Even if you write out a check to every charity that sends you a handwritten letter and a photo of a pleading child each Christmas, you can’t help thinking that it’s never enough –with the money you’ve got left over after paying for all your bills and basic necessities, you’ll never be able to fund a school in Africa, or to give a family enough food to keep their bellies full for even a single week. Your paltry donation might buy a few e...

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Ron Villenave and his wife purchased a brand new wheelchair accessible van for a paralyzed police officer in Portland, Oregon. Officer Paul Meyer was participating in a police training program this past fall when a tree fell on his body leaving him partially paralyzed. Villenave was watching the local news and remembered Officer Meyer from a few years back when he was pulled over for a routine traffic stop. The 5 minute conversation between...

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MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Kid Rock helped surprise an injured soldier with a new, custom-built home  the musician helped finance. Saturday Rock and others were on hand to present the suburban Detroit house to Army Sgt. Davin Dumar and wife Dana. Pulte Group built the home in Macomb Township. The gift to the Dumars came from Pulte, Rock and the nonprofit group Operation Finally Home. The Oakland Press of Pontiac reports Dumar says the g...

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