September 2013 Up Report Article Archives

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Inspiring

• 3 sightless swimmers take the Rock challenge
• Congregation answers call to fill 'er up and save a struggling store
• Man Walks Across America To Promote Kindness
• Goodwill Worker Says Hug Is Reward for Finding Jewelry in Huge Warehouse
• School teaches football team a life lesson they won't forget
• Random Acts Of Kindness On Local Restaurant’s Menu
• Oracle Team USA finishes historic comeback to win America's Cup
• Oregon man: I found 2 $100 bills in Walmart cookies
• The Inspiring Way Some Detroit Residents Are Trying to Keep Their City Together
• Man's Kidney Donation Is 'Missing Link' for Three Transplants
• Restaurant owner 'godsend' for Gamberi
• Neighbors help out injured Rudyard farmer
• Hopkins Dairy Queen Manager’s Act Of Kindness Goes Viral
• Volunteering helps to promote 'One America'
• Thriving business is outgrowth of retired teacher’s love of sewing, desire to help others
• This 80-Year-Old Is Spreading Kindness And Hope In The Most Unlikely Place
• Diver finds class ring lost in Cooper River 38 years ago
• Boston Homeless Man Turns in Money-Filled Backpack
• All Because of George
• Lottery Winner to Send Sales Clerk on Vacation
• Olympic-Sized Act of Kindness
• ‘Street kid’ who escaped life in the barrio now on mission to help others do the same
• Wisconsin Man, Joshua Woods, Finds Stolen Wallet At The End Of His Fishing Line
• Out & About: Hiker bags ’em all: 168 Glacier lakes
• 'Amazing Grace' Cyr has 98 foster kids, and counting
• Bin Donated makes unwanted items 'gone for good'
• Unexpected act of kindness changing the life of man in need of transplant
• How Bruins' Marcus Rios fought back from life-threatening illness
• Man Who Walked Miles With 'Need Kidney 4 Wife' Sign Finds a Donor
• Moore, Okla., high school football team takes field first time after tornado
• Acts of kindness light up the long-dark Richmond bus depot
• The man who won back the love of his life - by giving her his kidney
• Family speaks out after mystery diner's good deed, encouraging note
• Detroit charity turns blight into gardens, parks, and homes
• Lenovo Chief Yang Shares Bonus With Workers a Second Year
• New life for former homeless man who returned ring
• Sports program helps special needs kids join the game

Business

• Trader Joe's Ex-President To Turn Expired Food Into Cheap Meals
• 13-Year-Old Makes $100K Reinventing the Scooter Wheel

Colorado Floods

• Heroic efforts save lives in Colorado floods
• Colorado veterans help Longmont neighborhood clean up
• Bible Baptist Church of Erie floods 3 times in 3 days; Pastor, community determined to reclaim it
• DFW Volunteers Helping Colorado Flood Cleanup
• Fundraising groups give back to family who helped them
• Kids Against Hunger reaches out to Colorado flood victims
• 'Mudslingers' to the rescue! Volunteers help Colorado flood victims clean up
• Military vets deploy to help with Colorado flood cleanup
• Neighbors band together in Colorado disaster
• More than $1 million donated to help Colorado flood victims
• Businesses step up to help Colorado flood victims
• N. Texas humanitarians donating time, products to Colorado flood victims
• Fresno State athletics teams up with the Red Cross to help Colorado flood victims
• Benefits aid Colorado flood victims
• Colorado football team feeds displaced flood victims at stadium after Fresno State game postponed
• Las Vegas community helping Colorado flood victims
• Mathew 25 Helps Colorado flood victims
• Group of Colorado school kids airlifted to safety after Boulder area flooding
• Hero rescues mom and daughter trapped in flash flood

