Needy Children

Lessons From The Girl At The Playground With No Shoes

Kara Gebhart Uhl | Posted 05.07.2012

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Kara Gebhart Uhl

I looked down at her bare feet, caked with dirt, bits of long-ago red polish on her toenails. Her plaid green skort and halter top were soiled and stained--and not the kind of dirty that clothes get after a hard day's play.

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One Woman Turns Holiday Grief Into A Mission To Help

Posted 05.25.2011

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When Jessica Bachus' daughter was stillborn over the holiday season four years ago, the young mother was crushed. Bachus told CBS News, "Since I coul...

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Cabinet Co. Takes on Santa's Workshop, Crafts Dollhouses For Needy Children

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dollhouse Making, Donated Dollhouses, Needy Children, Project Self-Sufficiency, Alpine Cabinet Co., Dollhouses, Windsor Optimist Club, Impact News

Alpine Cabinet Co, based in Timnath, Colo., cut a quarter of its workforce back in January but that hasn't dampened the giving spirit of the company. ...

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New Jersey Boy Builds 1000 Teddy Bears For Kids

Posted 05.25.2011

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When he was five years old, Justin Martin asked his father if everyone in the world had a teddy bear like his. When he realized that the answer was no...

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Sock It To Him: Boy Collects 1000 Socks for Needy Kids

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Needy Children, Philanthropy, Socks, Sock Donations, Sock Drive, Children's Home Society, Tanner Eaves, Impact News

Consider what life without socks would be like. That's what 11-year-old Tanner Eaves is asking everyone in the Lake Mary, Florida community, as he col...

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