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Bartender Turns Wine Into Clean Water

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Doc Hendley's nonprofit Wine to Water has brought safe drinking water to 25,000 people in refugee camps, orphanages, schools, hospitals and even a leper colony. The North Carolina bartender began funding his organization through wine-tasting events.
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On the Front Lines Against Breast Cancer

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Breast cancer survivor Andrea Ivory spends Saturdays going door to door, encouraging women to get mammograms. She started the Florida Breast Health Initiative to give uninsured women the fighting chance she had.
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Girl Gets Wish for Organ Transplant

Nearly a year after an elementary school student asks for a new kidney for Christmas, her wish comes true. On her 8th birthday, a family friend donates Quinn Roberts the organ she needs to treat an incurable disease.
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Coin Turns Red Kettle Into Pot of Gold

A rare gold coin worth $1,200 ends up at the bottom of a red tin kettle collecting donations for the Salvation Army. "It was like carrying the Super Bowl trophy of donations," Maj. Robert Hall tells a newspaper.
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Top Dog Wins $1M for Shelters

A chihuahua rescued from a puppy mill is top dog in more ways than one. "Dr. Papidies" is tapped as the nation's cutest dog. But his owner isn't keeping the $1 million in prize money -- she's giving it to two Colorado animal shelters.
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Dogs Land Holiday Flight to Freedom

Thanksgiving week is special for some 50 dogs who fly from Chicago to New York in hopes of finding homes. Out west, the dogs likely would have been euthanized. Instead, they got pheasant and sweet potato, and a chance at a better life.
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Food Banks Go High-Tech

Food banks across the country are adopting sophisticated technologies used in the food industry. Those who run food pantries say the innovations will increase efficiency, keep costs down and improve the lives of the people they serve.
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