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• May 19 2011

  Family Discovers $45,000 in Home and Returns the Money

  After moving into a new house, Josh Ferrin discovered $45,000, which had been stored there by previous owner Arthur Bangerter. Read More

• May 16 2011

  Holocaust Refugees Reunited by Chicago Eighth-Graders

  Gerda “Gertie” Katz Frumkin and Edith Schumer Westerfield became close friends at age 12, while escaping Nazi Germany together. Now, they've been reunited by a group of eighth-graders. Read More

• May 13 2011

  Homeless Man Curtis Jackson Gives Thousands to Single Mom Who Helped Him

  When a single mother lost her job and home, homeless man Curtis Jackson began paying her daily hotel bill out of his collection of change. Read More

• May 08 2011

  Teen Lui Shi Ching Has Carried Best Friend on Back for Eight Years

  Because his best friend Lu Shao has a disability that makes it difficult to walk, Lui Shi Ching has carried him to and from school every day for eight years. Read More

• May 02 2011

  Nurse Teresa McCoy Saves Life During Triathlon, Then Finishes Race

  Teresa McCoy, a Florida nurse, paused in a triathlon race to give CPR to a fellow racer, saving his life. Read More

• April 28 2011

  65 Red Roses: Blogger Eva Markvoort Shared Life with Cystic Fibrosis

  Eva Markvoort, who suffered from cystic fibrosis, reached over a million people through her blog, 65 Red Roses. Though she recently passed away, her legacy lives on. Read More

• April 26 2011

  11-Year-Old Artist Olivia Bouler Raises $125,000 to Help Gulf Coast

  Olivia Bouler, a young artist, has raised money for Gulf Coast oil spill relief by selling original watercolor paintings of birds. Read More

• April 24 2011

  After 9/11, New Yorkers Form Organization to Help Other Communities in Need

  Jeff Parness, a native New Yorker, formed New York Says Thank You to help other communities in need after seeing the amazing response in New York after September 11th, 2001. Read More

• April 20 2011

  Lotto Winner Janitor-Coach Keeps Job and Donates Track to School

  Tyrone Curry won the lottery five years ago, but he's kept working as a high school janitor and coach. Read More

• April 18 2011

  10-Year-Old Crossing Guard Evan Siegel Saves Child’s Life

  Evan Siegel, a fifth grader from Vancouver, Washington, saved a young girl's life while patrolling the streets outside his school. Read More

• March 24 2011

  Anaiah Rucker, 9, Steps Into Oncoming Traffic to Save Sister

  Anaiah Rucker saved her sister Camry by stepping in front of a truck, sacrificing a leg and a kidney. Read More

• March 21 2011

  Haitian Quake Survivors Work to Help Victims of Japan Earthquake

  Geoffery and Joe lost their home to an earthquake in Haiti last year. After seeing the devastation in Japan, they're giving what little they can to help the victims. Read More

• March 16 2011

  “Fukushima 50” Workers Risk Lives to Protect Japan from Nuclear Disaster

  A group of nuclear power plant workers remained behind at the dangerous plant to protect their country from a nuclear explosion. Read More

• March 15 2011

  Frank Buckles, Oldest U.S. WWI Veteran, Receives Funeral of Honor

  Frank Buckles, a World War I veteran who died at the age of 110, received a military funeral of honor. Read More

• March 08 2011

  Child Writes Note to Protect Self and Mother from Drunk Driving

  When Latanya Evans drove drunk, her nine-year-old daughter had the courage to alert the authorities, keeping both of them safe from harm. Read More

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