Category: Great Giving

With the help of Twitter, a company pays off the mortgages of several veterans with the phrase #makeitmeanmore.
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Watch Company Tell Veterans They Are Paying Off Their Mortgages

Veterans say goodbye to their home mortgage #makeitmeanmore What an amazing way to say, “Thank you,” to veterans on Veterans Day. Veterans United Home Loans ran a Twitter campaign. Every time someone tweeted “Thank you for your service,” the company made a $25 donation to pay off a veteran’s mortgage. Then, the company shared the reveals. These are the best thing you will watch all day. Here is longtime veteran supporter Gary Sinise spring the news to Bill, a Navy

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Tik Tok star Carlos Valdez arranges a $12,000 tip for 89 year old delivery driver.
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Tik Tok Star Suprises 89-Year-Old Pizza Delivery Driver With $12,000 Tip

Tik Tok star Carlos Valdez inspired fans to create the best topping ever Tik Tok star Carlos Valdez and his family know a couple things about pizza. They know what toppings they like and they know exactly who they want to deliver their delicious pizza pie. Valdez told KSL TV that they always order from Papa John’s in Roy, Utah to they can request their favorite delivery driver. Every time Derlin Newey brings a pizza to their front door the

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The Holy Honey jarred each year with the honey from the synagogue's rooftop beehives.
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Sweet Heroes Step Up When Synagogue’s Rooftop Beehives Become Pandemic Casualty

Synagogue’s rooftop beehives had sweet beginning that only gets better They are beehives with the sweetest of beginnings. Arthur LaBan started the project about five years ago when he was in seventh grade. This would be his service project for his upcoming bar mitzvah at Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia. KYW radio did a story at the time. Beekeeper Don Shump helped Arthur and his dad, Craig, get quite the operation going on the synagogue’s rooftop. As Craig describes in

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An unusual fish chair found in a thrift store goes to a woman who had the image of the chair tattooed on her leg.
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How A Tattoo and a Fellowship of a Quirky Fish Chair Scaled Kindness Among Strangers

This fish chair second-hand store find could only go to one woman It’s the fish chair meant for only one person. Or so, that’s how this fish tale plays out. CBS’ Steve Hartman has another great story that starts with a funky chair someone saw in a second hand store. The story starts in a Facebook group They posted the image on a quirky Facebook page called, “Weird Secondhand Finds That Just Need To Be Shared.” A woman in Syracuse,

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Bagel man Mac Abdulla is dipping into his own funds to keep his bakery running and donating the bagels to local food pantries.
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Immigrant Bagel Man Keeps Bakery Running With His Own Money; Donates Products To Food Pantries

Bagel man Mac Abdulla is an immigrant who remembers people helping him out when he was starting out Bagel man Mahmoud Abdulla could’ve seen a recipe for disaster when the coronavirus pandemic shut down the economy last Spring. Instead, WSB-TV reports Abdulla saw an opportunity to give back. A chance to give back Abdulla runs City Bakery in Sandy Springs, Georgia. A lot of his business consists of supplying hotels and restaurants, all businesses that shutdown and stopped buying his

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Strangers show up to clean up CNN Center Atlanta after a nights of riots.
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Strangers Clean Up CNN Center Atlanta Following Night of Out of Control Riots

Strangers picked up glass and scrubbed graffiti at CNN Atlanta The worst and best of Atlanta CNN Center Atlanta has seen the worst and best of this city in a span of less than 20 hours. People began to gather Friday afternoon in Downtown Atlanta protesting a number of police officer shootings including the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Things were peaceful for many hours. They eventually got out of control. Someone set a police car on fire.

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7-Year-Old Boy Throws Mini-Prom For His High School Babysitter When Hers Is Canceled

7-year-old Curtis Rodgers believed his babysitter deserved the best prom ever. Little kid to the rescue of babysitter Leave it to a devoted 7-year-old to show his babysitter she is the best ever. Curtis Rodgers was feeling bad for Rachel Chapman when his mom explained she wouldn’t be able to have a high school prom because of the coronavirus lockdown situation. Brilliant Curtis to the rescue. He told his mom they could throw Rachel a prom in their backyard in

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South Korea is sending 10,000 face masks to Navajo Nation code talkers.
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South Korea Sending 10,000 Masks To Navajo Veterans Honoring Their Service During Korean War

Gratitude for Navajo code talkers used their unbreakable code to help defend South Korea Navajo code talkers made significant contributions to help defend South Korea during the Korean War. It’s a story from 70 years ago that many Americans don’t know. South Korea has not forgotten. South Korea sends gratitude The country is sending 10,000 face masks and other protective gear to the Navajo Nation to aid in the fight against the coronavirus. Stars & Stripes reports the Navajo Nation

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Magic Johnson will offer $100 million in loans for women owned and minority owned businesses.
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Magic Johnson Offering $100 Million In Loans To Women And Minority Owned Businesses

Magic Johnson wants to help out women and minority owned businesses left out of PPP loans NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson wants to help out women and minority owned businesses who haven’t been able to secure PPP loans. These company owners missed out on the early loans during the coronavirus pandemic economic crisis because they might have not had relationships with big banks.  EquiTrust Life Insurance Company will fund the loans. Johnson is a majority shareholder.  The Small Business

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Quarantine Christmas
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Dad Creates Magical ‘Quarantine Christmas’ With Toys & Food Already In The House

Quarantine Christmas reminding all of us to be happy and excited with what we already have Quarantine Christmas should join the list of pop culture holidays like Festivus. Dad Neil Robinson came up with the idea for his young children Carter and Kennedy. The general idea? Wrap up toys and food the family already had. What brilliance! The parents woke the kids up with all the excitement of a traditional Christmas Day. Carter and Kennedy ran downstairs to find the

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