November 2013 Up Report Article Archives

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Thanksgiving

• Virginia Family Gives Thanks By Giving Time
• Charity groups provide Thanksgiving meals for thousands in Coachella Valley
• Vikings put the ‘giving’ in Thanksgiving
• Church offers holiday feast for soldiers
• Students give back for Thanksgiving
• Josh Munsee, Marine Corps Captain, Gives His Family The Best Thanksgiving Surprise
• Soldiers, families worldwide celebrating Thanksgiving
• Rescue Mission to serve 3,200 on Thanksgiving
• Kids learning to give back to the community
• Wiregrass churches look to feed 18K over Thanksgiving
• Generous Oklahomans donate hundreds of turkeys for Thanksgiving program
• Nation's Biggest Charity Thanksgiving Dinner Gets Bigger
• Army mom's Thanksgiving feast becomes Fort Bragg community tradition
• Students helping to brighten Thanksgiving for others
• Inmates Help Give the Homeless Thanksgiving Dinner
• Many locals in giving mood this Thanksgiving
• Volunteers flock to help fill Judy Mason Thanksgiving Baskets
• Siblings created Thanksgiving football game to help collect turkeys for Denver Rescue Mission
• UWM’s TKE fraternity helps those in need have a nice Thanksgiving
• Orthodontists giving back by feeding 650 families for Thanksgiving

Kids

• Students give back at Ridgeway
• 3 year old copies father, salutes Morning Colors
• Ten thousand acts of kindness and counting: Milford students shooting for 1 million
• Cheerleader collects toys before surgery
• North Dallas High athletes share life, lessons at elementary schools
• Little Hero: brave Issy wins award for helping other youngsters after being diagnosed with leukaemia
• Boy's football injury leads to shocking diagnosis
• Manatee teen entrepreneur plans to give back
• Wilson student raises funds to support Our Military Kids
• 8-Year-Old Helping Homeless Kids One Cup at a Time
• Teen gives back to hospital that saved her
• Tinley Park students ‘give back’ with pride

Typhoon Haiyan

• Habitat for Humanity distributes shelter repair kits to families affected by Typhoon Haiyan
• New Jersey children helping the victims of Typhoon Haiyan
• Mane Source Barbershop offering haircuts in exchange for donations to benefit Typhoon Haiyan victims
• One Picture From Typhoon Haiyan That Isn’t Worth 1,000 Words, It’s More Priceless Than That
• Inside look at American aid to the Philippines
• Filipino diaspora rallies after Typhoon Haiyan
• US Navy carrier arrives in Philippines, more help on the way
• Habitat for Humanity to assist those affected by Typhoon Haiyan
• Typhoon Hero Who Saved Trapped Families In Philippines Was 'Just Working On Human Instinct'
• Birth amid typhoon debris cheered in Philippines

Technology

• The We-Heart-It Story
• High School Students Build Satellite Set to Launch Into Space Tuesday
• AWESOME: Boy gets prosthetic hand made by 3-D printer

Midwest Tornadoes

• Local Businesses Band Together To Help Tornado Victims
• Chicago Cubs help tornado victims in need
• Illinois woman organizes effort to have cherished family photos returned to tornado victims
• Churches help Washington, Ill., weather tornado, aftermath
• Midwest tornado victims grateful for SBDR
• Benefit concert held to help tornado victims
• Athletes give back in times of need
• Local woman organizes tornado relief
• Heartwarming Reunion: Illinois Tornado Survivor Finds His Missing Dog Buried Alive Under Rubble
• Chicago Bears Players Help Illinois Tornado Victims, Assist American Red Cross in Recovery Efforts
• Jacksonville brothers spend day helping others recover from storms
• Mercury One Charity Springs Into Action After Tornadoes Ravage the Midwest

