He Said No Once — Then Spent Four Years Saying Yes to Strangers
A woman knocked on Jon Potter’s car window while he was filling up at a gas station in Pittsburgh. She needed a ride to…
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He Left Microsoft and Went Home to Build a University
In 1997, Patrick Awuah had a successful career at Microsoft, a comfortable life in Seattle, and a future that looked pretty secure. He had…
The Dolphin Who Showed Two Stranded Whales the Way Home
For nearly 90 minutes, Malcolm Smith had been trying to save two whales stranded on a beach in New Zealand. Every time he helped…
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She Painted While Homeless — Then a Film About Her Won an Oscar
At 15, Inocente Izucar was preparing 30 paintings for her first major art show in San Diego. She…
Every Plane in America Was Grounded, but One Took Off With a Baby’s Liver
On September 10, 2001, doctors at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston received some long-awaited news. A donor liver…
Nobody Wanted His Helicopter — So He Built It at Home
Frank Robinson had spent years trying to persuade helicopter manufacturers to build a smaller, less expensive machine. He…
People Were Drowning, So He Spent Decades Building Bridges
Harmon Parker was working in rural Kenya when a community asked him to help build a footbridge. He…
He Pushed a Shopping Cart on Vancouver’s Streets — Then Pushed One Across Canada
Joe Roberts once pushed a shopping cart through Vancouver while living on the streets. He used it to…