Giving Back

• Gary Sinise donates to Colorado firefighters
• Philly church's urban gardening points to Global Hunger Relief
• Kansas City Bikers for Babies ride biggest in country for March of Dimes
• Former criminal starts foundation, business to help others
• Volunteer spends 100th birthday helping others
• New Yorkers 'pay it forward' after 9/11
• Hartford Gives Back to Remember 9/11
• A day rooted in grief sees a new light
• Marlins giveback to the community on 9/11
• 9/11 widows find ways to give back
• After surviving World Trade Center attacks, Rye resident lives to help others
• Drew Brees encourages people to give back on 9/11
• Former Patriot Giving Back
• Terminally ill woman pays off strangers' layaway orders
• Old Guard soldiers support Feds Feed Families food drive
• Charlotte retiree’s effort to collect food from beachgoers hits 100,000 pounds
• City woman donates produce to food bank
• Nick Johnson: Receiver Turned Track Coach
• Tennis program changes lives of inner-city youth

Animals

• Against all odds, otters make a comeback in Calif.
• Guide dog saved baby by pushing pram away from car
• 'Batman' and 'Captain America' save cat
• Drivers carpool dogs across country to find them homes
• NFL Linebacker Erin Henderson Announces 2nd Season of "Sacks for Big Cats" to Help Save Big Cats in the Wild
• Actor Leo Grillo's DELTA Rescue Houses Abandoned Pets In Southern California

Kids

• 8 Year Old NH Boy Finds Bag of Cash
• Boy Dressed As Robin Rounds Up Villains in Orange County
• Teen minister helps steer peers away from violence
• Teen's mission to help foster kids inspires Santa Fe inn
• Boy fulfills dream of joining Musketeers, kind of
• Tobias And Titus Finish Their 5K
• Helping homeless kids put their best foot forward
• Kids of the Browns support Littlest Heroes
• 12-year-old Jose Montano inspires others despite battling brain cancer
• Student-athletes give back to the community
• Modeling Dream Comes True for Karrie Brown, Girl With Down Syndrome
• Perrysburg students learn the art of giving back
• 'Nick's First Pitch' Shows How Google Fiber Made Teen's Baseball Dream A Reality
• Teen triplets giving back to Phoenix Children's Hospital
• 11-year-old makes meaningful donation to police
• Youth Spotlight: 12-year-old puts others first
• 8-year-old steps out to help fight diabetes
• Liberty senior participates in triathlons to help military
• QHS soccer to raise money for Honor Flight
• Blair Elementary students honor 9/11 with acts of kindness
• Simple innovation helps Africa's schoolkids learn
• This 5-year-old has an incredible talent
• Manteno students team up for 3,000 acts of kindness
• New U of C students opt to help others
• Antonio, Diagnosed With Rare Cancer, Strives To Help Others
• Kids raise money to help Palm Coast couple adopt
• High school football player returns to field after losing leg to injury last year

Hero

• Doctor leaps to woman's rescue at Calif. dinner
• Good Samaritans rescue worker on windowsill
• Hero who led blind coworker from Navy Yard shooting: 'He was all by himself'
• UPS Driver Rescues Woman Trapped in Burning Truck
• Good Samaritan helps rescue 2 drowning boys at Cherry Creek State Park
• Former Cop’s Homeless Son Praised for Helping Officer Under Attack

Military

• Sledgehammer soldiers lend a helping hand
• US Navy siblings Robert Williamson, Cindy Murray reunited after 30 years apart
• Trout, not tanks: Fly fishermen help disabled veterans overcome trauma
• Town Pitches In to Give Army Vet a Home
• Soldier surprises family with football reunion
• Midstaters renovate house for homeless veterans
• Soldiers happy to help kids at Camp SOS
• Silver Bluff students show support for veterans
• Medal of Honor recipient: Do what's right, help others
• Steelers' Troy Polamalu Will Cut Very Famous Hair for Very Important Cause
• Appreciative soldier makes special delivery
• Wounded warriors catch some waves
• NASCAR's Richard Petty Gives Marine Free House
• Wounded warriors find Kurt Busch's 'sweet' side
• Church’s bold plan for homeless vets
• Soldiers get dogs of war new homes