Many of you have heard of Katja’s devastating blow to her health and felt touched by it.  Katja has an arteriovenous malformation, a relatively rare and inherited deformation of the blood vessels.  This malformation is most common in the head and neck area. However, in Katja’s case it's the lower...

In the morning of the 29.6.2017, our 4,5 year old son went into cardiac arrest, caused by a severe septic shock and a pancreatitis. Our son has Leukemia, and the Whittington hospital is helping with his chemotherapy in shared care with Great Ormond Street Hospital. Against all odds, the dedicate...

Dear sirs/madams, I write this letter with all my sincerity. I am Rufat Babayev from Azerbaijan. In May 2018, my mother (Yagut Babayeva) was diagnosed with cervical cancer. When I know that I felt as if I lost my everything. We had just celebrated her 48th birthday.  We started the treatment as s...

On Monday, January 16, 2017 Katie was taking Caden to his 6 month check-up with their pediatrician.  It was during this appointment that the doctor noticed something abnormal with Caden’s eyes. The pediatrician believed Caden was suffering from Nystagmus, a condition in which one’s eyes make repe...

Im 20 years old and my mom just committed suicide. She was the only family I had in Berlin and now I'm alone. I have to cover all the costs but since I don't make much money per month I don't know what to do. A friend just told me to try this and I'm really that desperate to try it. I would never...

My name is Vanesa Ortiz, I'm a self-taught web developer and a volunteer aid worker and I’m raising funds to become a Software Engineer. I got accepted to the leading Software Engineer program for woman, Hackbright Academy. They offer an intensive 10-week coding bootcamp (+2 weeks of soft skills...

On Saturday morning, Brittany woke to find Kaydan and Liam unresponsive in the family's pool. Kaydan died at INOVA Loudoun Hospital, and Liam died on Monday morning at 3:55 am. Brittany is an extremely dedicated and loving parent, and this incident is every parent's worst nightmare. She has not...

Black Guns Matter educates people in urban communities on their 2nd amendment rights and responsibilities through firearms training and education. We are fundraising for a 50 state tour to continue informing urban communities--especially youth--about safe and legal firearms knowledge, conflict re...

Hi friends! First of all - thanks so much for all the support provided already! As you may remember, the original campaign had a budget of US$ 40.000 to support the education of ethnic minority kids in north-western Myanmar (see also: www.kidsinmyanmar.com and www.facebook.com/kidsinmyanmar). To...

(english version below) Hallo und Namaste. Im April und Mai diesen Jahres wurden Nepal und die umliegenden Ländern von einem Erdbeben der Stärke 7,8 sowie zahlreichen Nachbeben erschüttert. Dabei verloren über 8000 Menschen ihr Leben. Die Hauptstadt Kathmandu wurde zum Trümmerfeld, abgelgene Re...

see english version below Ihr Lieben, Freunde, Familie, Menschen, die an mich glauben! Einige haben es vielleicht schon gehört, ja, ich folge der Liebe. Lasse fast alles zurück und starte mit meinem wundervollen Sohn ein vollkommen neues Leben. Auswandern, von Berlin nach Los Angeles ... und da...

Yesterday, 8/31, Mindy and Rod lost their 5 month old sweet baby boy, Tristan. Mindy was pushing him in the stroller when they were struck by an SUV. Mindy is being treated for her injuries and is expected to remain in the hospital for several days but unfortunately Tristan did not make it and as...

Since I first saw Back to the Future when it was released all those years ago, I fell in love with the used car, the DeLorean DMC-12. I was about 9 years old at that time. While this vehicle is kind of common in the US, its pretty hard to get a hand on one over here in Austria / Europe. Now, a n...

Hi! My name is Eva and my dream is an exchange year in the USA 2020-2021. I want to meet new people, experience a different culture and learn to become independent. It would be a good experience and an incredible adventure. My grandparents lived there for a while and often told me how great it wa...

We are RDGLDGRN  This morning at 7:34 am in Medford, Oregon we woke up to a call in our hotel room from the front desk letting us know that the back door to our trailer was open. We rushed outside in disbelief and sure enough, someone used bolt cutters to cut through our lock, and took EVERYTHIN...

On September 30,2016 Courtney was burned in a horrific camp fire accident involving gasoline.  Courtney spent 51 days in ICU Burn Unit and has undergone Many surgeries and skin grafts. The doctor estimates around 12 more surgeries in the next 2 years.  Two weeks after her release from the hospita...

