Who ever said the blind cannot be visionaries? Luke Putney is blind and only in his teens, but he has quite a vision for helping others. “I started going blind in third and fourth grade,” Luke said. “I had brain surgery in fifth grade and again in 8th grade.” AsContinue Reading
Teachers in PS 177 high school in Queens, NY were struggling to find a way to help students with learning disabilities focus and advance in school. Most of the kids in the special ed classes are autistic and the normal curricula did not help them. Adam Goldberg, a teacher atContinue Reading
Now this is an amazing story!! Favio Chavez, an ecological technician has discovered a brilliant use of the trash in a small impoverished community. The town is Cateura, Paraguay and it is a village built on a landfill. Many families in the community recycle trash and sell it to makeContinue Reading
Retired army colonel, Harold Van Heuvelen, 93, has quite a beautiful story. How many people do you know that have created a beautiful symphony? Here’s his story. He was in World War II and had a lot of free time after peace came in April of 1945. “We just practicallyContinue Reading
Many of you know the Australian superstar because of her hit songs including “Locomotion” and “Can’t get you out of my head”. Or maybe you know her because she is just awesome. Kylie Minogue may as well be placed in the dictionary next to charity. She has done so muchContinue Reading
Donna Bland from Wake Forest, NC is helping others through music. Music is one thing that she has never had problems concentrating on. She wrote a song and made a video about her experience with ADHD and decided to submit her music video to a contest at the National ResourceContinue Reading
Incredible music, great vibes, smiling faces, headlined by Michael Franti, and free to the public! – Whaaat? Yes, you heard it right!! Hundreds of people came out to the Red Hat Amphitheater to see Michael Franti and Spearhead in the “Downtown Family Get Down” event on 10/20/2012! Admission to theContinue Reading
Sonic Youth, an alternative rock band from NYC is known for their custom tweaking of their instruments. While on tour in Orange County, CA in 1999, the truck holding all of their gear was stolen. The truck was discovered several days later….completely empty. All of their guitars, amps, and pedalsContinue Reading
Bikini-clad girls dancing on Mars with boxes on their heads, combined with some real footage from outer space. It’s a NASA parody music video making the rounds online, and it’s a bit hit at the US space agency. You’d hardly ever see NASA scientists breakdancing – aside from in thisContinue Reading
Entertainer/entreprenuer will.i.am is taking is turning his passion for sustainability into a new business partnership with Coca-Cola. Called Ekocycle, the new brand will offer high-quality products containing recycled materials. The goal is not only to create a successful company, but also to make appealing the idea of incorporating recycled materialsContinue Reading