Almost seven decades after she started college, this 84-year-old woman graduated from university and proved that it’s never too late to achieve our goals. Betty Sandison enrolled at the University of Minnesota some 67 years ago; however, she put a pause on her education due to getting married and life […]
Elizabeth Bonker is a valedictorian who hasn’t spoken verbally since a young age after being diagnosed with non-verbal autism. However, she’s perfectly aware of the power of communication and dedicated to making it better for non-verbal autistic individuals. In an inspiring and emotional commencement speech, she called to action all […]
It’s one of the most popular kids’ dreams: start a lemonade stand in your neighborhood. However, not every child thinks of this with a charitable goal when considering their first entrepreneurial effort. The 9-year-old Ben Miller had one goal in mind with his lemonade stand: to donate the revenue to […]
When this woman from Massachusetts ordered a pizza on a Friday evening, she didn’t have a clue that the quick thinking and kindness of the delivery driver would change her life. The woman, Caryn Sullivan, placed the call for a late dinner on one February Friday and a driver from […]
August the golden retriever celebrated her 20th birthday surrounded by her loved ones and with a dog-friendly, beautiful cake back in 2020. Little did Augie know that as she licked off the frosting from her cake, she was actually making history. Although she crossed the rainbow bridge in 2021 when […]
Indeed, the power of one individual to make a difference is huge, even when it may appear small in the beginning. At least this is the case with Dr. Subodh Kumar Singh who overcame all of the obstacles in his childhood and later became a doctor and a founder of […]
Beatrice de Lavalette was only 17-years-old when she was at the Brussels’ Zaventem Airport to head back to the US for spring break. But, the next thing she remembers is total darkness and feeling like she’s being lifted off the ground. De Lavalette had been standing next to a suicide […]
This sweet dog was badly burned in a house fire a few years back and is now a proud therapy dog for burn victims. The dog named Taka didn’t have an easy road to recovery and the scars he wears are proof of his struggle. Chrystal Lesley, the dog’s vet-turned-his-owner […]
This art student who lives in Preston once collected more than £21,000 for a homeless man after he offered her his last £3 so she could pay her cab home. The lady Dominque Harrison-Bentzen, who was a student at the time at the University of Central Lancashire, explained that one […]
Could you imagine living off-grid, without any dependence on external sources? – You may not even be able to imagine it, but this man has been living like this for 50 years now, deep in the Redwood forest. Charles Bello has been living the dream of eco-friendly people for half […]