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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.
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.
School Is a Lifeline for Kids and Families
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At Las Vegas' Whitney Elementary School, where at least 75 percent of the pupils are homeless, the principal has set up a network of services for children and their families. The school runs both a food and clothing pantry and regularly pays utility bills, gives Christmas gifts and even arranges for dentists and barbers to provide free services.
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Fallen Boxer Gives Gift of Life
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The family of Francisco "Paco" Rodriguez, who died two days after ferocious regional title fight Friday, will donate his organs to at least eight people, including the boxer's uncle. The organs of the 25-year-old boxer will be donated through the "Gift of Life" program.
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Fallen Boxer Gives Gift of Life
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The family of Francisco "Paco" Rodriguez, who died two days after ferocious regional title fight Friday, will donate his organs to at least eight people, including the boxer's uncle. The organs of the 25-year-old boxer will be donated through the "Gift of Life" program.
Farmer Offers Her Fields' Leftovers
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For the second year, farmer Chris Miller offered the leftover vegetables in her fields to anyone willing to come and harvest them. Last weekend some 6,000 people came to dig up free potatoes and carrots.
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