Stories

Tinny Davidson greets students of the local secondary school with an enthusiastic smile and a wave each morning as they pass her home. To show their appreciation for her small act of kindness, students presented Tinny with a huge surprise!

Thanks to Ray of Hope Medical Missions, local doctors and equipment donations from Advanced Bionics, a 7-year old Guatemalan boy, who was born deaf, was able to hear his family speak for the first time in his life.

A local man who suffers from mental disability has spent his last 60 years in brotherhood with the firemen at Station 1 in Lansing, Michigan. What started as an act of kindness for a 13-year old boy in 1953, has evolved into a lifelong friendship that both Tony and the firemen treasure.  

Two students from the University of Washington have been awarded the Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for the creation of a pair of gloves that translates American sign language into text or spoken speech. The Lemelson-MIT Student Prize rewards the most inventive undergraduate and graduate students across the nation. This year’s winners, Navid Azodi and Thomas Pryor […]

Margo Feaser, Seminole County Sheriff’s Office Investigator is grateful that she, her husband and two small children are safe after their Longwood, Florida home caught fire on the night of April 25th. Part of the thanks goes to their beloved family dog Maxx, who led fire fighters to the location of the family’s two children […]

Watch the journey as this 10-week old French Bulldog pup learns to skateboard!

Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) is a nonprofit organization that has rallied more than 3.4 million of America’s truck drivers to combat human trafficking. Read more about these everyday heroes and how they are making a difference for young women across America. Read the Story

Every Thursday afternoon, 6-year old Jacob Tumalan visits the Carson Shelter in Gardena, California to read to the shelter dogs. Jacob, diagnosed with autism, seems to have a special connection with the dogs that is profoundly calming. As a result of his weekly visits, Jacob is also getting better with his reading and now reads […]

Johnny Matheny is the first person to test a prosthetic limb that he can control with his mind. The prosthetic arm, developed by John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and funded by the US military, is the first robotic prosthetic arm to utilize the user’s thoughts to control the movements of the arm. Could this be […]

In an effort to inspire people with disabilities, Hunter Gandee and his 9-year old brother Braden, set out on a journey together from Monroe County to the Michigan Capital in April.  Hunter walked the 111-mile journey with brother Braden on his back. Braden has cerebral palsy, but did manage to walk the last half-mile unassisted […]