By Jack Day This is a before and after photo of 20-year-old Shylow Murphy, who less than a week ago was homeless on the streets of Norwich, England. The transformation took place thanks to the kindness of a stranger who happened to be passing by him one day last week. That stranger was Abbi Claxton,…
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Living In a Food Desert, This Pastor Became a Shepherd & Led His Community to Healthier Lands
By Jack Day Ever heard of a food desert? The USDA defines a food desert as, “urban neighborhoods and rural towns without ready access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food… USDA’s Economic Research Service estimates that 23.5 million people live in food deserts.” Pastor Richard Joyner of Missionary Baptist Church in Conetoe, North Carolina lives…
To Keep Kids Safe, This Dedicated Teacher Has Walked Them Home For the Last 3 Years
FOX13 News, WHBQ FOX 13 By Jack Day It’s difficult to imagine stories like this exist, but it’s pretty awesome that they do. Carl Schneider, a special education teacher at Whitney Achievement Elementary School in Memphis, Tennessee has been doing something for students at the school that goes far beyond the scope of his duties…
Forget Hollywood, Here Are 10 Real Life Heroes You Need to Know About
By Jack Day Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. From the crossing guards who help out children on their way to school, to the scientists developing life saving drugs across the planet. It’s hard to tell every story, but every year CNN does their best to highlight 10 people who are making a difference…
Unable to Speak Until He Was 3-Yeas-Old, This Teen Is Providing Care For Veterans With His Love For Chatting
By Jack Day Autism comes in many forms. For Aidan Knaus it was an issue he dealt with at an early age as he couldn’t even speak until he was three-years-old. Suffering from memory lapses and attention deficit, Aidan was diagnosed with a high functioning form of autism. But watching the video above, you would…
This Van Is Giving Out More Than Spare Change to Those Willing to Work For It
By Jack Day There’s something really smart going down in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In a duel effort to curb pan handling in the city as well as create jobs and opportunity for those who are often forced to beg, the mayor, Richard J. Berry, announced a program called, “There’s a Better Way,” in which vans…
This Homeless Man Just Got the Surprise Of His Life From a Caring Officer
By Jack Day Samuel Meixueiro has fallen on hard times. He has no home, no family, and carries his belongings with him on his daily 6 hour walk to work from the church he sleeps at in Kansas City. One day he stopped in a park to take a rest and some concerned citizens called…
This Man Wants Your Help In Building a Bigger, Better Rain Forest For the Future
By Jack Day I’m sure by now you know how important rain forests are to the survival of human life on this planet. And I’m sure you also know about how the destruction of rain forests is a terrible, horrible thing that continues to this day. But did you know there is a man who…
When This School Bus Crashed Into a Lake, the Driver & a 10-Year-Old Passenger Became Heroes
By Jack Day Accidents happen so fast that it’s always a miracle when no one gets hurt. That was the case recently when a school bus in Tampa, Florida carrying 27 kindergartners careened out of control and crashed into a lake. The driver and 10-year-old Nicholas “Nico” Sierra sprung into action and safely got all…
Bad Habits Starting to Form At Work? Here’s 4 Things that Will Give Your Work Ethic a Turnaround!
Image by: By Mikey G Ottawa By Richard K. Noots The daily grind of life can be taxing to one’s psyche. The endless mishmash of paper work, non-stop customer needs, or insurmountable amounts of labor that has to get done are sentiments everyone can despise. No matter what your job, the stress puts the same…
Hey Men, We Can All Stand to Lose a Few Pounds, So Why Not Read These 4 Tips?
Image by: By Kyle May By Richard K. Noots Thousands and thousands of articles exist online for the sole purpose of purporting dieting fads. Google “diet” and it will bring up more than thirty million results alone. The sad truth is that most of these words are wasted and unnecessary. Organic, Paleo, Atkins and any…
This Street Art Was Actually Asked for by the City Government!
By Richard K. Noots Paul Walsh of New Zealand had enough of the bland utility boxes that littered his community in Aukland. After having one of his paints ruined by the government, popular outcry convinced the leaders of Aukland to not only allow Walsh to continue, but practically commissioned him to keep working. Isn’t that crazy? Now this…
Need Help Picking a Job? Why Not Base it on Your Personality?
