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    People who lost 50 pounds and kept it off for more than 3 years, offer tips to succeed
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 18

    People who lost 50 pounds and kept it off for more than 3 years, offer tips to succeed

    About one in five Americans who have lost weight have kept those pounds off long-term. Some secrets to how people keep it off.
    Celebrities Spreading Solidarity and Raising Funds for Ukraine
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 21

    Celebrities Spreading Solidarity and Raising Funds for Ukraine

    Celebrities have put their money where their mouths are, donating money and launching fundraisers using their public platforms.
    Jennifer Garner shows ‘random act of kindness’ for people in need
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 15

    Jennifer Garner shows ‘random act of kindness’ for people in need

    Jennifer Garner is in the spotlight for sharing a simple way to give back to those in need via random acts of kindness using Ziplock bags.
    Mila Kunis & Ashton Kutcher Give A $3 Million Dollar Helping Hand To The People Of Ukraine
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 7

    Mila Kunis & Ashton Kutcher Give A $3 Million Dollar Helping Hand To The People Of Ukraine

    Mila and Ashton took to Instagram to let their followers know they stand with Ukraine.
    13 charitable organizations to support and help the people of Ukraine
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 27

    13 charitable organizations to support and help the people of Ukraine

    While making a simple donation or sharing a link on social media will not single-handedly end this conflict, it can do something.
    10-year-old makes chemo comfort bags for patients after seeing grandfather fight cancer
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 18

    10-year-old makes chemo comfort bags for patients after seeing grandfather fight cancer

    A 10-year-old girl is dedicating her time to crafting "chemo comfort bags" for hospital patients after seeing her grandfather battle cancer.
    Angel With a Lantern:  80-year-old man braves blizzard to rescue people stranded in their cars
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 11

    Angel With a Lantern: 80-year-old man braves blizzard to rescue people stranded in their cars

    80-year-old man was an "angel with a lantern" for a woman and three others whose cars were stuck during a massive blizzard in Saskatchewan.
    Heroic police officer saves student from oncoming car, video shows
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 9

    Heroic police officer saves student from oncoming car, video shows

    A Maryland police officer is being hailed after saving a student from an oncoming car Friday, and instead taking a hit herself.
    Stranger's kindness to a child with autism teaches a lesson in compassion
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 6

    Stranger's kindness to a child with autism teaches a lesson in compassion

    Ian Shelley, a runner training for a 250-mile race, stopped to ask Fernando if everything was okay. Words are easy, actions are not always.
    Compassionate cop pays for teen's gym membership after responding to trespassing call
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 5

    Compassionate cop pays for teen's gym membership after responding to trespassing call

    Police Officer Mario Valenti's offer to help a teenager who kept sneaking into X-Sport Fitness to play basketball has drawn praise.
    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.
    California offers college students $10K for public service
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 21

    California offers college students $10K for public service

    The new public service program will subsidize tuition for students who do community service alongside their studies.
    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.”
    Winnipeg cop caught in act of kindness
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 12

    Winnipeg cop caught in act of kindness

    A mom and her son were pleasantly surprised this weekend by a police officer who showed them kindness.
    Hero Stranger Saved Young Girl During Deadly Bronx Blaze
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 11

    Hero Stranger Saved Young Girl During Deadly Bronx Blaze

    Fatima Wood said that she and her young children were struggling to make it out of the 19-story building as smoke quickly filled the hallway
    Inside Betty White’s incredible acts of kindness
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 3

    Inside Betty White’s incredible acts of kindness

    Since her passing, some of Betty White's heroic acts of kindness that the star did in her long life have been recirculating online.
    'Just be kind': 7th grader hopes act of kindness to cross country opponent inspires others
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 9, 2021

    'Just be kind': 7th grader hopes act of kindness to cross country opponent inspires others

    In the heat of competition in the biggest race of her life, Anna spotted a runner from another team who was struggling. She didn’t hesitate.
    Dwayne Johnson gives away his personal pickup truck to hardworking Navy vet
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 29, 2021

    Dwayne Johnson gives away his personal pickup truck to hardworking Navy vet

    A selfless and hard-working veteran got the surprise of a lifetime from actor Dwayne Johnson at a recent screening of his new movie.
    12-year-old Hawaii Boy Scout helps rescue couple, 100 lb. dog on Waimano Trail
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 19, 2021

    12-year-old Hawaii Boy Scout helps rescue couple, 100 lb. dog on Waimano Trail

    A Hawaiian couple found themselves in quite a scary situation when they took a wrong turn on what they thought was a short hike and got lost
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