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Whole Foods’ Micro-Loans Help 1.3 Million People
Mission statements seldom come simpler than the one guiding the Whole Planet Foundation, which aims to alleviate poverty through microcredit — small loans extended...
Chicago Man Wins Lottery Because He Came to Serve in Post-Storm Sandy Cleanup
John Turner, who owns a Chicago business specializing in pumping water and cleaning out buildings following disasters, traveled to the East Coast immediately after...
Do-Gooder Leaves Note on Car Directing Driver to Get Free Tires
Last week a photograph was posted to a social media website showing a typed note left anonymously on a truck. The Good Samaritan wrote,...
80-year-old Volunteer Heads into Hurricane, Joins Rescue Teams From Across US
An 80-year-old Utah man arrived on the East Coast Monday to help feed evacuees from Hurricane Sandy. Vern Gillmore, who says his hobby is...
Heartbroken Dog Walks Two Miles to Find Owner in Hospital (Video)
A husky-mix dog was so upset to lose contact with his owner who was being hospitalized that he traveled more than 2 miles away...
Winnipeg Bus Driver Gives Homeless Man the Shoes Off His Feet
A Winnipeg Transit bus driver is being hailed a Good Samaritan after stunned passengers watched him give the shoes off his feet to a...
Ohio Man Saves Same Strangers Twice, Eight Years Apart
Gerald Gronowski may owe his life to the intervention of a good Samaritan, who last week came to his rescue on the side of...
Businessman’s Product Sample Saves Veteran in Freak Accident at Airport
An 82-year-old veteran from Cary, N.C. traveling through O'hare Airport had no idea he was about to fall, literally, into a life-threatening situation involving...
Bus Passengers Pass the Hat to Help Woman See Dying Mom
A West Vancouver bus driver and passengers on an express bus to Horseshoe Bay are being hailed as Good Samaritans after they stepped up...
Donations Soar for Inspirational Runner After Her Collapse in London Marathon
Donations to an "inspirational" runner who collapsed and died during the London Marathon have passed £670,000 on her fundraising website, and are continuing to...
101-Year-old Woman Gets Her House Back Thanks to Author Mitch Albom
Last fall, Texana Hollis, 101, was evicted from her Detroit home after almost 60 years. A Good Samaritan from church took her in, while...
Donors Step Up for 101-year-old Evicted Woman in Detroit
A fund has been created and a guardian angel stepped forward for a 101-year-old Detroit woman displaced from her home by eviction. A longtime...
Group of Motorists Rescue Trapped Children After Icy River Crash
Good Samaritans are undoubtedly the reason three children who were trapped in a car submerged in the Logan River are alive to experience the...
Cash-Filled Purse Returned by Out-of-Work Atlanta Man
Hundreds of dollars in cash and credit cards stuffed in a woman's purse that was left in a subway station did not tempt an...
Puppy Rescued From Top Of Train
A black Lab puppy is lucky to be alive after being rescued from the top of a train car, thanks to alert motorists who...
UPDATE: Rescuers of Trapped Biker From Burning Car Speak Out
The heroes who saved a biker from beneath a burning car have described the moment they dropped their tools to leap to the aid...
Affection Forged on 9/11 Leads to “Fireman’s Funeral” for Indigent Angel
A group of New York firefighters have always credited Josephine Harris with saving their lives during the World Trade Center collapse. Nine years later...
Man Dives Into Moving Jeep After Driver Blacks Out
A man jumped into an out-of-control Jeep as it drifted across lanes of traffic on a bustling parkway and steered the vehicle safely into...
Young Baseball Fan’s Act of Generosity Caught on TV
TV cameras were focused on two boys who tried to catch the same ball at an Arizona Diamondbacks game. The gesture of kindness displayed...
Dog Paralyzed in Joplin Tornado is on Road to Recovery Thanks to University Volunteers
Not all the donations to victims of the Joplin, Mo., tornado in May were delivered to the two-legged survivers. A dog named Sugar, found...