Man Wins Over 250,000 Canival Toys And Gives Them Away

                      

Peter Drakos has an unusual talent. He is amazingly good at carnival games. So good in fact, that since 1972 he's won over 250,000 of them. What does he do with all of these toys? He gives them to charity. Over 50 charities have benefitted from his kindness and he revels in the smiles he brings to the faces of less fortunate children.

10 Yr Old Girl Convinces Smoothie Company To Stop Using Styrofoam Cups

It seems like it should be fairly obvious: a health food company that prides itself on being organic and good for the environment shouldn't be using styrofoam cups to serve its drinks. Stryofoam is horrible for the environment from the chemicals needed for its creation to the fact that it doesn't break down well once disposed of, but smoothie giant Jamba Juice in California was still serving its drinks using this harmful material. This didn't sit well with one 10 year old girl named Mia Hansen who decided to take matters into her own hands.

After buying a smoothie in June, she was greatly upset to find herself being handed a styrofoam cup. She headed right out and started a petition to ask Jamba Juice to change its ways. Within weeks, the petition went viral and gained over 130,000 signatures. Mia and her mother heard back after only three weeks. Jamba Juice had agreed to stop using styrofoam by the end of 2013. They will move to a much more ecologically friendly alternative and save thousands of cups from going to landfills where they would take many years to break down.

Soldiers make a boy's wish come true

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Ladd Anderson's leukemia has kept him from doing a lot of things he wanted to do (like seeing his big brother graduate, and following his example of enlisting into military service). So when the Army Reserve found out about this through the Make-A-Wish foundation, they gave him the chance to participate in the Reserves, giving him a uniform and a "command" as they built a bridge for Marquette's annual sailboat race.

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Boy With Cerebral Palsy Completes Triathlon With Brother's Help

At only six years old, Cayden Long can neither walk nor talk, but he has managed to complete several triathlons due to the love and dedication of his older brother Conner. Nine year old Conner realized early that his sibling would not be able to get out much or do the kinds of sports other children can do and he was determined to help however he could. He saw advertisements for a children's triathlon near his home and after working with the event coordinator, the brothers were entered into the race. That was last June and the boys have shown no signs of stopping.

This past weekend, the brothers completed yet another triathlon, this one in Cambridge, Mass. They didn't win first place but placing had never been the important part for them. Conner pushed and pulled his younger brother through the entire 2.5 mile course and they completed the race together.

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