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Rescuing Leftover Food to Eradicate Hunger

August 31, 2015 By Altrumedia

Not many people would give up a lucrative career at a top financial firm to collect leftover food and redistribute it. But Robert Lee is not like many people. He gave up a finance job at JP Morgan to follow his passion of feeding the hungry. Robert Lee, the son of Korean immigrants, knows better […]

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Biking for Down Syndrome

August 26, 2015 By Altrumedia

Connor recently turned 21.  For his birthday, he chose to ride his bike along with 2,000 other bicyclists in the Courage Classic, which takes place in the mountains of Colorado, where riders travel up to 150 miles to raise money for Children’s Hospital Colorado. Connor, who raised $2,290 for the Sie Center for Down Syndrome where […]

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13 Year Old Girls Raise over $37,000 from Lemonade to Help Kids in Need

August 24, 2015 By Altrumedia

A dollar cup of lemonade can go a long way to quench thirst; and not just physical thirst. In the hands of the Lemonade Brigade, it has helped Blessing, a little Nigerian girl, pay for a crucial surgery that enabled her to walk for the first time. It has also helped Chase, a boy in […]

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Netflix Paving the Way for Paternity Leave Policies

August 21, 2015 By Altrumedia

Earlier this month, Netflix made national news with the announcement that they will be offering up to a full year of paid paternity leave for their employees. This includes both new moms AND dads at the company, who will continue to earn their full salary and other benefits. Only eligible to certain, more valued employees […]

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Ricochet Gives a Healing Paw

August 3, 2015 By Altrumedia

We are often so focused on what we think life ought to be, or who we think we ought to become, that we miss out on the special gifts that we already possess. However, as Ricochet’s life proves, much more can be achieved by accepting who we are and using our unique abilities to help others. Judy […]

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Nurse Uses her Pension to Feed the Hungry

July 31, 2015 By Altrumedia

You don’t have to cross the border to the third world to find children starving. This is something that Charolette Tidwell learned more than 15 years ago. The former nurse saw signs of hunger and starvation in her own hometown. “I saw the elderly purchasing cat food because they couldn’t afford a tin of tuna,” […]

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Dog that Fought Off Coyotes to Save Boy’s Life Inducted into Hall of Fame

July 29, 2015 By Altrumedia

Sako, the dog that fought off coyotes to save a teenager’s life, has been honored by being added in the Purina Animal Hall of Fame. The Crash It was a fishing and wild potato picking trip like any other they had been to. Philips-Garcia, 16, his friend, aunt, cousin and dog, Sako, all went on […]

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Paying it Forward

July 27, 2015 By Altrumedia

Being a military family is not easy. You’re often on the move and away from close family. Kimberly Felshaw and her husband, a United States Marine on active duty, were living in Monarch Beach, California, when they had their first baby. It was a joyous time that they couldn’t share with their family. However, the […]

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Songwriter Helping Children All Over the World Heal Through Music

July 23, 2015 By Altrumedia

Austin Attebery had a dream of becoming a successful songwriter. He never imagined that his dream would carry the hopes and dreams of thousands of children around the world. Attebery, then 27, had finished college and decided it was time to pursue his dream. He moved to Nashville, TN, the nation’s music capital. As fate […]

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Dog that Sniffs out Thyroid Cancer

July 21, 2015 By Altrumedia

The term man’s best friend takes on a whole new meaning when it comes to Frankie. The German Shepherd-mix was part of a study at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in which he managed to identify samples of urine from patients that were later diagnosed with Thyroid cancer. All in a whiff […]

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