Charity

There's been a lot of talk here in Victoria lately about whether or not we should give money to people who ask for donations on street corners. How do we know if the person is really in need? How do we know they'll use the money for something important instead of drugs or alcohol? You Tuber Josh Paler Lin conducted a little social experiment recently, where he gave a random homeless man on the str

Albert Lexie shines shoes, but he brightens up a whole lot more than people's feet.

Last month, Michael Garcia made a lot of people smile. The 45-year-old, who is a waiter at Laurenzo’s Restaurant in Houston, Texas, refused to serve a family who insulted Milo Castillo, a five-year-old with Down Syndrome, by suggesting that "special needs children need to be special someplace else."

In a world where the portrait of philanthropy is often painted using an upper class model to represent an offering of charity to the less fortunate, sometimes we forget that empathy has a way of digging a little deeper into the pockets of blue jeans than it does a three-piece suit.

Once again, the idea that no good deed goes unpunished proves itself to be true.

It’s true that Rush loves their beer, as detailed in one of their past tour riders. But for singer/bassist Geddy Lee, it’s his love of wine that’s opened a brand new door for him.

Move over, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Nelly: the Beastie Boys have also been immortalized as commercially available action figures. And, in a rather superhero-like gesture, Mike “Mike D” Diamond, Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz and Adam “MCA” Yauch are donating the proceeds from sales of their limited-edition figures to charity.

It's a serious charity, the Ben Stiller Foundation, whose goal is to build schools in impoverished areas around the world. A lofty goal indeed. The public service announcement to promote the foundation is well, pure Stiller.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation just got a $1.5 billion infusion. Warren Buffet, the third-richest person in the world, gave 19.34 million shares of his insurance and investment company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., to the charitable organization, which was created by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife to help address the world's education, health and poverty problems.

Sure,his heart may explode from the "chunks of cocaine", he reportedly smoked, but for now it's a BIG heart and feeling generous.

In an attempt to garner the title "World's Meanest Robbers," a couple in Houston held up a charity lemonade stand run by 13-year-old Chelsea Edwards and her two friends. Gage Turner, 20, and Amber Umbarger, 21, allegedly approached the lemonade booth, inquired about the cost and then grabbed the money jar and ran.

I just got done watching 'Secret Millionaire' and all I can say is WOW. My dear friend Monica Lassmann had told me about the show and how touching it was so I decided to watch it. This week's show was about Gary and Diane Heavin who are the co-owners of 'Curves'. Gary and Diane left their wealthy lifestyles behind to spend a week in Houston's poverty-stricken Third Ward. They were given $6.50 per