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Everyday Heroes

What We Can All Learn From the Incident in Row Number 3

Deirdre Maloney | Posted 04.29.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Lessons, Life Lesson, Everyday Heroes, Heroes, Life Lessons, Learning From Others, Emotional Wellness, Hero, Learning, Learn, Healthy Living News
Deirdre Maloney

While crappy things happen in work and in life, it's not the events themselves that matter. It's how we handle them that make all the difference.

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WATCH: Woman Tracks Down The Man Who Saved Her 50 Years Ago

Posted 04.14.2013 | Good News
Read More: Video, Woman Tracks Down Lifeguard Who Saved Her Almost 50 Years Later, Lifeguards, Everyday Heroes, Rescued Woman Tracks Down Lifeguard Who Saved Her in 1964, Eady Rothstein, Eady Rothstein Larry Brickman, Good News News

It's never too late to say thank you. In fact, it's been almost 50 years since a lifeguard rescued Eady Rothstein from drowning. According to NBC ...

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Be a Hero This Holiday Season -- Cape Not Included

Dave Girgenti | Posted 01.08.2013 | Impact
Read More: Gift Guides Canada, Holiday Season, Heroes, Everyday Heroes, Layaway, Wish Upon a Hero, Wishes, Charitable Giving, Giving, American-Hero, Impact News
Dave Girgenti

Every once in a while, we come across real-life heroes. Your average, un-extraordinary person, who does an extraordinary deed which positively impacts someone's life. Wish Upon a Hero relies on just this type of person.

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We Are All Everyday Heroes

Robert Egger | Posted 12.29.2012 | DC
Read More: Dc Impact, 2012 Presidential Election, DC Central Kitchen, 2012 Election, Everyday Heroes, Nonprofit Sector, Nonprofits, Non-Profits, DC News
Robert Egger

How can any candidate, for any office, in a time when our country must grow our economy, not mention our country's third biggest employer? Because, like many Americans, they think nonprofits don't create anything of value.

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A Hero in Detroit Changing the World

Lena Tabori | Posted 12.26.2012 | Detroit
Read More: Elections 2012, Detroit, Philanthropy, Capuchin Soup Kitchen, Charity, Homelessness, Brother Bob Malloy, Everyday Heroes, Brother Bob, Detroit Impact, Everyday Heroes Book, Detroit News
Lena Tabori

For 40 years, Brother Bob Malloy, a priest of the Capuchin order, has been serving the mentally ill and disabled, and ministering to the poor. Day in and day out, sees to the persistent needs of the thousands of men and women that pass through his doors.

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San Francisco Heroes Changing the World

Lena Tabori | Posted 12.26.2012 | San Francisco
Read More: Cameron Sinclair, Architecture for Humanity, Environment, Entrepreneurship, Living Goods, National Food Day, Everyday Heroes, National Food Day 2012, Everyday Heroes Book, Michael Dimock, Ben Mangan, Chuck Slaughter, San Francisco News
Lena Tabori

As president of San Francisco-based Roots of Change, Michael Dimock's lofty goal is to create a sustainable food system in California by 2030 that can be used as a model for the rest of the country.

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D.C. Heroes Changing the World

Lena Tabori | Posted 10.26.2012 | DC
Read More: Washington DC, Robert Egger, Philanthropy, Social Change, DC Central Kitchen, Social Entrepreneurship, Darell Hammond, kaBoom!, Everyday Heroes, Dc Impact, DC News
Lena Tabori

Despite a troubled political system and a struggling economy, do average citizens have the power to create positive change within, not only their lives, but also the lives of others?

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Chicago Heroes Changing the World

Lena Tabori | Posted 12.26.2012 | Chicago
Read More: HIV/AIDS, Chicago Crime, Gang Violence, Gary Slutkin, Chicago Gun Violence, Education Reform, Chicago Gangs, Reverend Stan J Sloan, Sarah Elizabeth Ippel, Chicago Murder Rate, Lindsay Avner, Chicago Impact, Everyday Heroes Book, Everyday Heroes, Chicago News
Lena Tabori

As we all know, Chicago witnessed an alarming spike in homicides this spring, the effects of which citizens and the police force are still dealing with. While the problem has slowed somewhat, tension remains high, and people are looking for solutions.

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One Person Can Really Make a Difference

Paul Mobley | Posted 12.23.2012 | Arts
Read More: Passion, Everyday Heroes, Making a Difference, Becoming-Fearless, Giving Back, Mobile Medical Disaster Relief, Wine to Water, American Widow Project, Arts News
Paul Mobley

So many of the nonprofit leaders I photographed are incredibly young and ambitious. Their resourcefulness and imagination are refreshing and goes to prove that there are truly as many ways to give back as there are people in the world.

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So, Who Is a Hero Anyway?

Enid Borden | Posted 12.10.2012 | Impact
Read More: Heroes, Everyday Heroes, Real Heroes, Nonprofits, Nonprofit, Female Heroes, Hero Definition, Hero, Women Heroes, Every Day Heroes Book, Who Is a Hero, Impact News
Enid Borden

There really are many heroes among us. We may know many of them, but I contend that most we've never heard of. Maybe it's the ones we've never heard of who make the biggest difference.

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Ex-Rockette, 92, Uses Dance To Fund Cancer Research

Posted 01.02.2012 | Impact
Read More: Video, Tap Dance, Good-News, American Cancer Society, Charity, Everyday-Heroes, Uso, Rockettes, Grandmothers, Impact News

Louise Neistat was a Rockette...during World War II. But for the 92-year-old, age hasn't gotten in the way of her passion for dance or her desire to h...

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Chad Lindsey: New York's Newest Subway Hero

Huffington Post via New York Times | Verena von Pfetten | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: New York Subway Hero, Subway Accident, Everyday Heroes, Subway Hero, Chad Lindsey, Chad Lindsay, Chad Lindsey Subway, Healthy Living News

Today's New York Times introduces us to a brand new kind of subway hero: the anonymous one. Chad Lindsey, 33, spent his Monday morning commute cover...

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