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Thursday, Oct. 27, 2005

Teens and charity

Musicians and bands, participating in a program called “You Got 2 Give 2 Get,” were giving free concerts for teenagers who agreed to donate four hours of their time to various charities. When they completed the required time, they were given concert tickets worth approximately $100. »

Good news: lost rings, honest finder, happy coincidence

This is a good-news story about lost rings from a marriage of 63 years and an honest finder and a happy coincidence. »

Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005

Youth volunteer award a Cinderella tale

Tempe teenager Samantha Fox, her mother and a couple of friends came up with a great idea several years ago. »

Friday, Oct. 14, 2005

Paying for prescription: Angel comes to aid of city woman

A city resident wants to wish a big ‘thank you’ to a woman who paid for a prescription she couldn’t afford Sunday at Shopper’s Drug Mart. »

Friday, Oct. 7, 2005

Donating hair to Locks of Love is growing tradition for cousins

Rachel Warns and Madeline Crowley are pretty good at spelling, but their motto last month was “Hair today, gone tomorrow.” »

Thursday, Sep. 29, 2005

Family takes in 14 Rita evacuees

This family has been through so much. »

Wednesday, Sep. 28, 2005

Clearing his conscience: schoolbook returned 62 yrs. too late

A retired engineer who finally handed back a school library book he had borrowed more than 60 years ago has been spared £300-plus in unpaid fines. »

Tuesday, Sep. 27, 2005

Family seeks woman who returned money

How about this for some good news? We’ve been on a starvation diet lately. »

Christmas Bonuses Returned After 9 Months

Investigators had all but given up on finding $10,000 in cash and gift certificates stolen from an office last December when the loot was returned last week, along with the hand-lettered envelopes it came in. »

Friday, Sep. 23, 2005

Lost $10,000 returned; no reward wanted

A good Samaritan who turned in to police $10,000 lying in a Malvern street says he wants no reward. »

Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005

More than 30 years later, Agnes victim repaying favor

Christine Mizenko was a newlywed and living in Swoyersville for about a month when floodwaters from Tropical Storm Agnes destroyed her home. »

Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005

Homeless Woman Returns Purse With $800 Cash Inside

A homeless woman living at a Salvation Army shelter in Tampa with her five children found and returned a purse containing $800 in cash and two paychecks, according to a report. »

Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005

2 brothers buy food, get lost, start charity

In 1987, Gil Gillenwater and his brother, Troy, decided to forgo the usual Thanksgiving tradition of stuffing themselves, drinking too much and sitting around watching football on TV all day. »

Saturday, Aug. 13, 2005

Pioneer program builds character, teaches respect

PIONEER ELEMENTARY students are giving peace a chance through a unique character education program that is growing in popularity. »

Tuesday, Jul. 26, 2005

$200,000 In Jewels Left In Cab, Returned To Owner

A New York City cab driver is being commended for his honesty. Last week when a passenger got out of his cab - that passenger accidentally left behind a bag filled with jewelry - worth more than $200,000. Today it is back with its rightful owner thanks to that cab driver. »

Sunday, Jul. 24, 2005

Thinking of others: 12yo gets gifts for others

In a world controlled by parents, teachers and a laundry list of things they can not do, many local teens find feelings of accomplishment in knowing there is something they can do for those less fortunate. »

Saturday, Jun. 25, 2005

Honest convenience store clerk returns winning lottery ticket

Leslee Hobson isn’t just lucky when it comes to lottery tickets. She is lucky she buys her coffee from John Martin each morning. »

Saturday, Jun. 18, 2005

Librabry book returned 78 years late

A Brentwood man will not be fined for a library book that was due when Calvin Coolidge was president, the Oakland Public Library announced Friday. »

Official who returned $1,000 wants to remain anonymous

An official of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) set a good example by returning close to S$1,000 or about P55,000 to a travel agency owner, who left it at the immigration arrival counter at the Davao International Airport on Tuesday afternoon. »

Monday, Apr. 11, 2005

Daughter recalls mom as an ‘everyday hero’

More than a year after her death, a Winnipeg woman was remembered as a hero who lived life to the fullest. “My mom was an everyday hero. Not the swoop-in-and-save-the-world Superman kind of hero, but an everyday hero,” said Kirsten Albo, daughter of Diane Kroeker, who died while reaching out to help someone in danger of drowning in the Pacific Ocean. »

Saturday, Mar. 19, 2005

Students provide bandaid support for charity

Tamworth West Public School’s SRC kicked off their year’s fundraising efforts with Bandaged Bear Day yesterday. »

Thursday, Mar. 17, 2005

Store Finds Fortune In Donated Purse

Some real treasures can be found at secondhand stores, but when workers in a River Falls, Wis. opened a donated purse, they found an unexpected treasure. »

Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005

Lost Laptop Returned

The Blood Bank of Delmarva has its missing laptop back. »

Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005

Valuables returned

As annual visitors to South Florida from Connecticut, we experienced an episode of integrity and kindness that deserves to be publicized. »