Texas high school students raise $250K for 80-year-old janitor to retire
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Students raise funds to make playground inclusive for classmates
/A school didn't have an inclusive playground. Students stepped in to raise $300,000 to build one.
TikToker raises enough money for 82-year-old Walmart worker to retire
/Rory McCarty used his social media platform to raise more than $140K for 82-year-old Butch Marion, who was still working off debt by working at Walmart. FOX 5 DC has a video report.
Autistic boy gifted $15,000 piano from stranger
/Jude Kofie had never had a piano lesson, but had a gift for playing. A stranger heard him play and surprised him with a grand piano.
High school football team rescues woman from car accident
/Football players from Rome High School jumped into action to rescue a woman trapped inside her car after a crash in front of their school. The video below has the story or read the story here.
Teen lifeguard helps couple deliver baby at pool
/Lifeguard Natalie Lucas helped deliver a baby while on the job in Longmont, Colorado.
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Mississippi teen reunites with girls he rescued from river
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Pizza Delivery Driver Rescues 5 Children from Burning Home
/Nick Bostic is being praised for his heroic actions after pulling as many as five children from a burning home last week in Lafayette, Indiana.
The story behind viral video of Ukrainian custodian getting a special surprise
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Colorado woman saves children who fell in icy pond
/Dusti Talavera said she saw the children fall into the pond through her apartment window, and immediately ran out to help. One firefighter says what she did was “amazing.” Watch a 9-News video report below or read the story here.
Restaurant owner serves free meals to those who need it to honor his mother
/Ram Mehta says, “At one point in my life I was homeless, and my mom basically wanted to tell me ‘never forget where you came from.” Watch the WFAA-TV video below or read the story here.
Hockey equipment manager finds woman who saved his life with message about cancerous mole
/A woman knocked on the glass at a hockey game and urged the Vancouver Canuck’s assistant equipment manager to get a mole checked out. It turned out to be cancerous. He didn’t know who the woman was, so he tracker her down with the team’s help.
#HockeyTwitter, we need your help!
— Vancouver #Canucks (@Canucks) January 1, 2022
Please RT to spread the word and help us connect Red with the woman he considers his hero. pic.twitter.com/HlZybgOnjf
NBC News has a video report below or read the story from ESPN here.
11-year-old saves student from choking, woman from fire all in 1 day
/A boy in Oklahoma was honored for heroism for jumping into action to save a classmate who was choking and rescue a woman from a house fire all in one day. ABC-6 has a video report below or read the story here.
TSA officer saves choking baby's life at Newark Airport
/A newly hired TSA officer with 10 years of EMT experience saved the life of a choking infant at Newark Liberty International Airport. Read the story here or watch the ABC7 video below.
With the help of her teammates runner fighting cancer crosses the finish line at her last meet
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Florida boy, 7, swims 1 hour to shore to get help for family
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Good Samaritan jumps into water from bridge to save toddler
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A man who is choosing to remain anonymous jumped into the water after a multi-vehicle crash on a bridge in Ocean City, Maryland, in order to save a child who fell out of a car. Read the story here.
Former Alabama Football Player returns to homeless shelter where he spent time for NFL draft party
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Steelers Draft Pick Najee Harris Hosts Draft Party at Homeless Shelter Where He Used to Live.
"There was a time I needed a helping hand. They gave us an opportunity to get back on our feet. So it is my job to give back."
Whatever team drafts Alabama's Najee Harris is getting a special person. Today he threw a draft party for kids at the homeless shelter where he lived for several years growing up. He told me it was emotional the first time he went back to visit. @kron4news #NFLDraft #RollTide pic.twitter.com/JadBIFh4pd
— Kylen Mills (@KylenMills) April 30, 2021
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A stranger with an unusual hobby saves a lost hiker
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An amateur radio operator who Tweets public alerts about natural disasters helped authorities to find a hiker lost in the wilderness. ABC-7 in Los Angeles has a video report (below) or read the story here.