July 2014 Up Report Article Archives

Inspiring

• I'll Push You: Meridian friends complete the trip of a lifetime
• 46 Mommas Shave for the Brave: Moms shave heads in support of children's cancer research
• This Guy Crowd Surfing In A Wheelchair Is Exactly What Happiness Looks Like
• Woman With Disability Took First Steps In 6 Years, Then Ran Race Weeks Later
• Cards, and Love, Keep Pouring In for Little Boy Battling Cancer
• 105-year-old to pitch at Padres game
• KC police officers take a break, play basketball with kids who compare them to NBA players
• Disabled man finds home at Michigan firehouse
• Birthday Reveler Leaves $1K Tip for Waiter, Says 'Pay it Forward'
• Dad Builds Dream Playground For Late Special Needs Son
• A stranger knocks, gives woman $119,000 for treatment
• Lowe's employees come to the rescue of disabled vet with broken wheelchair
• Man With Spastic Cerebral Palsy Who Wasn't Expected To Walk Is Now An Accomplished Athlete
• 89-Year-Old WWII Vet Forms Unlikely Friendship With 3-Year-Old Preschooler
• ‘Elsa’ Look-a-Like Visits West Michigan Child Amputee
• Guy’s Grandma Hated His Beard So He Shaved It For Her 100th Birthday
• Frontier Airlines pilot buys pizza for stranded passengers on flight
• Culver's owner continues to pay employees during construction
• Late night, high-speed drive from the U.S. to get medical device from Toronto saves life of Pittsburgh patient
• Random Act of Kindness in South Dakota Walmart Goes Viral

Animals

• Pit bull carries injured chihuahua ‘soul mate’ in mouth to find help
• From Shelter to K9 Unit: Group Gives Dogs Second Chance and a Duty
• Diver saves a turtle's life and is repaid the kindness

Giving Back

• See Taylor Swift Sing to Young Boy With Cancer
• Headbands help girls battling cancer
• ‘Project Runway’ Star Delivers Food to Sick Families
• 100-year-old vet plans to donate money he received from group after robbery
• Formerly homeless, now helping others
• Church goes into action to help S.W. Phila. fire survivors
• Hope to It: Bakery provides jobs for those in need
• Camp brings out Super Heroes in those living with disabilities
• Colts Players Treat Veterans’ Charity Founder to Surprise Home Makeover
• Convicted felon committed to helping others

Sports

• NFL's Israel Idonije creates comic book series for a good cause
• Durant continues to give back to tornado-devastated town
• Mesut Ozil paying for surgeries of 23 Brazilian children to show thanks for World Cup hospitality
• Denver Broncos Giving Back This Offseason
• Marathon runners raised record $38.4m for charity in 2014
• He Ran 15 Marathons in 15 Back-to-Back Days!
• Triathlete Hector Picard turns disability into a way to help others

Community

• A bright new future for the Bakers
• Local Church Hosts Spa Day for Homeless Men
• Triangle food trucks give back to Durham homeless community
• Fisherman catches camera with long-lost wedding photos
• Mystery man pays for hundreds of dollars in groceries at Concord store
• Teens Spend the Week Giving Back to the Community

Kids

• A Teen With A Mission: Not One More Child Killed In A Hot Car
• Selfless angel chops off long blonde locks to donate to kids' cancer charity
• Flip Flop Drop Provides Shower Shoes to the Homeless in Georgia
• 16-Year-Old Boosts Spirits By Providing Homeless Kids With Shoes
• Life Without Limits: Brothers share inspiring bond
• Concert goers turn out for free Minneapolis show
• 3-year-old cancer patient sworn in as America’s youngest sheriff
• Maple Ridge boy's lemonade stand raises $24K for friend's surgery
• Kids Sing for America: The Ultimate National Anthem
• Omaha Girl Donates $3K from Lemonade Stand to Wounded Soldiers

Hero

• Traffic stop leads to lifesaving move by police officer
• Texas congressman saves boy choking on chicken nugget
• Arizona woman searching for good Samaritan who saved her from car crash
• Men risk lives in cove for drowning teen
• Off-duty firefighter uses bike part to save woman’s life
• Teen girls jump into Lake Washington, rescue drowning paddle boarder
• Good Samaritan pulls man from burning vehicle on I-35W

Military

• Veterans Conquer Disabilities to Reach New Heights, All 13,770 Feet
• Navy Vet Shows Children the Value of Work and Education Through Farming
• Marine’s Email Asking for Supplies Leads to Lifeline for Troops
• Wounded warriors begin 2014 Soldier Ride
• Bush's tandem skydiver focuses on helping US vets