This Grandma not only cares about her own, but also 300 other kids! Students who rely on free lunches during the school year can run out of luck when school’s out. 74-year-old Phyllis Shaughnessy was determined to bridge this gap. She...

This Grandma not only cares about her own, but also 300 other kids! Students who rely on free lunches during the school year can run out of luck when school’s out. 74-year-old Phyllis Shaughnessy was determined to bridge this gap. She...

A SeriousFun Children’s Network camp program makes a lifelong impression on hundreds of children! The global network, created by actor and philanthropist, Paul Newman, caters to children with serious illnesses. Best of all, it is free!...

Music has the power to heal! ACM Lifting Lives® is the philanthropic arm of the Academy of Country Music dedicated to improving lives through the power of music. ACM Lifting Lives is a weeklong camp open to the musically talented with...

Neal Unger is a 60-year-old skateboarder who inspires kids to keep reaching for their dreams and taking risks! Through skateboarding and work he does with the Next Up Foundation, which is a nonprofit for kids, he is truly an inspiration....

Happiness finds this cancer survivor with the help of her favorite hobby. Tracy Yost was diagnosed with cancer in 2015 when she was just 46-years-old. That’s when it hit her, life is too short to have a “suck the life out of you” career....

AmpSurf™ is a non-profit organization that helps amputees find freedom on the water! It was established to promote, inspire, educate and rehabilitate (PIER™) adaptive surfing and other outdoor activities. Dana Cummings, Executive...

Positive affirmations have the power to turn our life around…literally! Abbe Dembowitz is the founder of the Turn It Around Project. Abbe struggled with severe self-esteem issues and fear of imperfection. During some time off from...

These three men thought they lost it all! Tragic life events and devastating disabilities like theirs would have ended most people’s hopes and dreams. But Rick Doerr, Brad Kendell and Hugh Freund have taken their lives back and are...

Alf Herigstad is one good man! For that reason, he started a podcast and blog… Being A Better Man; to help others to be better, too! Alf owes the man he is to his father, who he says is the ‘best example of manhood.’ Alf grew up in...

A former high school coach, who is battling cancer, finds the strength to help children fight their own cancer battles. Steve Brueski, a former Norwalk, CT High School football and baseball coach was diagnosed with Colorectal cancer...

A night full of joy is just what these strong, deserving teens need! ‘No Worries Now‘ is a 501(c)3 nonprofit whose mission is to improve the well being of teens with life-threatening illnesses. The organization holds annual proms so...

At just 20-years-old, Blake Pyron just happens to be Sanger, Texas’ youngest business owner. He also happens to have Down Syndrome. The former Sanger High School football captain and prom king opened Blake’s Snow Shack, because of his...

This top chef wants to share her love of food to help others! La Soupe is a French roadside soup shack that mixes the cooking talents of owner, Suzy DeYoung, with the comfort of a family table. MOre than just a delicious restaurant, La...

At age 14, this philanthropic teen started changing the lives of at-risk women. Allyson Ahlstrom started ‘Threads for Teens’ to help less-fortunate females build their self-esteem, confidence, and give them hope. The original idea was...

After one LA man hit rock bottom, only meditation could save him! Swami Varadan was born in India and moved to Silicon Valley when he was two-years old. His adult life seems to be perfection, working on the radio with Ryan Seacrest...

A piano is all it took to open Dotan's eyes to a life of inspiration! Five years ago, Dotan Negrin quit his steady and stable 9-5 job day job to travel around the world with his piano. Dotan believes we all are given one chance at life...

After tragedy, love, support and togetherness are needed most. Adam Keller and Jared Marinelli, best known around the world for their ‘viral flash mob wedding proposal video’, were deeply affected by the tragedy in Orlando. The...

Sadness is no match for Lulu; a very special kind of therapy dog. Funerals are an extremely hard time for family and friends of lost loved ones. The Ballard-Durand Funeral & Cremation Services is a caring and compassionate funeral home...

People of Peru are getting new opportunities thanks to one awesome high school student. Ziggy Hallgarten a 17-year-old junior at Staples High School is Westport, CT takes his entrepreneur spirit and helps others in...

Jamie Oliver loves food so much he started a global initiative to share his passion for food education with others around the world! The third annual ‘New Canaan Food Revolution‘, in (New Canaan) Connecticut, part of Oliver’s program,...

This former Starbucks attorney stopped at nothing to follow her dreams! Paula Boggs is not only a former Starbucks executive but also an Army Airborne veteran who decided to trade in her incredibly successful career to pursue her...

What is the REAL meaning for Memorial Day? Every Memorial Day we get a long weekend, spend time with friends and family, BBQ’s and take boat rides, but forget so often what this day is REALLY for. On Memorial Day, we need to remember...

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, can be extremely difficult for anyone who has dealt with a serious trauma; more specifically for veterans. Project Welcome Home Troops began in 2006 when several trauma relief trainers from the...