By Richard K. Noots We all have trouble choosing our dream job. Many of us might waste twenty or thirty years even before we find what could be considered our true calling. Luckily, a survey done of over 20,000 people has showcased what seems to work for some people based on their personalities. So, if you’ve been trying to…
Second Chance, Inc. is Guaranteed to Give You a … You Guessed It!
By Richard K. Noots If you’ve ever been to prison or hit rock bottom in your life, you know how hard it can be to pull yourself by your bootstraps (or whatever it is people say). That’s why this new company, Second Chance, Inc. is such an awesome thing to witness. Not only does it give a way for…
People of Nigeria Say, “No, Seriously. It’s Not as Bad Here as You Think.”
By Richard K. Noots When you think of Nigeria, you probably think of Africa as a whole or someplace that looks really poor. Well, you’d be wrong! It turns out, Nigeria is one of the biggest economies of Africa itself! This means there are actually many places that could easily be confused for an American city. Their chief export…
Chicago Veterans Step Up to Help Fight the HUGE Crime Problem
By Richard K. Noots Despite Chicago having a huge problem with bullets entering people, no one is really sure how to solve the issue. That is, until some veterans came up with a unique strategy to help kids make it to school without dying. It involves … Essentially walking them to school. Yes, like Little Rock 9,…
It Started as a Routine Traffic Stop … What These Denver Cops Did Next Will Terrify You!
By Richard K. Noots As usual, cops always have to flex their muscles. Just ask the citizens of Denver, Colorado. It turns out that the fascist state government is implementing a new way of promoting good behavior: by rewarding it. This is laughable! Everyone knows you can’t pat the backs of people and expect them to…
This House is Made Out of Bottles, but Not How You Think
By Richard K. Noots A solution is being found to the terrible housing problem seen in places like Nigeria. Instead of letting all our trash go to waste, some people have figured out how to use it to make not only a place that is fire-proof, but also bullet-proof! How insane is that? Aside from being cost-effective, it’s…
Would You Do Something Illegal to Help Your Terminal Illness?
By Richard K. Noot When Daniel Hibbitt was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he decided to look for any means to help his predicament. Well, if you haven’t been living under a rock for 15 years, you might have heard that marijuana might actually help in many ways with all cancer-related issues. Unfortunately for Daniel, he lives in…
Need a Good Reason to Work Out? Here’s 3!
Image by: By Binkwilder By Richard K. Noots Let’s face it, not all of us are hardcore gym rats. Going to work out on just a semi-regular basis is hard enough to accomplish, let alone trying to master a full gym schedule. Generally speaking, it’s at least an extra 1-2 hour commitment that is out…
Now There’s a Marathon to Run Around the World?!
By Richard K. Noots Have you ever ran a marathon? Was it some piddly 25 miles? Ha! You Wouldn’t last a day in Earthathon. Or maybe you would … Inspired by people who want to raise awareness and save the world (as always), Earthathon is a race that has you competing online worldwide to see who can finish 25,000 miles the fastest! They…
This is Where You Should Sleep if You Have Insomnia
By Richard K. Noots Simon Trnka isn’t like us. On nights when he can’t sleep, he doesn’t take medication or watch TV. Instead, he grabs his things and starts heading out to where he belongs: the mountains. Being from Slovakia, he’s in a unique position to experience the geography of the world, and he does not waste it!…
Temple Grandin Shows Why Autism Doesn’t Have to be a Set Back
By Richard K. Noots People everywhere have Autism, and we aren’t really sure why. I mean, there are numerous causes and huge variations (Autism is a spectrum of things, and not caused by vaccines) which make it hard to pinpoint one thing and say “that’s it!” What we do know is that people with Autism can…
Even Prisoners Deserve a Second Chance, and You Won’t Believe This One
By Richard K. Noots Dion was once a simple drug dealer trying to make ends meet. He wasn’t a bad person, he just wanted to pay bills and feed his family. It turns out, the majority of people in prison aren’t bad people. just people who got caught up in something they didn’t understand. Once Dion…
