April 2014 Up Report Article Archives

Inspiring

• America Strong: Stranger Raises $35k for Exonerated Prisoner
• Florida woman set to transform 2-year-old's life from 1,500 miles away
• Meet Nick, a Hugger and Healer
• Mitch Albom on life, charity and God
• "Is this really happening?" -- Waitress gets the surprise of her life
• Barefoot man given fellow rider's shoes
• Family Raises $500K in 15 Days to Research Daughter’s Deadly Disease
• Baseball gives California man new purpose after stroke
• Student Motivated to Change Her Life Through Push-Ups
• Drake makes surprise visit to TX teen with cancer
• Pharrell Williams: "Happy" and grateful
• Seahawks Super Bowl champ goes to prom
• Linda Rottenberg helps people pursue dreams – and create thousands of jobs
• Teacher's incredible sacrifice as he donates kidney to seriously ill girl at his school
• Born deaf, 10-month-old Lou. girl hears sound for the first time

• Owasso church members line up to give woman a kidney; one was a match

• Marlins fan has wallet returned with special note inside
• Once-Homeless Tulsa Woman Uses Struggles To Help Others

Military

• Hero’s Homecoming: Navy Officer Reunited With His Family
• See adorable reaction to dad's homecoming
• Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride Raises Awareness
• Air Force airmen shave their heads to support 5-year-old fighting cancer
• Injured Raynham soldier gets visit from his sports heroes
• Vet races cross-country for special cause
• WELCOME HOME! Hundreds greet injured Marine and his family at their new Elysburg residence

Giving Back

• Former corporate shark now feeds the hungry
• Chicago Medical Students Aid Homeless Outreach
• Adam Braun hands out pencils – and hope
• Heather Fleming wants to solve poverty through better design
• From bat boy to major-league executive

Kids

• Wish granted: 3-year-old heart transplant survivor made honorary Detroit firefighter
• UK teen’s cancer battle inspires thousands, raises millions
• Berkeley 8th graders raise $80K to build their own library
• Two sophomores at Cardinal Gibbons High raise nearly $12,000 for hunger
• Business started by boy helps give to children in need
• Kid Battling Cancer Raises Nearly $150K for Charity with Lemonade Stands
• Boy Keeps Singing Gospel Song Until Kidnapper Finally Lets Him Go
• High school students sacrifice cellphones for kid with Leukemia
• Family Gives PS4 to Generous 9-Year-Old Boy
• Brothers Get Wheelchair-Friendly Playground
• Students Lip-Sync 68 Songs in 6 Minutes for Fundraiser
• 8-Year-Old’s Only Dream Is to End Child Hunger
• 8-year-old Nebraska boy gets wish to fly like a superhero
• Ten-year-old has ‘awesome’ time after signing one-day contract with Wizards
• Damascus freshman 3B Eric Lansinger, a cancer survivor, finds ways to give back
• Ozark Girl, 6, Leads Effort To Help Foster Kids
• For a Boy with Cancer, the Way to Survive Is by Helping Others
• Little Girl Chooses Giving Back Over Birthday Gifts
• Beaverton girl, 12, juggles soccer ball all over Portland
• Homeless Teen Proves Where There’s a Piano, There’s a Way

Hero

• Heroic rescues: Tornado survivors team up with first responders
• Fairfield firefighters, police lift truck off man
• Just before war hero honored, he saves woman here at home
• Man in Superman Hoodie Helps Rescue Baby from Apartment Fire in East Dallas
• Hero of Ocean Beach rescue: 'Not on my watch'
• Elementary teacher saves 5-year-old's life after collapse at school
• Winslow Township firefighters help save baby born in car

Animals

• Dolphins Protect Long-Distance Swimmer From Great White Shark
• Man has mission to give pups new, loving home
• Man leaves bartender $1,000 tip for dog’s surgery
• CNN Hero: Jen Leary

Easter

• Annual Easter dinner all about giving back
• HANNAH'S Easter Egg-stravaganza
• Joy of Easter giving and receiving in Stockton
• Stars give back on Good Friday
• Easter Giving
• Maywood Mission, volunteers help give kids a happy Easter
• High school freshman makes 50 Easter baskets for kids in need

Sports

• Video of Jordin Tootoo Making a Young Hockey Fan's Day Brightens Ours
• Big Brother’s Umbrella Assist Outshined Sun For Marathon Runner With Lupus
• One-Legged Soccer Players Shows Us The Power Of Pushing Through
• Rockies visit schools to promote random acts of kindness
• Air Force serviceman who caught Albert Pujols' 500th career home run is giving the ball back
• Boston Marathon runners carry collapsed man across the finish line
• Older Runners Get Inspiration From Boston Marathon Win
• A Year After the Boston Marathon Bombing, a Runner Rises
• Man Running 250 Miles From NJ To Boston For Charity
• Former Marathon champ Amby Burfoot giving back this year
• Italian soccer player to adopt abandoned baby

• WWE giving back greatly to community during WrestleMania Week

Community

• Volunteer uses love for swimming to help others
• Moore Public Schools receives $500,000 donation for storm shelter
• A Strangers Simple Act of Kindness
• Good News: A stranger's kindness for some special kids
• At-risk teens give back to the community
• Volunteer Uses Business Skills To Help Older Adults
• Roanoke County students hone math skills while helping others
• Teen tops in helping others
• Lady Kahoks soccer volunteers to help special kids with special needs
• Oklahoma man spends own money so children can enjoy baseball
• For a quarter century Columbus man prepares free tax returns