Being There, Being Present

Including Everybody Means Everybody.
How Inclusion Films is making movies using crew with developmental disabilities.

A Lesson We Should Never Forget.
The incredible story of American POWs smuggling rations to Russian prisoners at Stalag-B.

Finding Our Way.
Using the natural elements around her, Kala Baybayan Tanaka navigates the ocean in a canoe for up to three weeks using nothing but observations of the natural elements around her.

Getting 100 on her Final Exam.
Nola Ochs went back to college at 95 years old. At age 100, she had earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees and was still taking classes.

Teamwork that Saves Lives.
How a high school baseball team lifted a car off one of their classmates pinned underneath.

How To Be Free.
Eliza Zenger teaches dance, music and arts to adults with disabilities. Their performance is the most beautiful you will ever see.

The Legacy of Dorothy Vaughan.
The Hidden Figure who Helped Put a man on the Moon.

Education is for Everyone.
Reading and writing are the basics of an education. See why a 90-year-old Kenyan great-grandmother went back to primary school.

Believe in Others

Recognizing the Need.
How a neighbor took a disaffected young man under his wing and taught him how to be a man

For Soccer Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, Every Day is Mother’s Day.
Fortune and fame have allowed the soccer great to take care of his mother after all she has done for him.

Our Local Heroes in Scrubs.
How health care workers saved the day.

Family of 7 Adopts a Grandpa.
Friends come in all shapes, sizes, and ages. But love is universal.

Laughter is the Best Medicine.
While filming ‘Schindler’s List,’ weekly calls from Robin Williams helped Steven Spielberg ease the weight of directing such a heavy film.

Listening to the Music Inside.
The long journey of Maria Tallchief from the Osage Nation in Oklahoma to prima ballerina in New York City.

The World Awaits You.
The story of the first woman to circumnavigate the world.

To Stay or Run?
The courageous story of a collegiate wrestler who fought a grizzly bear to save a friend. With thanks to the Cowboy State Daily.

The Curse of Texting and Driving.
How one father turned personal tragedy into triumph for thousands of teenagers by creating the Honor Connor Scholarship Fund.

Using the Write Words
How an African American Woman Wrote her Way to Freedom.

Extending a Hand Even During Personal Struggle

Matter In Motion.
How a physics professor is igniting the scientific passions of her female students.

Cross Safely.
How one man made sure his retirement years were spent helping kids move safely through life.

From First Response to 11 Years of Friendship.
How EMTs saved a life and then enjoyed living it together.

Let the Kids Give it a Try
How 17-year-old Dasia Taylor developed sutures that detect infection.

Reach for the Stars…
No Matter How Long it Takes.

Respecting Your Customers.
As the Great Depression impoverished the country, many families stretched their budgets by making clothes out of flour and seed sacks. What companies did next may surprise you.

Taking Care.
How one woman turned a life of neglect into a lifetime of taking care of people.

How Kids Have Used Their Imagination to Create Some of the Most Beloved Products

The Last Person you Think of Should Probably be the First.
How a group of high school boys practiced the art of inclusion.

Stay Curious.
The remarkable underwater life of Jacques Cousteau.

The Birth of Superman.
How two awkward teenage boys dreamed up the world’s most popular superhero.

The Brotherhood in Sports Goes Beyond the Field.
How a men’s rugby team supported one of their own.

The Art of Pitching.
A little confidence at the right time goes a long way.

Living Alone doesn’t Mean you Have to be Lonely.
How a community in Maine supports those who want to be left alone.

The Calm in the Storm.
Being that one voice of encouragement in a community makes all the difference.

Laughter is the Best Teacher.
How humor and history go together in this classroom.

Playtime is for Everybody.
A dad sells off his business and builds a theme park for disabled kids.

Everybody Gets on Base.
Measuring the victories of life, one single at a time.

A Legend On and Off the Court.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sold his four championship rings and three MVP trophies for $2.8 million. Then he donated all of the money to support youth education programs

Bee Productive.
17-year-old Gloria Barron Prize winner Anna Devolld is helping small things make a difference: Pollinators.

Everybody Can Be a Hero.
How window cleaners brightened the day at a children’s hospital.

To All who are Lost: You will be Found Again.
The amazing story of the missing marathon runner who turned up 54 years later.

