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Honoring Three Men Who Came to B.C., Found Success, and Gave Millions Back
A jovial 87-year-old has parlayed a huge construction business in Iran into a Canadian philanthropic legacy that will continue long after he is gone.
His...
Radio Show Sparks Good Deed Movement
The Bobby Bones Show, a nationally-syndicated radio morning show, has sparked a movement that reminds people to be joyful in honor of a co-host's mother,...
50,000 Food-Bearing Trees Planted To Fight Caribbean Hunger
The Trees That Feed Foundation announced yesterday that in just five years 50,000 food-bearing trees donated by the organization have been planted in Caribbean nations...
Hero Provides Shoes for Those Trying to Get Back on Their Feet
A young woman from Orlando, Florida, Jules Colombino, had worked for aid groups before, but she never saw anything like the aftermath of the...
Boy Inspires His Family to Give Away Money on Each Birthday
An 11-year-old boy from Ontario collects a lot of money for his birthday each year, but he doesn't run to the shopping mall to...
US Volunteers Pack 2 Million Meals for Hungry Kids Around World
They came from all walks of US life - Girl Scouts troops, National Guard units, financial planning offices - to spend three days packing...
Emergency House Can Be Built In 5 Hours
In the wake of a natural disaster, whole cities must commence rebuilding. The challenge for social entrepreneurs in countries like Haiti, who want to...
Ten Most Generous Celebrities Selected by ‘Why I Give’
Giving is not about riches. Many people, who are wealthy with millions, if not billions, of dollars in bank accounts, use their money for...
Veterans to the Rescue in Oklahoma, Doing the Heavy Lifting in Tornado Ravaged Towns
They volunteered for Iraq and Afghanistan. Now they are volunteering to help people in Oklahoma dig out from utter devastation.
These veterans have answered the...
12-Year-Old Girl Saves Up, Donates Doggie Treadmill to Shelter
Kam Gottlieb of Wilmette, Illinois was inspired by photographs of charity work a friend's mom did in Haiti so she decided to do some...
Susan Sarandon, 50 Cent Among Stars Honoring CNN Heroes in Gala Award Show
Heroes, not celebrities, will be honored tonight in a red carpet gala as the sixth-annual CNN Heroes award ceremony airs LIVE from Los Angeles.
Celebrity...
Friend’s Place in Hollywood is Lifeline for Homeless Youth
Young people who are down on their luck in Los Angeles gave thanks yesterday for My Friend's Place, a privately funded center that has...
The Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2012, An Amazing Group
For their extraordinary efforts to help change the world and better the lives of others, 10 everyday people will receive $50,000 and a chance...
Optimism Is the Antidote, Says New World Bank Chief
Whether treating patients with drug-resistant diseases in the slums of Haiti or trying to reverse the hopelessness of the world's poor, optimism is essential,...
The Black Count was Hero on The Field, And Now the Page
Gen. Thomas-Alexandre Dumas was one of the heroes of the French Revolution — but you won't find a statue of him in Paris today....
Boy who was Saved at Sea by Coast Guard Joins Their Ranks 18 Years Later
A 6-year-old boy and his mother probably would have died of starvation at sea had the Coast Guard not found them and their fellow...
Lady Gaga Tops List of 20 Celebrities Doing Good in 2011
DoSomething.org, an organizations that helps teens take action on causes they care about, released its fourth annual 'Top 20 Celebs Gone Good' list. Lady...
CNN Hero Awards Show Tonight is Unlike Any Other
Who will be named the Top CNN Hero of the Year and receive $100,000 to boost their selfless projects to help others around the...
13 Compassionate Americans Receive White House Medals
Recognizing their good deeds, President Barack Obama yesterday awarded the nation's second-highest civilian honor to 13 compassionate Americans for their decades of service helping the...
CNN Names Top 10 ‘CNN Heroes’ for 2011
CNN announced its Top 10 CNN Heroes for 2011, while opening online voting that will determine the winner of the $250,000 grand prize. All...