$27M later, lottery winner says he’s keeping his job
Doug and Liz Kinsman had to check their winning $27- million ticket five times before they believed it. »
Sudden Wealth
$13M winner to buy pal a new car
With $13.6 million in the bank, Lotto 6/49 winner Fred Stonos is going to buy the Welland convenience store cashier who sold him his winning ticket a new car. »
Miracle League
Field is where dreams turn into miracles
Unlike most young moms, Lisa Surgo can pronounce it, spell it, and define it. It’s a medical condition called the Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation. There are about 20 varieties of the syndrome and the rarest of them, the kind her son Kyle has, is limited to about 40 cases in the whole world, she said. »
Town supportive of baseball Miracle
Could a “Miracle League” baseball field be coming to Amherstburg? »
Rescues
10th floor balcony rescue drama
A man has been rescued from the balcony of his 10th-storey flat in the early hours of this morning. »
Man rescued from burning car
Firefighters called to a burning car overnight in Auckland thought they were dealing with a fatality, but they rescued a man inside - just in the nick of time. »
Man saved in dramatic river rescue
A dramatic rescue took place on the River Yare outside Norwich yesterday after a man broke his shoulder bone when his dinghy capsized, tipping him into the water. »
Miracle rescue of woman whose car landed in canal
Water filled an upside-down Subaru that plunged into an irrigation canal Saturday evening, but Wenatchee police and firefighters freed the driver after an ordeal that lasted between five and 10 minutes, police and fire officials said. »
Kids & Teens
Baby Miracle heading home
A deformed Samoan baby girl banned from entering New Zealand is heading home after extensive medical treatment in the United States. »
Teen heroes pull man from inferno
Three Bay of Plenty teenagers are being hailed as heroes after pulling a man from his burning home early today. »
9-year-old gets national award for perfect penmanship
Kevin Lomax, 9, loves a good ‘K.’ But don’t even get him started on ‘G,’ which he says is the hardest letter to write in cursive. »
Animals
Firefighters lauded for deer rescue
The rescue squad in Nashua, New Hampshire, is being recognized for saving a deer from a tight situation. »
Dog Back from the Dead Reunited With Owners
A dog that was assumed to be dead was reunited recently with its overjoyed owners after an absence of three years.Salisbury District Council Dog Warden Mrs Sam Stuchfield was called to Salisbury Police Station recently to collect a stray dog. »
Trainer, her dog taught each other well
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. And, it turns out, species. »
Group rescues 200th retired racing greyhound
Established October 2005, the organization is based in Port Clinton and has an affiliation in Cincinnati. »
Stolen dog returned after more than four years
A vet despaired of seeing her dog again after the black labrador was stolen from her home.
But now four-and-a-half years later Midge has been returned to her owner. »
Charity
Dumpster Diving for Charity
Members of the Otterbein College in Westerville will station themselves by dumpsters on campus to collect usable furniture and other household items that can be sent to charitable organizations during the student move-out from 10 a.m.to 6 p.m.on June 9-11, 2008. Michelle Acker, organizer and psychology professor at Otterbein says, “As many of you have observed, when students move out of the dorms, they throw away many usable things. This throwing away is not usually planned; rather it is a function of last-minute ‘Can’t-fit-in-the-car-itis.’ »
“ForKids” family is part of Habitat for Humanity’s building blitz
Habitat for Humanity of South Hampton Roads has begun a building blitz. June 2-7, local builders, donors and volunteers will build 16 Habitat for Humanity Homes in the Huntersville neighborhood of Suffolk. »
Bill Cosby Donates Famous Sweaters For Children’s Charity
Seems like these days everyone’s selling the clothes off their back to help raise a little extra loot for the good stuff! Yesterday Ecorazzi told you that Kim Kardashian and Victoria Beckham were both giving up their threads for the sake of charity, and now it looks like Mr. Jello Pudding himself is going topless too. »
Heroes
Firehouse serves feast to Silver Star recipient
Heroism was the hot topic around the firehouse kitchen Tuesday night when the headquarters crew hosted Cpl. Moses Cardenas and his family at a firehouse pasta dinner. »
Heroine rescues blaze woman
A WOMAN was today hailed a heroine after she rescued an elderly woman from her burning home. »
Neighbor Saves Man In San Francisco Fire
A San Francisco man remains in critical condition with severe burns after a heroic neighbor pulled him out of an apartment fire early Monday morning in the city’s Richmond District, a Fire Department spokewoman said. »
Miracles
It was just a miracle
The gun went off, and Karl Hauer fell to the ground. »
Daughter’s birth a miracle for Winnipeg couple
JACKIE and Mike Touchette gambled $8,500 with the odds stacked against them, but hit the jackpot — they got pregnant on the very first try. »
Miracle baby born after full-term ovarian pregnancy
Surviving all odds, baby Durga has become perhaps the world’s first baby to be born after a full-term ovarian pregnancy at the Darwin Private Hospital in Australia’s Northern Territory. Ovarian pregnancies - where the foetus grows in the ovary instead of the uterus - are a one in 40,000 occurrence and usually terminate before 10 weeks, but a healthy 2.8 kg baby Durga arrived in the world Thursday morning after a full term 38 week pregnancy. »
Locks of Love
Lots of love
Adding Definition Hair & Spa would like to thank all who participated in or made donations during the recent fundraiser for Locks of Love. »
7-Year-Old Diabetic Girl Donates Hair To Locks Of Love
An East Texas girl decided that other people’s needs are greater than her own. So, she’s got a hair cut, and not just any hair cut. »
Angel Food Ministries
Church offering low-cost groceries
First Baptist Church of Morris has partnered with Angel Food Ministries to provide the community with low-cost groceries. »
Angel Food Ministries Offering Summer Food Relief for Citizens
Soaring food prices don’t have to blow your budget this summer, a national nonprofit operating with 10 host sites locally can help. They’re offering boxes of food for just $30 dollars. »
Life
Holocaust survivor reunited with Polish rescuer
More than six decades after the end of World War II, the question still boggles the mind: How did they survive? »