Inspirational, Motivational, Uplifting and down right Positive Stuff
Posted in Charity, Heroes, Inspirational, Video on Jun 14th, 2007
A friend of mine is moving over to work with the International Justice Mission. Over coffee he proceeded to tell me about this organization and I was floored at what they are doing and the impact that they are having.
What is the International Justice Mission? It is a human rights organization that rescues victims of […]
Posted in Heroes, Inspirational on May 25th, 2007
Kelli Owens, a 21-year-old single mother of three, was sorting clothes when she came up with $5,000 in one of the pockets.
She could have done a lot of things, but she chose to immediately take that money to her supervisor.
Looking to enter a career in Law Enforcement, the money will be used to set up […]
Posted in Heroes, Inspirational, Video on May 25th, 2007
Miss Mayshack is a new hero for me.
She decided to take her Dad to prom (and she turned 18) a week before he heads to Iraq.
It was their last chance to spend some time together and she wouldn’t have it any other way.
Head over to the MSNBC video report by Ryan Duffy for more information.
Becky Cooke, 38, with a camera in one hand and her child in the other fought off a shark in knee deep water at Warra Beach, 680 miles north of Perth in Western Australia.
She was carrying her 3-year-old son on her hip and her 13-year-old was strolling beside her.
I started hitting it with my camera […]
Posted in Health, Heroes, Technology, Video on May 21st, 2007
I’ve talked about Dean Kamen before and his achievements.
What got me started on Mr. Kamen was a robotic arm that he was working on so that amputees returning from War could have something more that what was currently available.
When, new video has surfaced from a May 15th, 2007 conference in Hawaii that goes into this […]
Posted in Commercials, Heroes, Video on Apr 23rd, 2007
This is a video from 2004, but I think it’s still appropriate. A soldier returns home and finds… (4.5 minutes long)
Posted in Heroes, Inspirational on Apr 13th, 2007
I’ve written before about these incredible men, but recently President Bush along with other congressional leaders celebrated the awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal - the most prestigious Congress has to offer.
More than 60 years have passed but the gift these men gave the US transcends both time and race.
Congress has awarded gold medals to […]
Posted in Heroes, Inspirational on Apr 9th, 2007
I’ve written before on this excellent program/effort to recognize outstanding individuals. Well, the 2007 awards are now concluded and the Grand Prize winner is Rose Mapendo of Peoria, Arizona.
Rose wins a Volvo car for the rest of her life, plus some additional gifts.
If you’d like to now more, visit her site at http://www.mapendo.org.
More about Rose […]
Posted in Heroes, Technology on Apr 6th, 2007
It seems that the iPod has some other benefits besides costing me a fortune in my daughters iTunes allowance.
I have strong opinions about being in Iraq, but they do not extend to the soldiers other than I stand in awe of them.
Anything that could possibly make life better for people who are thousands […]
Posted in Heroes, Inspirational on Apr 4th, 2007
Volvo sponsors a hero recognition program where individuals are nominated for awards that cover Safety, Quality of Life, and the Environment.
This is the 5th year and the finalists are being presented there awards tomorrow.
Paula Lucas, Eli Kahn and Rose Mapendo each will receive a $50,000 contribution to the charity of their choice and will be […]