April 2013 Up Report Article Archives

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Boston Marathon

• Heartwarming story of helping others
• Nurses, doctors paying it forward in wake of Boston, Waco tragedies
• True hero Jeff Bauman gives 18th birthday gift to fellow victim
• College student thanks her Boston heroes
• Photo of Boston cop’s act of kindness goes viral
• Kids raise money for family of boy killed in Boston Marathon bombing
• Marines Inspire Boston Marathon Amputee With Hospital Visit (Video)
• Tribute to victims and heroes of Boston Bombing at Fenway
• Online Fundraising Raises Fast Money for Boston Bombing Victims
• Crowdfunding campaigns for Boston victims top $1 million
• Local athletic store to hold fundraiser for Boston victims
• Boston Marathon explosions: Good Samaritan who gave away his race medal identified
• Random acts of kindness abound in Boston
• Soldiers finish Boston Marathon, rescue bombing victims
• 'Human spirit' still alive in Boston
• A good Samaritan that became a hero
• Boston Marathon bombing followed by stories of kindness and heroism
• After blast horror, many Bostonians extend kindness to runners
• Boston Marathon bombings: How to help
• Ex-Patriots lineman carried woman to safety after Boston blasts
• Running blind: 40 sightless runners competing in Boston marathon

Giving Back

• Former Blue Jays enjoy giving back at Super Camp
• Neil Diamond donates royalties from ‘Sweet Caroline’ to Boston victims
• John Mayer Giving Back in Shreveport
• FSU Bulldog softball team gives back
• Easton seniors give back in the name of late classmate
• Andre Johnson, Johnathan Joseph host kids at free camp
• Buffalo Bills give back to Charity
• Astros give back to community with refurbished fields
• Giving Back to the Community
• Ingram’s ‘I Still Roll’ to give back to community
• Players sort and pack shoes and clothes for kids
• Spurs giving back to family with $100,000 check
• Lillian gives back, with thanks
• A team of healthy women from MissFit PT pay it foward for women's cancer
• Branford Family Gives Back With Ice Cream Social
• Little League returns to Long Island town
• “Delivering a Smile” - China Garden of San Antonio Plans to Feed Over 150 Children and Staff Members at the St. PJ’s Children’s Home
• Headers for Hope soccer tournament all about giving back
• ETBU students give back during community service event
• Oklahoma City Thunder's Thabo Sefolosha, wife work to help children in South Africa
• Retired teachers stepping up to provide scholarships for Raytown students
• 100 stuffed animals donated to Hickory fire stations
• UNCW men's soccer giving back to the community with "Harry's Game"
• Cheeseboy rewarding acts of kindness
• MSU medical students in Flint give back to the community where they have trained for years

Medical

• Vatican declares Colorado boy's recovery a miracle
• 6-Year-Old Girl Cured of Deadly Brain Malformation

Animals

• Miracle puppy gives family hope
• Dog Alerts Man To Pregnant Wife's Life-Threatening Seizures
• Hero dog helps pull girl from icy river

West, Texas

• Animals become symbols of hope in Texas town
• After Texas fertilizer blast, victims rely on each other
• Austin volunteer: West "most incredible community I’ve ever met"
• Local Firefighters Raising Money for West, Texas Families
• How To Help: West, Texas Emergency Resources
• School resumes in tiny Texas town hit by blast
• Austin area volunteers assist West residents
• Texas Rangers collect donations for West victims
• Astros to honor Boston and West, Texas victims, collecting donations during week long homestand
• Student spearheads relief effort for West victims
• Blood donations pouring into Austin blood bank
• This Man Pulled 16 People From A Collapsed Nursing Home After The Texas Explosion

