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How Oprah (Truly) Changed Mary Alice's Life

The Huffington Post | Christina Anderson | Posted 02.27.2013 | Style

Mary Alice Stephenson makes a splash wherever she goes. At 6' tall, the statuesque beauty stands out. Add to that her big smile and cheerful greeting ...

Obama Welcomes Make-A-Wish Cellist To Oval Office (PHOTO)

The Huffington Post | Lisa_Miller | Posted 01.29.2013 | Politics

President Barack Obama listened to cellist and Make-A-Wish recipient Khari Joyner in the Oval Office Tuesday. White House photographer Pete Souza twee...

Hurricane Sandy 'Miracle' For Long Island Family Who Lost Home

AP | HELEN O'NEILL | Posted 12.24.2012 | New York

LONG BEACH, N.Y. -- The text from Sister Diane at St. Ignatius Martyr church was as odd as it was urgent: "A man is going to call. You must answer the...

Teen With Cancer Gets Wish To Serve As Soldier

AP | Posted 12.12.2012 | Impact

FORT KNOX, Ky. -- A 16-year-old Belgian boy with cancer listened to his grandfather tell stories about United States troops liberating the country dur...

Six-Year-Old Halloween Hero Quadruples Goal, Brings Holiday Spirit to Sick Kids Pt. 2

Toan Lam | Posted 01.20.2013 | Good News
Toan Lam

After Nico was diagnosed with brain cancer last fall, he was worried that he wouldn't be able to celebrate Halloween, his favorite holiday. Thanks to a break in treatment, this caped crusader was given the all clear.

Philadelphia Police Brutality Keeps Justin Bieber Puking (Weekend News Round-Up)

Michael Warbux | Posted 12.01.2012 | Entertainment
Michael Warbux

A Philadelphia police officer was caught on film brutally punching a woman in the face after he thought the woman threw water on him. At the beginning...

LOOK: The Story Behind The Heartwarming Photograph Of A Little Girl Crying After Meeting Obama

Sarah Medina | Posted 10.07.2012 | Good News

Last week, the heartwarming photograph of a young girl in tears after meeting President Obama took the Internet by storm. The image, captured by W...

Christian Bale To The Rescue: 'Batman' Star Grants Cancer Patient's Birthday Wish

Posted 09.12.2012 | Impact

Actor Christian Bale proved once again that he doesn't just play a superhero on film. To little Jayden Barber, the star of "The Dark Knight Rises" is ...

Sick Teen Granted Wish To Go To Harvard Medical School

Posted 08.30.2012 | Impact

Gabrielle Samsock has spent her entire life getting poke and prodded by doctors. But when it came time for the 14-year-old with a rare heart condition...

Ron Perlman Reprises Hellboy For Charity

Posted 07.07.2012 | Entertainment

Ron Perlman is Hellboy once again, this time for Make-A-Wish. Perlman reprised the role -- and donned the iconic red makeup -- to help make the wish o...

The Power of a Wish

Clarissa Burt | Posted 08.04.2012 | Impact
Clarissa Burt

From that first wish, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has seen amazing improvements and reeled in remarkable success. In many cases, after a child receives his or her wish, he or she goes into remission and is able to survive their illness.

PHOTOS: Make-A-Wish Gives Boy House Made Of 12,000 Legos

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 05.09.2012 | Denver

Sunday, April 30, was World Wish Day -- a day The Make-A-Wish Foundation doesn't take lightly. And if you were Alexander, a 6-year-old in Colorado, t...

Make-A-Wish World Wish Day 2012 Celebrity Wish Granters

Nicole Bryl | Posted 06.26.2012 | Impact
Nicole Bryl

Several years ago my dear friend Mary Alice Stephenson invited me to join her Make-A-Wish team, asking if I'd be interested in donating makeup time. We would be granting several Make-A-Wish kids their dream of becoming a supermodel for a day.

Big Houses + Intimate Parties = Our Kind of Fun

Tara Solomon | Posted 06.24.2012 | Miami
Tara Solomon

Who doesn't love a good house party, particularly when it's for Make-A-Wish Southern Florida?

Kris Humphries's Life-Changing Date

tmz.com | Posted 06.01.2012 | Celebrity

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Meteorologist Sells Weather-Predicting Calendars, Donates $2 Million

Peekskill-Cortlandt Patch | Posted 02.02.2012 | Impact

Predicting the weather is just one way Jim Witt has helped his community for the last fifty years. Since 1986, this innovative meteorologist has be...

WWE Superstar Grants 250 Wishes For Sick Children

Posted 01.25.2012 | Impact

World Wrestling Entertainment superstar John Cena is used to dominating in the ring, but the pro-wrestler earned a victory completely outside of his c...

Howard Stern Performs Magic for Harry Potter

Kim Stagliano | Posted 02.06.2012 | Entertainment
Kim Stagliano

I've been a Stern Show listener for almost twenty years, and I'd like to dispel the "myth" that Howard is some sort of lecherous, black hearted monster.

Make-A-Wish Grants Teen Her Dream To Be A Soldier

www2.wspa.com | Posted 01.10.2012 | Home

FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- The soldiers of Fort Jackson helped one teenager live her life-long dream of being in the U.S. Army, a goal she though she might...

Christina Hendricks Discusses the Three Best Things in Life: Jon Hamm, Ryan Gosling, and Pie

Cynthia Ellis | Posted 11.16.2011 | Entertainment
Cynthia Ellis

Christina Hendricks has the old-world, but never old, sex appeal of our Marilyn, and is perhaps our first red-headed pin-up since Rita Hayworth. And she has major acting chops.

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SLIDESHOW: Nigel Barker, Others Surprise Sick Teens With Fashion Photo Shoot

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Prois | Posted 10.29.2011 | Impact

When Nigel Barker burst through the door of a swanky New York City studio, four teens with life-threatening illnesses knew their dreams to model were ...

From Patient To Princess: Make A Wish Foundation Gives Girl Royal Treatment

Posted 07.16.2011 | Impact

The Make A Wish Foundation gave a girl suffering from a life-threatening heart condition an experience fit for a princess, reports KDVR. Along with...

Any Dream Won't Do: Things Wish-Granting Charities Won't Give

Slate | Jeremy Singer-Vine | Posted 06.02.2011 | Impact

Celebrity chef Ina Garten, the "Barefoot Contessa," finally agreed this week to meet with Enzo Pereda, a 6-year-old leukemia patient whom she'd twice ...

6-Year-Old Leukemia Patient Declines Make-A-Wish Meeting With Ina Garten

The Huffington Post | Posted 06.01.2011 | Home

UPDATE: The Pereda family has decided not to meet with Garten. The father told ABC News, "We're not going to do it. I don't want my son to go through ...

Ina Garten Catches Flack For Denying Cancer Patient's Requests

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.28.2011 | Home

Someone might be in the market for a new PR team. "Barefoot Contessa" Ina Garten has a new nickname -- "Heartless Contessa" -- in the wake of news ...