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Officer Adopts Two Boys after Saving Them from Abuse

July 17, 2015 By Altrumedia

Jack Mook, 45, has all the qualities you can expect in a hero. He is a veteran of the Gulf War and currently works as a police detective in Pittsburgh. He also volunteers at a local non-profit gym, Steel City Boxing Association, where he coaches and mentors inner-city children. However, he’s heroic deeds stretch beyond […]

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Chicago Woman Saves 38 Passengers aboard Bus

July 15, 2015 By Altrumedia

Jill Bien didn’t plan to be a hero. She probably thought that she’d never be one. The 48 year old bar tender from Chicago lived what many would call a pretty ordinary life. Just another ordinary day Bien was heading home to Chicago after an evening at the Potawatomi Hotel and Casino playing bingo. She […]

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Teacher’s Generous Spirit Inspiring Students

July 13, 2015 By Altrumedia

When Gretchen Del Rosario graduated from Vallejo High School in 1986, she decided to pursue her dream and dedicate the rest of her life to helping her community. The third grade teacher does this by helping students in her community appreciate who they are. Her philosophy in teaching her students is to deal with each […]

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Faith: The Inspiring Bipedal Dog

June 29, 2015 By Hero Highlight

Faith, a dog born on December 24th 2002, was doomed from the beginning. She was born a bipedal. Only her hind legs were fully developed and her two front legs were severely deformed. As it is in the wild, the weak are doomed, and Faith’s mother believed this. Unlike the rest of the pup litter, […]

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Mum Helping to Promote Baby Health

June 25, 2015 By Hero Highlight

She wasn’t looking to become famous. She was just a regular mum with a charitable heart. Shannon Buist was making her regular drop off of some toys for donation at a women’s shelter in Park City, UT. She had done this many times before, but on this particular day when she asked the volunteers if […]

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Sherry Albright: Sweeps Up Janitor of the Year

June 22, 2015 By Hero Highlight

Most people taking care of a terminally ill loved one and working full time jobs would not be very cheerful nor would they take the time to help others with seemingly small problems. But that’s not Sherry Albright’s way. Sherry has been working at Trine University, Indiana for more than 13 years now. She scrubs […]

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Walter Thomas and his Garage Door

June 5, 2015 By Hero Highlight

Last Sunday, a 91-year-old man named Walter Thomas backed an SUV straight through a closed garage door — effectively smashing it into pieces. This wasn’t an accident. In fact, his family and friends not only cheered him on, they’d helped plan the entire thing. Walter lives in Woodstock, Illinois. Throughout his life, his passion has […]

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American Ninja Warrior Michael Stanger

June 2, 2015 By Hero Highlight

No matter what your plans are, sometimes life has something else in store. Michael Stanger, a 31-year-old from South Weber, Utah, seemingly had it all – a steady job as an insurance agent, two kids and a wife he loved dearly. Until one unexpected day when his wife, Enedina, started to get dizzy spells. Then […]

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Anheuser-Busch

June 1, 2015 By Hero Highlight

After a long day, is there anything more refreshing than a cold can of beer? Actually, there is – a cold can of water. Last week, Anheuser-Busch began canning drinking water for donation to the victims of the recent floods in Texas and Oklahoma. The first shipment of 50,000 cans is due to arrive this […]

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The Senior Class of Profile Junior-Senior High School

May 29, 2015 By Hero Highlight

As the school year reaches a close, high school seniors face the ending of one chapter in life and the beginning of another. So they can be forgiven for being a tad self-involved. But last week the senior class of Profile Junior-Senior High School united in their efforts to help someone else – and in […]

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