A Diamond in the Making.
How an everyday superhero saved the day by taking time to go through the garbage to find a stranger’s wedding ring.

More Than Just Dancing
How inclusion helps overcome mental illness.

Billy Mills
The story behind America’s first and only 10,000-meter Olympic champion.

Ramping Up to Help those in Need.
How a community came together in a time of tragedy.

Sometimes the Wrong Direction is the Right Way.
How a wrong number, a wrong text and a mix-up led to long-lasting friendships.

How to Honor Your Mother.
Warrick Dunn played in the NFL for 12 seasons. His most impressive stat: He’s built 200 homes for single mothers. And he’s not done.

Something Healthy for All of Us
How 17-year-old Gloria Barron Prize Winners Annie and Shirley Zhu provide fresh food for 1,400 people a year.

Bear with Me!
The story of Wojtek the bear, who joined the Polish Army in WWll.

Hope. Dream. Become.
Expressing emotions in a healthy way helps us see the world for what it is and, more importantly, how we choose to engage with it. Check out these young poetry winners from the WPSU poetry contest in Pennsylvania.

Being a Mother…
The roundabout journey to a dream fulfilled.

Overcoming Fear Sometimes Requires a Patient Friend.
How a flight attendant took the time to comfort a passenger who was having panic attacks.

Get Up Early and Give Back

Born to Make a Difference.
Kids who are changing their world.

How Far Would you go for a Friend?
The story of Dindim, the penguin who travels 5,000 miles every year to visit with its rescuer.

Trusting Those Who Guide Us Through Life.
The amazing brotherhood of aviation navigators.

A Most Unlikely Friendship.
How the war in Ukraine brought two families together from opposite sides.

Going Deep to Deliver Kindness.
Free-dive record holder Enzo Maiorca rescues a trapped dolphin, then watches as it gives birth.

The Life and Influence of John James Audubon

Taking the Fear Out of Surgery.
How one doctor helps children face their hospital fears by dressing them up as superheroes.

No Strings Attached.
How a 7-year-old girl brings joy to neighbors with her violin.

Fix it Yourself.
How one couple moved hundreds of miles from home to run a center for pregnant teenage girls.

How to Land an Airplane Without Landing Gear.
17-year-old Maggie Taraska landed her airplane without landing gear on her way to flying solo cross-country.

The Road to Appreciation

From Homeless to Johns Hopkins.
Life is never fair. But if you work hard enough, and help someone along the way, you give yourself a better chance to make it.

A Custom of Respect.
How the Japanese soccer team brings sportsmanship to the game.

Finding Slow Purpose in a Fast World

How One Life Can Change a World

Bringing the Moon to your Living Room.
How 14-year-old Philo Farnsworth tinkered his way to the technology that broadcast the moon landing.

Not Out of the Way, Along the Way.
Taking the long way to school makes for a long friendship.

Never, Ever Give Up.
The incredible story of the 12-year-old cancer patient who brings joy to half a million children fighting cancer.

A Hero for Accessibility.
How an 8-year-old girl captured the attention of the nation and motivated Congress.

A tradition of kindness on the Appalachian Trail

An Impossible Journey.
How John Wesley Powell navigated the Colorado River and Grand Canyon in wooden boats.

Mary Anderson, the Woman who Invented the Windshield Wiper

The History of Us.
How a football coach develops young men by teaching them their own history.

Going the Distance.
Why top collegiate and professional athlete Dillon Shije will never stop running for his people.

Running to Win isn’t Always Running to Come in First.
Jacqueline Nyetipei Kiplimo demonstrates what really matters in life and in sports.

Dream Big.
How a young artist from a remote mountainous tribe came to illustrate one of the most popular books of our time: ‘The Archer,’ by Paulo Coelho

The Power of Just Being There

Taking Care of the Most Vulnerable.
Pam Tully dedicates 6 months a year to rescuing baby flying foxes alongside the volunteers who help her.

Bigger than Life.
How Premier League superstar Sadio Mané is changing the world beyond soccer.

If You Don’t Know Anything About Orangutans, You Don’t Know Jack.
Meet Jack Dalton, Gloria Barron Prize Winner and the nature conservationist who started by saving the orangutans at age 8.

Never Give Up.
Lessons learned from Preston Tucker, creator of one of the most innovative cars in American history.

Winning at the Game of Life.
College football player gives up his scholarship to make more possible for a teammate.

