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Joseph Shavit
Oct 13, 2021
Lemonade, cookies, caring, determination: Teen raises thousands for charity
Olivia Ohlson-Ellis has been running lemonade stands since 2017 to raise funds for NorthShore’s Kellogg Cancer Center in honor of her mom.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 11, 2021
Indian American teen overcomes tragedy to create fire suppression extinguisher to combat wildfires
An Indian American teen in the San Francisco Bay Area has parlayed the tragedy of a 2018 wildfire to hopefully prevent the spread of future
Joseph Shavit
Oct 5, 2021
10-year-old boy who once lived in a homeless shelter becomes America's newest Chess Master
A 10-year-old who once lived in a New York City homeless shelter has achieved a remarkable title for someone his age: chess master.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 1, 2021
8-year-old Brazilian girl dubbed world's youngest astronomer
When Nicole Oliveira was just learning to walk, she would throw up her arms to reach for the stars in the sky.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 17, 2021
School kids in New Zealand discover new species of giant penguin
A giant fossilized penguin discovered by New Zealand school children has been revealed as a new species in a peer-reviewed journal.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 10, 2021
Historically rare feat --- Boy Scout, 16, earns all 137 merit badges
Omkar Tamhane has completed all the Merit Badges Scouts of America offers. Fewer than 500 scouts in history have earned all merit badges.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 9, 2021
Moving moment as two boys hop off their bikes to pay respects at military veteran's funeral
Two boys in Batesville, Indiana, stopped in their tracks when a funeral procession for a military veteran passed by last week.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 2, 2021
Families raise more than $77K with lemonade stand for Children's Hospital
A family in Indian Hill, Ohio, has raised more than $77,000 this year for Children's Hospital, all thanks to a lemonade stand.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 27, 2021
'My Heart Just Melted': Kid’s Act Of Kindness in Helping Out a Friend is the Cutest
Kindness comes when you are least expecting it. It does not have to be huge life-altering changes, rather as small as someone helping out
Joseph Shavit
Aug 27, 2021
‘Kindness matters’: Fan's moving response to John Cena's ‘never give up’ message
In a moving video, a fan surprised John Cena after talking how kindness shown by the WWE superstar had helped him during a tough time
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