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matt hoffman football star sacrifices season to save cancer patient with stem cell donation
Bookmarked 797 weeks ago
for rowan university football star matt hoffman sitting out his junior year was something he was willing to do to save a life the athlete sacrificed his junior season to donate his bone stem cells to help texas cancer patient warren sallach cbs evening news reports

penn state scandal: alumni raise money for sex-abuse victims -- what you can do video
Bookmarked 750 weeks ago
thousands of penn state university alumni students parents and fans have banded together to raise money for sex-abuse victims

emily ainsworth 9-year-old girl with autism and service dog denied store entrance twice
Bookmarked 753 weeks ago
after an edmonton store apologized for turning away a 9-year-old with autism and her service dog it kicked her out of the shop when she returned a second time cbc news reports winners issued a formal apology and a 25 gift certificate to emily ainsworth after her mom complained about the store

obama calls on 8000 health clinic jobs to hire iraq and afghanistan veterans
Bookmarked 753 weeks ago
to help reduce the 117 veteran unemployment rate the white house aims to get about 8000 servicemen and servicewomen hired in the health sector over the next three years president barack obama announced tuesday obama called on each of the nation

cat with 26 toes helps milwaukee animal rescue center raise 26 donations toward goal video
Bookmarked 752 weeks ago
when amy rowell went to the milwaukee animal control commission to pick up one furry friend another found her a cat reached out his big paw and tapped her on the head -- with all 26 of his toes

family overwhelmed with bills for mariah thompson 5-year-old with leukemia: you can help
Bookmarked 798 weeks ago
after mariah thompson was diagnosed with leukemia at 3 years old her family began making regular trips from their montana home to seattle children039s hospital for cancer treatments in the two years since her diagnosis the family039s situation has become increasingly dire as mounting medical bills and unexpected difficulties continue to spring up according to the great falls tribune

suingenser roosevelt 74-year-old homeless man injured after being dumped into garbage truck
Bookmarked 793 weeks ago
a dallas garbage collector had finished his early morning route monday when he heard screaming coming from the back of this truck a witness who also heard the cries for help called 911

pause short film
Bookmarked 349 weeks ago
the pause campaign is social marketing campaign developed by eight peace productions in collaboration with aid atlanta039s evolution project quotpausequot is a short film that tells four intertwining tales that connect a group of gay men through their decisions the film is intentionally vague and open ended we hope that viewers see themselves their lovers amp friends in this short film pause isn039t about safe sex it039s not about transmission nor is it about alarming statistics pause is us it039s a glimpse into our passion desire connections sex and decisions we want nothing more than for viewers to ponder the possibilities as they view this short film why because the impact of our decisions sexual or otherwise goes far beyond infection rates our decisions have a tremendous impact on how we see ourselves and how we impact the men in our lives the film is meant to remind us that everything is a choice and one of the best choices one can make is taking a moment to think

francoise mouly art editor discusses the cultural impact new yorker cartoons video
Bookmarked 760 weeks ago
after the fist-bump heard 039round the world we may have learned something about the obamas039 relationship but after the new yorker cartoon featuring terrorist barack and black panther michelle fist-bumping over a burning american flag we learned something about a media machine that couldn039t stop debating it

alleged animal cruelty: dog that was dragged and run over saved by good samaritan video
Bookmarked 751 weeks ago
a dog in riverside county calif was dragged down the road while tethered to the back of a pickup truck last week

ty and nolan save the grand canyon from funny or die ty burrell ross buran courtney
Bookmarked 526 weeks ago
ty burrell and nolan gould perform death-defying stunts to raise awareness about proposed commercial development near the grand canyon that would increase pollution and impact the local environment and wildlife

new york yankees chicago cubs others fundraise for hurricane irene-damaged farms
Bookmarked 750 weeks ago
randolph vt ampmdash new york yankees general manager brian cashman thinks baseball needs more instant replay new chicago cubs president theo epstein says nobody could party like the 2004 boston red sox and pittsburgh pirates general manager neal huntington wishes he had never traded jason bay those were some of the soul-bearing thoughts the three men shared with a few hundred people during a candid 90-minute discussion held saturday night at vermont technical college in randolph

minn boy 7 gage driver battles rare brain cancer and wrestling opponents video
Bookmarked 750 weeks ago
at 7 years old gage driver has wrestled his way to winning 27 trophies and competing at the state level but now he faces the match of his life as he battles a rare form of brain cancer that has just a 5 percent survival rate myfoxtwincitiescom reports

rachel beckwith 9 dies in tragic crash donors revive her wish to help poor
Bookmarked 766 weeks ago
though rachel beckwith was just 9 years old when she died on saturday her thirst for bringing clean drinking water to those in need continues to live on rachel was taken off life support on saturday after she sustained fatal injuries in a 14-vehicle pile up near her home in bellevue washington three days earlier cnn reports

rye barcott marine amp author fights ethnic violence with carolina for kibera ngo video
Bookmarked 750 weeks ago
it started with a small seed 26 and an idea the seed took root and grew into carolina for kibera