Inspiring

• 'Homeless Mozart' has rare musical gift
• Sam Hawkins opened a shoe factory to give ex-cons a second chance
• The kindness of strangers: Group buys homeless man one-way ticket back to Czech Republic...
• Australian family set Christmas lights record
• Homeless Good Samaritan rewarded for returning wallet
• America's longest-married couple to celebrate 81st anniversary
• A fairy tale finale for foster teen
• Rivers' garbageman named CNN Hero of the Year
• Sorrento lobstermen repay Buddy Kilton for a lifetime of kindness
• Stranger replaces autistic boy's stolen bike
• Millicent 'Mama' Hill Has 3,000 Children, And She Loves Every Single One Of Them
• Iowa 'paperboy' delivers the news at age 95
• A Camp For Kids Who Don't Feel Pain
• Make-a-Wish to transform San Francisco into Gotham City
• Oregon family creates playground for all kids
• If You Want to Stay Married for 75 Years, Do What This Couple Did
• Spotlight on Krochet Kids
• Autistic Twin Runners Make Strides at 2013 New York City Marathon
• Nearly half a million people moved by fair employee's kindness to disabled boy
• Blind man completes 18th marathon after devastating accident
• Coop Op transforms a vacant lot in south Chicago
• Barber shop cuts hair for homeless, raises money for shelter with hot dog eating contest
• Boston Red Sox honor marathon victims
• When Tom McNichol saw swirling trash he launched his Clean Up Boat

Hero

• Blind Florida man honored with Citizen Hero Award after saving woman from burning apartment
• Good Samaritans rescue woman from car in Sanford retention pond
• Neighbors called heroes after rescuing woman from burning home
• Waiter jumps in as customer chokes
• Teenage brothers rescue neighbors from fully engulfed home on Long Island
• Bus Driver Saves Unconscious Man From Train Tracks
• Good Samaritan helps grandmother during LAX shooting

Military

• Ridgefield Park volunteers help collect, pack items for soldiers
• A Sailor's Dying Wish
• Soldiers visit veterans
• CEO Defines True Success By Giving Back To Veterans With Free Hotel
• WWII vets flown to memorial for free
• Funeral for WWII veteran Harold Jellicoe Percival attended by hundreds of strangers after social media appeal
• Soldier Embraces Son, Family for First Time in 10 Months
• Awesome Veterans Day Memorial in Arizona Is Only Visible Today
• Enid dedicating Vietnam Memorial Wall on Veterans Day
• When wounded soldier couldn't get around his house students decided to build him a better one
• United States honors its veterans with ceremonies, parades, tributes
• Operation Shoebox Millionth Package!
• Veterans walk raises $5,000 for Iowa Veterans Home
• Faith bracelets help our troops
• Wounded warriors get rehab alongside pro athletes
• 107-year-old vet: Key to living is ‘staying out of trouble’
• Dancing after deployment: Marine aims to mend veterans' minds with motion
• 13 Marines heading home treated to impromptu first-class seats, water salute
• Marblehead couple goes extra mile for U.S. troops
• Disabled soldier to receive keys to new Peoria home
• A soldier who fought in Afghanistan, surprises his daughters during their high school football game.
• Son discovers his father's heroism in Korean War
• With soccer ball fund, parents honor soldier son

Giving Back

• Giving back to kids with cancer - one room at a time
• Chris Paul: citizen-athlete
• Moore tornado victims spend Thanksgiving helping in Illinois
• November hunt in Madison County was time for helping others
• 'No Shave November' brings in money for education
• Soldiers Helping Soldiers Fill Santa’s Castle with Christmas Toys and Joy
• Car enthusiasts give back at annual Motor4toys Toy Run
• Grow Appalachia: a better food system for America
• Operation Christmas Child packs boxes this week
• Join Uncle Si and Pack a Shoebox
• Boys Town Teens Get VIP Shopping Spree
• Coach McKenna sparks athletes interest to volunteer throughout the community
• Singer finds hope helping children
• Gift of Giving Back collects 273,000 pounds of food
• Redskins' Bowen Helping Grieving Families at the 'Worst Part of Their Life'
• Buckeyes Give Back Through 2nd & 7
• Pamela Anderson NYC marathon run raises $76,000 for Haiti charity

Animals

• Pit bull puppy acts as Seeing Eye dog for blind brother
• Grandad tells how hero dog saved abandoned baby Jade