Love and Healing

The Art of Doing Good.
How 18-year-old Gloria Barron Prize winner Austin Picinich is saving the salmon of Seattle by painting community murals.

The Least Likely to Help.
How a bedridden attorney still fights for the rights of others.

Forgiveness Heals Us

Let Gratitude Move You to Action

Beatrice Shilling
The motorcycle daredevil who became a mechanical engineer and saved the lives of countless pilots in WWll.

Love Rules.
How Rick Moranis shrunk his role as an actor to be with his kids.

The Science of Happiness.
How a high school senior made sure an entire elementary school got Halloween.

To the Coaches of Pint-sized Athletes.
All year round, you’ll find brave dads and moms standing in the rink, on the field and in the gymnasium — surrounded by eager eyes and short attention spans. Here’s to the volunteers in our communities who teach our kids life lessons and never forget the orange slices.

For the Cost of a Box of Cereal.
How just noticing makes all the difference in the world.

If You Love Dogs, You’ll Love this Story.
A German shepherd slept at his owner’s gravesite.

The Simplest Word in our Language Can be the Most Inclusive

Finding a New Family at the Mountain Man Rendezvous.
How a Vietnam vet pulled himself out of drug addiction by going back in the past.

How a Community of One Grows to Include More

Taking Responsibility.
How one high school student supported her family during the pandemic.

The Mistakes We Learn From and Build On.
Every year, a handful of students in prisons across America take stock of their lives and make changes. Many earn their diplomas, ensuring better options and choices when they get out.

Understanding Our Universe.
In a suburban neighborhood, the angst of the world still reaches a group of elementary kids. Bob stares at the stars with them and explains the universe and how there is order to everything.

Photographs that Changed the World.
How the searing photographs of Walker Evans’ America during the Depression created a national change in attitude toward the poor.

Beyond the Moon with an Eye on Mars.
The story of a young woman who dreamed of pushing the boundaries and now designs launch systems for NASA.

Courage in a New World.
The story of Stagecoach Mary, the first Black woman to deliver mail in the Wild West.

When the World Says You Can’t, Listen to the Inner Voice that Says You Can.
The legacy of Susan La Flesche, the first Native American to earn a medical degree.

Road Trip Across America.
A discovery of what unites us.

No Matter Who You Are, You Can Always Help.
The day Muhammad Ali rushed to save a stranger who was about to take his own life.

Give Peace a Chance.
How a Mexican-American Marine negotiated peace speaking Japanese during WWll.

Lift Your Voice, Use Your Mind, Lift Others.
How a spark plug of a teacher ignites possibilities within her students in classroom 161.

You’re Never Too Old to Make a Difference.
British WWll veteran Captain Tom Moore raised over $45 million for charity at age 100.

Earning Trust

The Taming of the West Featuring Diamond Kitty.
It’s time to give cowgirls their due. Kitty Canutt was a bronc rider in the early 1900s who wore a diamond in her tooth that she occasionally removed and pawned when she needed contest entry money.

You Can Do This

Rescuing a Vessel — and a Family’s Memories.
A boat at the bottom of the lake for 30 years and a renewed appreciation for life when it is restored.

Getting Outside is the Best Way to Get Rid of the Blues

Don’t Let a Bad Day Trick You Into Believing You Have a Bad Life.
Allie Newman not only survived cancer but also helps hospitals better meet the needs of teenage cancer patients.

Turning Tough News Into Hope.
How 11-year-old Jordan Phillips raised $120,000 to help fund cancer treatment.

Let the Music Move You.
Bob Geldof has spent a lifetime seeking harmony in the world.

Sometimes, Quiet Listening has the Power to Save a Life

The Little Things that Make the Biggest Difference.
How one man created a forest the size of Central Park by planting one tree a day.

Are You Smarter Than a Seventh-Grade Business Owner?
How Kidpreneur Alejandro Buxton is making money for college and helping others.

The Last American Explorer.
Norman Vaughan trekked Antarctica with Admiral Byrd, completed the Iditarod 13 times and climbed the 10,000-foot, icy mountain named after him at age 89.

Overcoming Our Own Worst Mistakes.
Kaelin Clay made an unpardonable error in football. And he owned it.

The Future Belongs to Kids.
So far, things look pretty bright.

The Tenacity to See the Stars

Courage To Do