Inspiration

While many places are moaning and groaning and even arguing over the cost of minimum wage, one place recently took matters into their own hands and have voted to raise it. The Parkland Health and Hospital System in Texas voted this week to raise and boost minimum wage from $8.78 to $10.25 – the state’s […] More

Oh, Facebook. It’s a tool we use to keep updated on friends and family and sometimes it can be one big distraction. But for a family in Logan County, West Virginia, it’s nothing short of a lifesaver – literally! Brianna Vance and her family were at their home when a severe storm hit their area. […] More

This year’s Father’s Day may have already passed just a mere couple of days ago, but one lucky football-loving dad was given quite the surprise of a lifetime a few days before… and rightfully so! After his best friend died during the tragic events of September 11, Lieutenant Larry Mack, a New York City firefighter, […] More

With summer coming around in full swing, kids all over the nation are putting up lemonade stands for some extra cash. One kid who is doing just that thing is having a successful season, even having his favorite celebrity visit for a special cause. New Jersey native Mario Carpino got the surprise of a lifetime […] More

Imagine not being able to speak your thoughts for pretty much all of your life only to find yourself speaking in front of your entire graduating class at commencement – wild, isn’t it?! That’s exactly what happened to Dillan Barmache! At his Woodland Hills, California school, 14-year-old Barmache was able to find his voice, thanks […] More

Imagine randomly receiving a stack of lost love letters from over 90 years ago.  Love letters from your grandfather to your grandmother from World War I. It’s a story you hear only in history books, but this one is a love story come to life – just ask Lisa Byrd Adajian! Byrd Adajian is the granddaughter […] More

There are a lot of things in this world that can easily get us down, like all of the negative, sad stories we hear on the news, day in and day out. Luckily, there are also those stories that can outshine all of the negative stories and – instead of making us sad about humanity […] More

The Internet isn’t always the nicest of places, with online bullying being all-too-common and rude comments often filling the World Wide Web. Sometimes, though, it can actually be a place of universal kindness. After all, thanks to the kind-hearted ways of total strangers, a broke father was given the opportunity to attend his oldest son’s […] More

After making a miraculous recovery from near fatal brain injuries in 2011, Sam Schmid made international headlines after being injured in a serious car accident in Tucson, Arizona. The then-21-year-old junior was studying at the University of Arizona when after one fateful December night, he found himself in a hospital overcoming some very serious injuries. Referred […] More

Say what you will about NFL player Robert Griffin III’s field performance, but when it comes to being a good human, he downright wins at it. Case in point: when a Virginia high school student asked the Washington Redskins quarterback to assist in asking a classmate to the prom, he happily obliged. Morgan Assel sought […] More