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Incredibly Generous Shoe Shiner Donates $200,000 in Tips to Hospital

Drew Weisholtz — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:03:23 +0000

Albert Lexie shines shoes, but he brightens up a whole lot more than people’s feet. Lexie has worked as a shoe shiner for the last 32 years at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. No big deal, you say? Well, it is when you consider that he has donated every single penny in tips he’s made since [...]

Waiter Who Defended Boy With Down Syndrome Gives All Donations To Charity

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:16:06 +0000

Last month, Michael Garcia made a lot of people smile. The 45-year-old, who is a waiter at Laurenzo’s Restaurant in Houston, Texas, refused to serve a family who insulted Milo Castillo, a five-year-old with Down Syndrome, by suggesting that “special needs children need to be special someplace else.” The story became national news after being picked up by Houston’s 29-95 [...]

The Rich Fail to Spread the Wealth By Donating Less to Charity Than the Middle Class Does — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:36:17 +0000

In a world where the portrait of philanthropy is often painted using an upper class model to represent an offering of charity to the less fortunate, sometimes we forget that empathy has a way of digging a little deeper into the pockets of blue jeans than it does a three-piece suit. At least that is [...]

Boy Fined for Selling Hamburgers for Charity Without Permit — Is It Fair? [VIDEO, POLL]

Amy Sciarretto — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 20:00:13 +0000

Once again, the idea that no good deed goes unpunished proves itself to be true. A Chewelah, Washington boy was fined $170 in relation to his fundraising efforts for World War Two veterans. While Justin Peterson, 12, has raised over $25,000 for the Honor Flight Program for vets by selling hamburgers, he was operating without [...]

Rush's Geddy Lee Mixes Wine With Charity

Chad Childers — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 02:00:10 +0000

It’s true that Rush loves their beer, as detailed in one of their past tour riders. But for singer/bassist Geddy Lee, it’s his love of wine that’s opened a brand new door for him.

Beastie Boys' Action Figure Sales to Benefit Charities

Chris M. Junior — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:15:57 +0000

Move over, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Nelly: the Beastie Boys have also been immortalized as commercially available action figures. And, in a rather superhero-like gesture, Mike “Mike D” Diamond, Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz and Adam “MCA” Yauch are donating the proceeds from sales of their limited-edition figures to charity.

Ben Stiller Markets Nonprofit in Creative Way [VIDEO]

Adam West — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:04:29 +0000

It’s a serious charity, the Ben Stiller Foundation, whose goal is to build schools in impoverished areas around the world. A lofty goal indeed. The public service announcement to promote the foundation is well, pure Stiller. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RHz49JYtKrM Huffington Post

Warren Buffet Donates $1.5 Billion to the Gates Foundation

Amory Gritta — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 18:09:52 +0000

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation just got a $1.5 billion infusion.

Warren Buffet, the third-richest person in the world, gave 19.34 million shares of his insurance and investment company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., to the charitable organization, which was created by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife to help address the world's education, health and poverty problems.

Charlie Sheen Did What????

Harley Myles — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:49:03 +0000

Sure,his heart may explode from the "chunks of cocaine", he reportedly smoked, but for now it's a BIG heart and feeling generous.

Couple Tries to Rob Charity Lemonade Stand

Amory Gritta — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:02:49 +0000

In an attempt to garner the title “World’s Meanest Robbers,” a couple in Houston held up a charity lemonade stand run by 13-year-old Chelsea Edwards and her two friends. Gage Turner, 20, and Amber Umbarger, 21, allegedly approached the lemonade booth, inquired about the cost and then grabbed the money jar and ran. The jar [...]

'Secret Millionaire' Doesn't Fail To Inspire

Melissa — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:55:09 +0000

I just got done watching 'Secret Millionaire' and all I can say is WOW.

My dear friend Monica Lassmann had told me about the show and how touching it was so I decided to watch it. This week's show was about Gary and Diane Heavin who are the co-owners of 'Curves'.

Gary and Diane left their wealthy lifestyles behind to spend a week in Houston's poverty-stricken Third Ward. They were given $6.50 per day to use for food while they were on their journey.

Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon Sing Rebecca Black's Friday [VIDEO]

Amory Gritta — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:30:05 +0000

Who knew that such a bad song could create so much good in the entertainment world?

On Friday night's episode of 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,' funnyman Stephen Colbert made a special musical appearance, in which he fittingly performed Rebecca

What a Concert!

Adam West — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:20:18 +0000

Imagine some of the greatest classic rock legends getting together for a charity. Pretty sweet, right? Now, imagine those rockers getting together for not just one concert, but for five days on the high seas. Friggin’ awesome! The first-ever Rock Legends cruise is a reality! Departing Ft. Lauderdale on December 1st, this cruise, which will [...]