June 2013 Up Report Article Archives

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Inspiring

• I Care: Fireworks sales aid kids with asthma
• Jed Lifeson, The Dancing Guy, Spreads Joy In Hamilton, Ontario
• Fortney: Kindness and generosity overflow after river rises in Bowness
• US college student Surya Karki builds schools back home in Nepal
• Phoenix Batmobile, Batcave make sick kids feel like superheroes
• Man leaves $10,000 tip after meal of burgers and fries
• Random Act Of Kindness Reunites Lost Dog With Owner
• Be More Awesome
• Barber wins right to continue haircuts for the homeless
• VaTech's Zach McGinniss Battles Epilepsy, the World
• Gators Patric Young, Will Yeguete form special friendship with 3-year-old
• How former gangster Ryan Blair became a millionaire CEO
• Girl With Cerebral Palsy Training For Triathlon With Dad
• Yarmouth man finds class rings buried in Cape waters
• The police program rewarding random acts of kindness
• Neighbors respond with kindness after teen with autism has bike stolen
• Colo. firefighters get impromptu concert from Ala. youth choir
• 3 APD officers recognized for act of kindness
• Delta CEO Richard Anderson Gives Up Seat On Flight For Mom Late To Pick Up Daughter
• Paralympic champion Richard Whitehead: Legacy is all about giving back
• Pope Francis invites boy with Down Syndrome for spin on popemobile
• Kindness and cleanup after storm sends water gushing into Westport boutique
• Continuing to give back, after losing her home
• Two-Time Super Bowl Champion Shines Spotlight on Diabetes Patients Who Give Back
• Hingham Students Surprise Retiring Principal With Flash Mob
• Somebody in San Francisco's Public Works Department Is Awesome
• Daughter and Dad Reunited During Act of Kindness
• Arizona Diamondbacks Draft Paralyzed Arizona State Player Cory Hahn
• Cancer Inspires Children's Pastor to do Something Unthinkable
• Today is Flag Day, a chance to honor our nation's color
• $23K Wedding Ring Accidentally Sold for $5 Returned to Owner
• Former Avalanche player opens his business, and heart, for fire victims
• Iowa couple, both 99, celebrates 79 years of marriage
• Group spends the day spreading random acts of kindness
• Yarn bombing becomes a global phenomenon
• Miss Iowa pageant winner missing left forearm, to speak about disabilities
• Healing with Horses Ranch raises money in trail-a-thon
• Portland gym free if you 'Pay It Forward'
• Earlham 4-H Club Teaches Kids Life Lessons
• John Ferguson spreads goodwill for America through the power of music
• Car salesman beats the drum to help others in Las Vegas
• Birthday celebration spreads kindness around the world
• Jack White pays tax bill to save historic Detroit property
• Regina Best, Once Homeless Veteran, Builds Houses For People In Need
• Mom thanks awesome doctor who shows kindness to daughter
• Mission Carlsbad to begin 10th year of helping others
• Paying Forward

Giving Back

• Russell Wilson makes good on vow to give back
• VIDEO: Care and Share helps fire victims
• Continued support for Black Forest fire victims
• NFL Players give back at free camp for kids
• Volunteers distribute tents to tornado victims
• Local Md. swim team gives back to their community
• Community Comes Together To Help Moore Teachers Displaced By Tornado
• Hometown Hero: Minnie's Food Pantry
• Heroes Classic softball game aids wildfire efforts
• N.Y. Giants Terrell Thomas feels the joy of giving back to his hometown
• Holland, Williams give back to their community
• Williams Using Football to Give Back
• Volunteers say they help themselves in helping others
• Ex-Cincinnati Reds give back
• South-side residents show they care
• Boys Leave Children’s Hospital To Fish With Brett Keisel
• Former OSU players giving back to sport
• Frontier Airlines Raising Funds for Colorado Wildfire Victims
• Paying it forward: Keith Donald uses resources to help others
• Colorado church feeds evacuees, members lose home to Black Forest fire
• Wildfire Tees To Be Sold At Springs Spree To Help Fire Victims
• Despite intense series, Spurs stop to give back to SA youth
• Valley NFL veteran Tate scores over setbacks, gives back to children with dyslexia
• Sacramento artist takes on hunger with 1,000 bowls
• DC cop, forever changed by baseball, pays it forward
• Volunteers finish rebuilding McKinley Park playground in Sacramento
• Badgers take no break from giving back
• Former NBA player continues youth camps
• Truck delivers donated home to needy mom
• College rivals team up to help inner-city kids through Soccer Haven
• Billionaire Len Blavatnik Pledges $30M To Fund Young Scientists And Keep Innovation In The U.S.

Military

• Nashua grandmother gets special birthday surprise
• Building a community in LA for wounded warriors
• Volunteers Organize Fishing Outing for Idaho Veterans
• Miami Police Give Back To Vietnam Vet
• Golfer has drive to help veterans at Stoughton course
• Man uses paint horses to help veterans heal
• Wounded warriors catch some waves at Oceanfront surf camp
• Veterans participate in ‘Horses Assisting Heroes’ program
• Soldier Surprises Cheerleading Daughter at Pep Rally
• Sunderland war veteran still helping others – despite being 91
• Wounded warriors surprised by gift houses

Medical

• Special device helps deaf 3-year-old boy hear for first time
• Girl who took on transplant rules gets new lungs

Kids

• Kids helping kids in Belle Glade
• 4-year-old cancer survivor becomes honorary trooper
• Mequon teen battles leukemia by helping others
• Chapelwood VBS projects focus on helping others
• Susquehanna Twp. teen combines love of baseball and passion for helping kids
• Four young Parsippany residents show that it takes a child to help a village
• Children give back to cause with lemonade stand
• Teen founder of jewelry company gives back to community
• Teens’ idea could help kids with allergies
• Student with cerebral palsy forms choir to help others
• Southlake girls create charity to help others worldwide
• Start Your Week with Kindness: Teen starts fundraiser for Oklahoma first-responders
• ECC 4th-Graders Shave Heads to Support Friend with Cancer
• Georgetown cub scouts send West boy scouts to camp
• Rare disease doesn’t stop 10-year-old’s drive to help others
• Child sheds locks for cancer
• Big kids build timewaster for little kids
• How 1 dad inspires teenagers to make 33,000 burritos for the homeless
• Milwaukee teenage entrepreneur uses coffee stand to give back
• Hundreds of teens from across nation working in Wichita
• Teen's project brings cheer to kids at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis

Oklahoma Tornadoes

• Toby Keith's concert to benefit tornado relief sells out in under 3 hours
• Saint Brigid students take action, collect $400 to help tornado victims
• Ford Mustang Survives Oklahoma Tornado, Owner Jack Haden Uses It To Make Moore Smile Again
• Oklahoma tornadoes: Oklahoma City police officer rescues fawn
• Acts of Kindness: Young Illinois girls start their own tornado relief effort
• Tsunami Victims Pay Back By Helping Tornado Victims

Technology

• Dive! Dive! Dive!: Teen Inventor Successfully Tests Homemade Submarine

Hero

• Rescuers Pull California Family from Sinking Vehicle
• Strangers Help Rescue Man From Tonawanda Creek In Batavia
• Five men come to woman’s rescue from Lawrence Co. house fire
• 3-year-old saved from drowning, hero sought
• Hero mom delivers premature twins roadside, revives baby not breathing
• Witnesses climb into debris to rescue collapse victims

Education

• Classical schools put Plato over iPad

Animals

• Sea lion pup jumps on boat, cuddles with driver