Inspiring

• Eight-year-old scores a very special TD for East Carolina
• Everyday Heroes: Steve Viers
• Pay it forward initiative greets UI business students
• Rough path to NFL inspires Bess to help others
• Local mom organizes prom for special needs kids
• From near death to NFL draftee
• Batter up for Challenger baseball in Westport: 'Every kid can play'
• Helping hands: 30 volunteers help fix up 70-year-old's home
• Man gives 100 free meals to strangers
• Security guards go outside gates to help children
• Volunteer shoppers get seniors' groceries
• Random Acts of Kindness: Small offer of help with yardwork made a big impression on gardener
• Boston doctor's kindness helps save homeless
• University of New Hampshire Athlete Shortens Career to Donate Bone Marrow
• Cop buys broken-hearted little girl a new bike
• The touching moment Down syndrome batboy greeted MLB player after home run
• Earth Day 2013: Meet Three Kid Crusaders
• Paying it forward with a cup of coffee
• Superheroes visit sick children in Pittsburgh
• Edmonton auto shop's unique pay it forward business model helps those in need
• Rescue Horses Pay it Forward on Darien-Norwalk Line
• Maxine Morrison honored for helping others
• Girl's Mission in Dad's Memory Takes Her to Antarctica Marathon
• Selby family touched by kindness after Hazelwood tornado
• Claudio Miranda's music is taming a once-savage Brazilian neighborhood
• $81,500 Returned: Two Teens Give Cash Back to Elderly Man
• Disabled Tulsa Man Continues To Help Others
• Ice storm damage leads to kindness in central Sioux Falls
• Random Acts of Kindness / Store owner's holiday gesture brightened a family gathering
• From CEO to recording artist to giving back to soldiers
• Upper Iowa volleyball players participate in pen pal program
• Hero with a $20,000 heart: Walmart worker honored for returning cash left in cart
• Cancer survivor doing what he can to pay it forward
• Random act of kindness surprises area couple
• Seven-year-old battling brain cancer scores TD in Nebraska’s spring game
• Xavi celebration was tribute to cancer boy
• Taxis light runway for plane with ill patients
• Church helps apartment fire victims
• Kindness of strangers lets Scots toddler walk after funding £60,000 US surgery
• Random Acts of Kindness: Mother and daughter offered to take stranded shopper home
• Police officer & his family honored for helping kids
• Lodi Woman Says Teen’s Selfless Gesture Changed Her Life
• Outrunning obstacles: Saginaw Township student athlete with cerebral palsy inspires others

Kids

• Acts of kindness make a Coventry High School student a Metta Student winner
• Hudson siblings create triathlon to raise money to help other kids
• Milford 7th graders 'pay it forward'
• Teen sells cupcakes to help others with epilepsy
• RIVERSIDE: Youth who got wish now helping others
• South Spencer students give back to the community
• Warriors giving back to the community
• Granville Christian Academy students spend day helping others
• Merced students build character by helping others
• Shoes for Africa: Instead of seeking gifts, girl asks party guests to help others
• Children to take part in trike-a-thon for St. Jude
• Va. teen to get Military Child of the Year Award
• Honor for 10-year-old Massachusetts boy helping veterans
• 'Caring kid' happy helping others
• Southington’s Giving Back Girls fill firetruck
• Bakesfield girl helps raise hundreds of dollars for Ronald McDonald House
• Medway Eighth-grader spends weekend giving back
• Pay It Forward: Zack's Shack
• Kids Get an Education By Helping Kids Learn
• The street kids turned acrobats: Helping Zambia's homeless children
• Shady Grove kindergartners get lesson in gardening, helping others
• 6-Year-Old Donates Hundreds of Coloring Books to Kids in Hospital
• Youths help others in need with sewing project
• Young Photographer uses talents to help Kids in Need
• Troop honored for giving money to friend in need

Hero

• Off-duty, teen firefighter rescues five people from burning apartment
• Fisherman Saves 12-Year-Old From Flood Waters
• San Jose teen hero recounts terrifying rescue in Yosemite
• Good Samaritans help rescue shrimpers from boat fire
• Woodstock man, off-duty officer rescue woman from car fire
• Teen daughters find strength to lift 3,000-pound tractor off father
• 10-year-old Boy Scout saves man's life
• Kayaker credited with helping save family of 5 after SUV crashes into river in Northern Calif.
• Trooper saves another local's life

Military

• Luck, goodwill reuniting WWII vet with bomber jacket
• Gulfport Army vet beating the odds in triathlon
• Volunteer contributions to the community exceed the half million dollar mark
• Soldier returns home to meet son for first time
• Former sailor awarded for rescue of injured mountain climber
• Airman surprises daughter at school
• Navy Dad Surprises Son During Math Class
• Sailor surprises daughters at school in Galveston
• R2R helps soldiers recover
• Shop repairs veteran's family van free of charge
• See Snow White grant this girl's wish
• Activision gives $2 million to 'Call of Duty' charity for veterans
• Local volunteers spruce grounds at veterans home
• Bryan Hoddle helps wounded vets run – and dream – again
• Military Father Surprises Daughter, 7, at School

Education

• Logan student giving others a helping hand
• University students build 3,587 mpg car

Technology

• A Building Designed to Eat Smog