Kindness News

By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:11 PM ET

The holiday spirit is alive and well in Batavia, where residents are decorating the downtown themselves Read More

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By Katherine Gustafson | Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:10 PM ET

A new program called Mission Serve asks veterans to help themselves by helping others. Read More

More like this in: Michelle Obama, Veterans, Community Service, Christian Science Monitor, Veterans Day

By Katherine Gustafson | Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:25 PM ET

And now John Stamos (remember him?) is making a movie about it. Read More

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By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:26 AM ET

Toddler Jeremiha Taylor assists with a very special delivery. Read More

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By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:25 PM ET

An anonymous former student returns the books he borrowed from his alma mater a mere half-century earlier. Oh, he paid all the late fees, too. Read More

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By Katherine Gustafson | Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:27 AM ET

The religious scholar and author’s inspired Charter for Compassion breathes new life into the Golden Rule. Read More

More like this in: Love, Compassion, Spirituality, Religion, The Internet, Call to Action, Karen Armstrong

By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:47 PM ET

Dave Cummings aims to sink more than a few free throws to help brain-injured vets. Read More

More like this in: Health, Non-Profit, fundraising, Veterans, New Hampshire, Military, Military Personnel, Veterans Day, Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund

By Katherine Gustafson | Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:53 PM ET

The annual holiday extravaganza has an unusual theme this year. But all proceeds still go to the Houston Ballet and its school. Read More

More like this in: Christmas, Houston, Holiday Shopping, Popcorn

By Katherine Gustafson | Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:36 PM ET

In a down economy, the little guy's generosity is more important than ever. Read More

More like this in: Bono, Bill Gates, Robin Hood Foundation, New York, Charity, The New York Times, Non-Profit, Economy, Nonprofit, Philanthropy, Gifts, Southeast Asia

By Wynter Mitchell | Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:44 PM ET

Posh Spice dusts off her icicles and warms the hearts of underprivileged kids in a Kentucky county hard hit by poverty. Read More

More like this in: Poverty, Soccer, Literacy, Save the Children, Victoria Beckham