law and in breach of contract. |
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Indian Man, Jadav Payeng, Single-Handedly Plants A 1,360 Acre Forest In AssamAn Indian man has single-handedly grown a sprawling forest on a 1,360 acre (550-hectare) sandbar in the middle of the Brahmaputra. It now has many endangered animals, including at least five tigers, one of which bore two cubs recently. |
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Pulling children out of Nepal’s prisonsPushpa Basnet was shocked to learn that children in Nepal were living in prisons with their parents. In 2005, she started a children's center that has provided support, such as housing, education and medical care, to more than 100 children of incarcerated parents. |
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Bringing health care to the world’s most remote areasDr. Benjamin LaBrot started Floating Doctors, a nonprofit that travels by sea to provide free health care for people in remote coastal areas. In the last two years, LaBrot and his volunteer team have treated nearly 13,000 patients in Haiti, Honduras and Panama. |
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Heroic stories
- Bill Nye the Science Guy asks parents not to raise creationist kids
- Pairing ‘angels’ with cancer patients
- Ex-addicts staying sober through sport
- Cashing in the American dream to help AIDS orphans, those who raise them
- Help for a ‘hidden population’ of caregiving kids
- Former cowboy flying free health care to those in need
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Inspirational stories
- Amputee Climbs 103 Stories Using Mind-Controlled Bionic Leg
- Victories for Marriage Equality and First Openly Gay U.S. Senator
- Want to be happier? Stay in the moment
- Lucas Giving Disney’s Billions To Fund Education
- Deaf girl fitted with bionic ear speaks her first word
- Puppet experiment suggests humans are born to be fair
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Reunited stories
- Indonesian girl who was swept away in the 2004 tsunami is reunited with her family
- Joy as first Chile miners freed
- Drill reaches 33 Chilean miners; rescue near
- Chile mine rescue ‘set to begin in mid-October’
- Koreas agree on October family reunion, location still undecided
- Experimental vaccine gives father of the bride precious time
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