Refugee thanks stranger who gave $100

Ayda and Vanja Zugay were 11 and 17, respectively, when they fled Yugoslavia in 1999 and met a woman who gave them $100, a pair of earrings, and an encouraging note. Ayda recently tracked down the stranger and thanked her for the impact she had.

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Student teaches others about empathy

Student teaches others about empathy

Audrey Moore believes "Empathy is the ability to identify with what someone else might be feeling and that connection is what motivates us to treat others the way we want to be treated." As a teenager, she created a Project Empathy summer camp to share the power of empathy with others.

TEDx
Published on
August 29, 2022
'Rainbow baby' photos give hope to women suffering loss

'Rainbow baby' photos give hope to women suffering loss

A "rainbow baby" is a baby born after a miscarriage or stillborn. Several women posed with their rainbow babies or bellies to give hope to women suffering loss.

Inside Edition
Published on
August 19, 2022
Enemies become friends

Enemies become friends

After years of arresting Jacob Maclin many times, Milwaukee cop Ray Robakowski got to know him, helped him get a job, and the two of them became friends.

CBS Evening News
Published on
August 15, 2022
Russell Wilson: We put each other first

Russell Wilson: We put each other first

"We've really balanced ... our crazy, hectic schedules with each other ... and how we do that is we put each other first," Russell Wilson said in an interview with People about his marriage with Ciara.

People
Published on
August 11, 2022

When life breaks you

This motivational speech encourages those facing tough times and urges them to not make a permanent decision over a temporary circumstance.
Published on
April 19, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KYuFYwDdvM

No More Tears

Everyone loves a little reassurance that “it’s okay”. Those two words seem to be just what this baby needed to hear from her big brother to be calmed.
Published on
March 10, 2021

Maria Andrejczyk Auctions Olympic Medal to Pay for Infant's Surgery

Polish Olympian, Maria Andrejczyk auctioned off her silver medal in the javelin for $125,000 to pay for an infant's surgery, the Polish grocery chain that won the auction gave the medal back to Maria!
Published on
August 19, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4CjQ6hYsx8

Special Signs

When a local firefighter realized this boy communicated through sign language, he took the time to have a short conversation with him. That 39 second conversation will be carried with this young boy for a lifetime.
Published on
February 17, 2021
Ayda and Vanja Zugay were 11 and 17, respectively, when they fled Yugoslavia in 1999 and met a woman who gave them $100, a pair of earrings, and an encouraging note. Ayda recently tracked down the stranger and thanked her for the impact she had.
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