June 2014 Up Report Article Archives

Military

• UCLA’s Operation Mend Brings Back Smile to Iraq War Vet
• Marine Cpl. William Kyle Carpenter Receives Medal of Honor
• Iraq veteran comes home to find house with $70K makeover
• Hundreds line procession route to pay respects to fallen Army captain
• Marine Surprises Mother At Peirce College Graduation
• 90-Year-Old Navy Vet Runs Coast to Coast For D-Day
• 93-year-old WWII paratrooper marks D-Day with encore jump
• ‘Wounded Warrior’ Poised to Make Motocross History on Prosthetics
• Soldier surprises daughter at graduation
• Patching together: Quilting group aims to support, remember vets
• Soldier surprises son during graduation

Kids

• Boy Uses Make-A-Wish To Make Selfless Gesture
• Kindergartner beats entire school to become spelling bee champ
• New Haven boy, 12, takes mission to end homelessness to Detroit's streets
• Goodbye, Pacific garbage patch: a teenager’s invention may clean it up
• This Kid Invented A Special Cup So Her Grandpa With Parkinson's Can Drink Without Spilling
• Teen Finishes 40-Mile Trek Carrying Brother for Cerebral Palsy Awareness
• The Power Of Never Giving Up
• Third Grader’s Heimlich Saves Choking Friend From French Fry
• Paralyzed Teen Walks to Accept High School Diploma 
• Facing blindness, 11-year-old girl raises money to help others see

Hero

• Madison Co. man saves child crawling near highway
• Vikings' Greenway rescues 2 on Lake Minnetonka
• Good Samaritans Jump to Help Man Whose Truck Crashes Off Bridge

Giving Back

• Arizona family on trip to help others
• Program helping cancer patients improve their self-image
• Amputee kids find kindness, compassion from warriors
• Bret Michaels visits tornado-damaged Nebraska town
• Cowboy Rides Across America
• Celebrity Jewelry Line Gives Homeless New Lease on Life
• The Lift Garage: Fixing Cars And Lives
• Marysville Storm Chaser Raising Money for Nebraska Tornado Victims
• Debbi Weinberg has a GEM of a way to help girls
• Berkeley company makes children around the world smile, one soccer ball at a time
• High Altitude Surgeons Operating on Cleft Palate
• Bone marrow recipient giving back
• Church brings in families for a free week of vacation
• Jon Bon Jovi Gives Little Boy With Cancer the Surprise of His Life
• Businessmen give back to preschool by funding new playground
• Newlyweds ask wedding guests to give blood instead of gifts
• Top 15 Entrepreneurs Who Give Back To The Community

Sports

• Off Soccer Field, Jozy Altidore’s Goal Is Clean Water For Haiti
• Personal Triumph of Team USA Goalkeeper Tim Howard
• World Cup soccer player ties shoes for boy on crutches in touching photo
• Extreme athlete taking wheelchair to new heights
• Soccer-Belgium's Kompany sells World Cup shirt for charity
• Japanese fans clean up their section after World Cup match against Ivory Coast
• New York City Kids Get Their Game On with Soccer Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo
• 'You made a difference': NHL announcer thanks his heroes with handwritten notes
• Endeavor Games: Chance meeting changes wheelchair racer's life

Inspiring

• Amy Adams gives up first class seat to US soldier, sits in coach instead
• CTrain ‘high-five guy’ makes commuting less miserable
• Officer replaces elderly woman's engagement ring after theft at hospital
• Billy Joel to the rescue! Piano Man gives fallen woman helping hand
• Blind man overcomes disability, masters Mixed Martial Arts
• 'Pure love': Photo of dad helping son see Delicate Arch touches hearts
• Pleasanton Man's Colorful Gesture To Make Sick Wife Smile Inspires Hundreds To Join Him
• HOLMBERG: Citizen video catches Chesterfield officer in an act of kindness, and then…
• New York City Firefighter Gets Early Father’s Day Football Surprise
• See Devoted Dad Who Donated a Kidney to Help His Son
• "The Star Spangled Banner" brings crowds to their feet, 200 years later
• Fathers lead the charge for children’s charity
• Family surprised by act of kindness at Children's Hospital
• Son keeps promise, surprises dad with ’57 Chevy on 57th birthday
• Family raises $1 million to help save daughter

Community

• Church celebrates Independence Day by helping others
• Green Country Youth Find Ways To Help Others Over Summer
• Sterling church building home for veteran injured in Afghanistan
• Cleaning Homes for Women with Cancer
• Woman who's spent decades helping others surprised with restored Mustang
• Vilonia tornado victims pay it forward to Nebraska
• Making A Difference: School Surprises Staff Member With Money To Visit Family Overseas

Animals

• Rescue dog now helping others as therapy dog
• Watch This Kind Man Save, Become Cuddle Buddies With Wobbly Fawn