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    Donating milk brings heartbroken mothers meaning from the loss of a child
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 6

    Donating milk brings heartbroken mothers meaning from the loss of a child

    Researchers found that some parents who experienced a loss wanted to pump and store their milk explicitly to donate it.
    81-year-old B.C. veteran living in car gets helping hand from fellow vets
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 29

    81-year-old B.C. veteran living in car gets helping hand from fellow vets

    What started as a question from one military vet to another has sparked an outpouring of support and generosity in the community of Squamish
    Woman spends 19 years paying it forward with random acts of kindness
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 23

    Woman spends 19 years paying it forward with random acts of kindness

    Every year on her birthday, Rita Durgin of South Paris gives herself a growing list of to-do’s. This year she's committed to 30 kind acts.
    Hundred year old cobbler Ghulam Ahmad Sheikh lends a helping hand to the needy
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 19

    Hundred year old cobbler Ghulam Ahmad Sheikh lends a helping hand to the needy

    “In life, everyone faces different problems, but we must always remain in front of the face, instead of giving up and losing sight.”
    78-Year-Old Edwina Brocklesby Inspiring Women In Triathlon
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 26, 2021

    78-Year-Old Edwina Brocklesby Inspiring Women In Triathlon

    Looking at Edwina Brocklesby, the first thing you notice is her ever-present smile, radiating from beneath a sea of bright red curls.
    Cultural shift in Benin is turning waste fabric into recycled 'gold'
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 16, 2021

    Cultural shift in Benin is turning waste fabric into recycled 'gold'

    Every morning, Amake Yessoufou makes the rounds of the sewing workshops of Ouidah, a small coastal town, and collects scraps of fabric.
    The Helping Hand Project engineers prosthetic hands for children with upper limb differences
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 15, 2021

    The Helping Hand Project engineers prosthetic hands for children with upper limb differences

    Helping Hand Project is composed of students who work to design and 3D print prosthetic hands for children who have upper limb differences.
    Mississippi teenager uses ‘Make-a-Wish’ grant to feed homeless for a year
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 14, 2021

    Mississippi teenager uses ‘Make-a-Wish’ grant to feed homeless for a year

    Teaming up with some local businesses which donated food and supplies, the boy with his actions spread smiles in the neighbourhood.
    Barbershop program helps reduce violence in Philadelphia
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 9, 2021

    Barbershop program helps reduce violence in Philadelphia

    A coping-skills program with young Black men in Philadelphia barbershops helped reduce reported violent behavior for up to three months
    Teen shows that kids cans expand their capacity for kindness through homework
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 2, 2021

    Teen shows that kids cans expand their capacity for kindness through homework

    What started as a class assignment ended up igniting a philanthropic fire within Aidan Turner.
    Building Confidence:  Barbershop pays kids to read aloud while getting their hair cut
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 15, 2021

    Building Confidence: Barbershop pays kids to read aloud while getting their hair cut

    At a Pennsylvania barbershop, kids are getting more confident by getting paid to read out loud while getting their hair cut.
    Charity opens up 'Pay What You Feel' grocery store to ensure nothing goes to waste
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 30, 2021

    Charity opens up 'Pay What You Feel' grocery store to ensure nothing goes to waste

    The “pay-what-you-feel” Olympic Village grocer offers perishable foods that would otherwise be thrown away.
    Police officer helps boys duped out of money at lemonade stand
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 16, 2021

    Police officer helps boys duped out of money at lemonade stand

    While trying to raise some extra cash this summer, two 12-year-olds were duped. Someone gave them fake money to pay for a glass of lemonade.
    Families raise more than $77K with lemonade stand for Children's Hospital
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 2, 2021

    Families raise more than $77K with lemonade stand for Children's Hospital

    A family in Indian Hill, Ohio, has raised more than $77,000 this year for Children's Hospital, all thanks to a lemonade stand.
    Two local volunteers lending helping hand to those hit by Hurricane Ida
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 2, 2021

    Two local volunteers lending helping hand to those hit by Hurricane Ida

    The American Red Cross is sending two local volunteers to help with Hurricane Ida response efforts along the gulf coast.
    Utah hospital employee brings joy by performing spontaneous ballet in lobby
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 2, 2021

    Utah hospital employee brings joy by performing spontaneous ballet in lobby

    As yet another COVID-19 wave hits, a spontaneous act showed beauty still exists in places often associated with sadness these days.
    Helicopter pilot saves a dozen people trapped on roofs in Waverly floods
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 31, 2021

    Helicopter pilot saves a dozen people trapped on roofs in Waverly floods

    A Nashville helicopter pilot saved a dozen people trapped on roofs or at their homes during catastrophic flooding
    Airbnb, Hims and Hers and other companies to support Afghan refugees globally
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 29, 2021

    Airbnb, Hims and Hers and other companies to support Afghan refugees globally

    The UN Refugee Agency said last month that an estimated 270,000 Afghans had been newly displaced inside the country since January.
    Restaurants owned by Afghan immigrants lend helping hand to refugees fleeing the Taliban
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 29, 2021

    Restaurants owned by Afghan immigrants lend helping hand to refugees fleeing the Taliban

    A family of Afghan immigrants – forced to flee their homeland during the Soviet invasion – is collecting donations to help local refugees.
    Woman With Autism Creates Kindness Campaign to Give Back to Those In Need
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 28, 2021

    Woman With Autism Creates Kindness Campaign to Give Back to Those In Need

    For four years, Paige Howell has made random acts of kindness a full-time job, making gift baskets for those in need especially the homeless
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