Extraordinary People

Anna Del Priore, 107, and Helen Guzzone, 104, both contracted the novel coronavirus this spring.
Music for Milestones provides children a creative outlet through free music classes.
Paxton Burns won a humanitarian award for his food project, Paxton's Blessing Box.
“It seemed like a great way to spend our wedding day,” said the groom.
  • Aug 24
He understands that pandemic parenting is a big load to carry alone.
  • Aug 21
Cory Streets of Sheffield Lake, Ohio, spent about a month renovating his shed.
Every Thursday, Ed Beckerman and Paul Gall please the crowd as part of the Hot Rock Cafe.
Her Minneapolis shop survived the unrest after George Floyd's killing thanks to the kindness of strangers
  • Aug 18
The three teenagers have visited about 300 homes and donated 4,500 pounds of food.
Within 10 days, Alisha Morris's document has become an invaluable resource for educators throughout the country.
  • Local
Within four days, Hillside Medical Lodge received well over 2,600 letters for 52 residents seeking companionship.
The pizza company paid for five couples' entire registries.
“It’s the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me,” said a nurse from Denver after she got her portrait.
  • Aug 12
Donations used to buy food from restaurants, hard-hit by restrictions, to send to medical workers on the front lines of the pandemic.
  • Aug 10
Associated Press photographer Rodrigo Abd documents one man's quest to comfort Peruvians who have lost loved ones to the coronavirus.
Pravneet (12) and Hurshneet Chadha (15) have donated more than 1,300 homemade cards in Arizona.
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