My name is Mallence Bart-Williams. Presently there is a flood in the capital of my country, Sierra Leone. People have lost their lives, homes and belongings. I would like to ask your support in raising funds to provide emergency relief. Rains are expected to get worse and the situation might esca...

Dear Ones, near and far.....I am turing to this entrepreneurial undertaking as a way to finance my career back into functionality. Due to very unfortunate managerial problems, my career has experienced a terrible downslide to the point of almost non-existence.  Because of this, I have been force...

Social media has allowed many of us watch Denise and Corey's love story unfold.  I have been inspired through their faith, commitment, love and joy as they merged their families into one.  I also shared in their joy of new beginnings. Through this tragedy, faith will endure.  With all beginnings...

On Sunday, May 15th, Tom Morrison passed away suddenly  from a heart attack. Tom was a beloved husband of Karen and a wonderful father that was dedicated to his two kids, Ryan and Grace. Tom could always be found on fields, courts, and tracks, and pools smiling and cheering on his two kids and...

Rapid integration of refugees into society is critical to Germany’s success in this European crisis.  Money beyond government funding is required for multiple projects, provisions and urgent services that are currently overstretched e.g. donations (clothes, shoes, bikes), translators, volunteers...

Our friend Jonathan, known to many as "Primo" needs our help. In early December Jonathan caught pneumonia and despite trying to soldier through it, he ended up in the Emergency Room. Primo doesn't have insurance and he's now facing a staggering medical bill. In addition to being a student a Hernd...

Our dear friend Mark passed away suddenly and tragically on July 16th.  Mark was such a caring and giving person, a wonderful friend, colleague, husband, and most of all a great father.  Mark left behind a devoted wife and three great kids who he loved deeply.  Mark's kids -- Mikaela, Ian, and Mu...

I had such a blast competing in the 2014 CrossFit Open this year! I couldn't help but happy dance when I finished 11th overall in the Asia Region. I was even more esctatic when CrossFit HQ emailed me my invitation to compete at Regionals (held in Seoul, Korea). Only the top 48 athletes go. I nev...

First, here is the story... http://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2015/10/reston-couple-pulled-burning-house/ Liz & Tyler have become two people that I cherish very much in my life. They are two truly amazing, loving, caring, humorous (and so much more) individuals who did not deserve any of this. They...

Dear Friends, A very important young person in our community Christopher Yon - Simon (16 yrs old) went yesterday for a routine Sinus check up and the doctors found a LARGE MASS/TUMOR growing at the base of his skull. The size of the mass is impeding the proper return of Cerebral fluid to his spi...

On the night of December 30th, after attending a charity fundraiser in honor of Carrie Fisher, Bobby Shively's car was broken into and his Darth Vader costume, Kathleen Campbell's Legacy Stormtrooper costume, and multiple replica prop blasters, used for 501st Legion charity work, were stolen. Th...

https://fairfaxnews.com/2016/11/one-dead-6-injured-loudoun-crash/ The Haiderian family recently immigrated to the US on the SIV program from Afghanistan. The SIV program grants entry to the US for families that helped American soldiers in combat overseas and have since been threatened by Taliban....

However we may know Garrett, as dedicated parent or friend; a motivator; a collegue; challenger; worthy competitor; loyal NY Yankees fan.... we all love and know how many people he touches everyday.   In October, Garrett began to experience irregular symptoms that caused him to seek medical advic...

My name is Alison, that’s me in the picture with my daughter Lauren who was murdered in October 2013. As a mum I never thought I would ever be writing a post like this. We see those awful stories’ in the news and they touch us deeply. We always think, poor family, no idea how I would cope if that...

Hello There,  My name is Michelle and I  started this fundraiser two years ago for the most important person in my life, my wonderful son Jareth. Imagine being five years old again....the world is a confusing place, most things and people are bigger than you are, you are beginning to find your...

In the early hours of Wednesday 14th June, a massive fire broke out in Grenfell Tower, Latimer Road which quickly engulfed the building in which hundreds of people will have been sleeping at that time. Whilst the firefighers are still struggling to bring the fire under control- what is certain is...

We are the family of Abbie Sontag, the most positive beam of light to cross anyone’s path and anyone who has the privilege of knowing her will agree.  Abbie and her Lovely partner Pete had only been in Thailand for a couple of days before the accident happened. They were travelling from Phuket...

Sascha Nagel from Germany and Vildana Bijedic originally from Bosnia, devastated by the impact of the severe flooding throughout the Balkans have started taking immediate action to help the flood victims. They have organized a truck with 21 tons of emergency relief items which is leaving Germany...