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![Idina Menzel, Stephen Colbert & more pay tribute to NYC by singing 'New York State of Mind'](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_e469a4e8f52046138581510e3b0a244b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_e469a4e8f52046138581510e3b0a244b~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Aug 18, 2021
Idina Menzel, Stephen Colbert & more pay tribute to NYC by singing 'New York State of Mind'
New York City and its arts scene, including Broadway and concerts, are back, and a number of singers are paying tribute to the Big Apple
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![Changing the world, $1 at a time! Man proves small acts of kindness can go a long way](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_cdfab8a3de254271a1e3aca9fbcde8eb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_cdfab8a3de254271a1e3aca9fbcde8eb~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Aug 13, 2021
Changing the world, $1 at a time! Man proves small acts of kindness can go a long way
Anthony Talley created a program where he collects just $1 from people all around his community to donate to someone in need
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 12, 2021
Jon Stewart and Pete Davidson are doing a 9/11 anniversary comedy show for charity
Two New York City comedians and several of their famous friends are holding a show to raise money for charities benefitting victims of 911
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 11, 2021
Couple sends books to inmates to show them they are not forgotten
For Diane and Robert E. Findlay, showing kindness is as simple as looking past what a person has done. The two are donating books...
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 11, 2021
9-year-old boy escorted to school by Las Vegas police after father dies from COVID-19
Noah Swanger, 9, was escorted to school by officers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on his first day of 4th grade.
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 10, 2021
Texas boy on a mission to donate 500,000 books by the end of the month
Orion Jean is 10-year-old boy on a mission. Before the end of the month, he wants to donate 500,000 books to children in Fort-Worth Texas.
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 9, 2021
How one woman with a van inspires others through random acts of kindness
Life hasn’t always been easy for Sharon Johnson. However, even while she was homeless and at her lowest, she always found ways to give back
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 5, 2021
Good Samaritans help stranded killer whale survive
Boaters in Alaska came across a 20-foot killer whale stuck on a rocky shore just off Prince of Wales Island in South East Alaska.
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 2, 2021
Sam Green is walking his dog across the country to combat homelessness
Sam Green and his dog, Taylor Ham, left from one of their favorite walking spots, by the beach in Sandy Hook, and began walking west
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Joseph Shavit
Jul 31, 2021
Lewis Hamilton donates £20m pound to charitable foundation to empower youth in UK
Lewis hamilton, pledged to donate 20 million pounds (23.4 million euros) in the launch of a new foundation, Mission 44.
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Joseph Shavit
Jul 27, 2021
Hero officers, bystanders save mom, baby pinned under car: It's honestly a miracle
Heroic police officers and bystanders were credited with saving lives when an out-of-control car slammed into a mother carrying her child
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Joseph Shavit
Jul 25, 2021
Chef Creates The ‘40 Acres And A Mule’ Initiative To Buy Land To Help Black Farmers
Chef Adrian Lipscombe created the “40 Acres and a Mule” initiative, buying land to help preserve Black foodways.
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Joseph Shavit
Jul 25, 2021
62-Year-Old Woman, Abandoned By Family, Gets Helping Hand From SF Police Officers
A 62-year-old Chinese-speaking woman who had, apparently, been abandoned by her family. That's when Officer Ma came to the rescue.
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Joseph Shavit
Jul 23, 2021
One woman's campaign of kindness to honor her late husband's memory
July 21 may have been an ordinary weekday in the middle of summer, however the day carries much more meaning for Lisa DeCoste and Alexis
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Joseph Shavit
Jul 21, 2021
Heroic New York officer rescues children from burning home
Officer Mark Conklin of the Jamestown Police Department responded to the house fire just after midnight on Monday
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Joseph Shavit
Jul 19, 2021
Community and a local DJ raise money to help man who walks 12 miles each day
Braxton Mayes says he's been walking 12 miles to and from work, three hours each way, because his truck stopped working
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Joseph Shavit
Jul 18, 2021
Restaurant Owner Fixes Up Old Cars to Donate Them to People in Need
I want to help everybody looking to better themselves when transportation is what's holding them back.
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Joseph Shavit
Jul 18, 2021
District judge turned 'dog poop master' saves community trails one shovel load at a time
For the past three years Sherlock has pushed a wheelbarrow a couple of blocks up Power Street every five weeks or so accompanied by Ellie
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Joseph Shavit
Jul 12, 2021
High school students invent stroller attachment for wheelchair for teacher's husband
As the proverb goes, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” That saying holds true for a group of high school students from Maryland.
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Joseph Shavit
Jul 12, 2021
Devoted Local Youth Sports Leader Recognized With Honorary Espy Award
Ritter received an honorary ESPY for volunteering as a youth sports leader and giving back to her community in Northridge
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